Dress Your Body Shape - The Petite Hourglass

[janeyee]

I love that there is finally a video that addresses my body shape, and for an older lady.

[katiepruet]

The pointed heels also help elongate her legs! Well done!

[PamAllen-eq]

It would be really helpful to include where these clothes can be purchased.

[caroltaylor]

Thank you for this encouraging video! Please give us more of these videos featuring the petite rounded hourglass! I think we are quite a common figure type!

[mocusack]

Have been waiting for someone to help us small hour glass shape people. Thank you.

[barbarawarner]

5 whole minutes on my body type. Thanks!

[anitaoconnell]

This is my body type. It is a challenge indeed. I enjoy your model's attitude about fashion!

[margaretwabiszewski]

Would love to know the shops that you used for these purchases.

[vasunseeker]

I love, love, love the knit dress you're wearing at the beginning of this video! Please post a link!

[susaneasterly]

I really liked the REAL model; her attitude and confidence is what shone through. She certainly did not look in her 70s to me! I must say, I was very surprised to see the horizontal stripes and also the high necklines. But, I thought the sweater was adorable, and was "fitted" about right as described. I guess formulas and rules of thumb are meant to be deviated from!

[mara]

Thank you thank you.. I am 4’11” and I will love to know where Kathy get her clothes, love the dresses.

[zpziuhb]

Where do I find these clothes? As a petite (5 feet) I struggle to find clothing that fits my body. Thank you for addressing this challenge.

[CinderellaRaptured]

Everywhere I go- there are blouses that are styled so that when I wear it, I look pregnant! They’re right at my breast’s, then flare down. I’m a curvy petite. I hate how when a style is in fad, it dominates stores and it’s impossible to find other styles for all bodybshapes.

[mrsbee]

Can I just add that it would have been good to emphasise that pointed shoes also help to make legs look longer. Even us 5ft ladies vary in torso/leg proportions, so anything to give the illusion of longer legs is helpful. I also think that tops that extend below the crotch area tend to make legs look shorter, so was not too keen on the white ensemble, especially with the wider pants. Loosely fitting tops and bottoms worn together are not flattering to petites either. I am British size 12 ( US size 8)
hourglass and it took me a while to work out why some outfits looked wrong. No longer baggy tops for me ever again!

[ritastutler]

I am 5'3" and curvy. I love you put someone with an hourglass figure I liked all the ideas except I didn't like the cropped pants with a tunic top..putting the dress helped. It might have been ok with a more fitted shirt. It's remarkable how the navy dress being solid gave her a really great shape. Thanks for giving us vertically challenged curvy girls a video. I won't buy cropped pants because my husband hates them on anyone.

[thecarjacful]

Makes a change to see this (my) body shape covered. Thank you and great tips 👍🏻

[cleanqueen]

I don’t do horizontal stripes! Wide leg pants make my legs look even shorter. I sew all my clothes so I’m lucky I don’t have to try to find them in a store.

[mariabanholzer]

Thank you!!! Good to see how to dress this body shape which is mine... Love from South of France☀️

[malihagarden]

Absolutely love this new body shape terminology, “ Petite Rounded Hourglass”! This term defines so many of us. I used to be a petite hourglass until my late forties, but then slowly with gradual weight gain I became more rounded, but definitely not an Apple shape. I hope the fashion industry soon accepts this new body type terminology.❤

[kathycasey]

Thanks so much for this! Very helpful.