women's ideal measurements?

i searched for it in the forums but i dint find anything.

its the ideal measurement really 36-26-36????

43/33/41

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~shrug~ meh. it's an hourglass figure. i got lotsa sand.

 

oh, btw - the "perfect" hourglass was Sophia Loren. 38-24-38 so blame her, ladies. 

I'm 33-24-34, but to me I look thick waisted. I have no boobs or hips (no sands in my hourglass).  I'd like to get about a 22 inch waist. For my body it's feasible and I'm only 5'4". I need to create the illusion of curves. LOL!

I'm 14

93 lbs

5'2

Bust: 30.6 in.

Hips: 24 in.

Bust: 29.6 in.

Same as shill, I have no sand in my hourglass HA HA! =)

I'm sorry, but "ideal" measurements is the biggest load of Bull*&%$ I have ever heard. I consider it straight-up propaganda designed to keep women living in a sea of anxiety about their bodies that onlly serves to prop up a patriarchal culture.

I'm sorry if you think I am coming across harsh, but "ideal" measurements is ludicrious. There are recommended weights for your height and frame size. And those ranges are based on health--not some idealization of the perfect sexy female body. some women have large breasts..some small. Look at all the women who literally put foreign substances in their body to make their breasts bigger. Why???

I firmly believe losing weight and being healthy should be about that: being healthy. One thing that has really overwhelmed me is the level of insecurity from peopel about their bodies on this site. It is culture that creates that insecurity and it is so important that we love our bodies and love ourselves and treat our bodies well...that means eating healthy (and enough) exercising and also being happy mentally.

We as women need to re-evaluate how we evaluate our bodies. And ascribing to an "ideal measurement" which is code for sexy body under the typical male gaze is ridiculous and disempowering. I have never had a guy ask me to lose weight and if I did, he would get the boot. I don't have the perfect body but jeez, I sure hope the men I date appreciate me for my mind and my body.

 

yeah, erin, you're dead right.  i think the concept of ideal measurements originated in the 50s, at the height of the objectification of women (think Jayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe).  just before we got birth control and rebelled.

sad, to see young women trying to drag each other back to that point.

the fashion industry has their own ideals. miss america contestants have a similar set. it is the fault of women outside of those two microcosms taking those ideals outside of their respective arenas.

the beauty industry has a tolerance from perfection of lets say plus or minus 2 inches (this is changing, slowly, obviously). this is based on a select group of women literally hand-picked from society. so, if women were to literally take this ideal honestly, you would have to add 5 inches to that tolerance.

so ya, in realistic terms, sure there are 'ideal' body types, and most of us fit in to them somewhere. you simply can't apply the same tolerances to the macrocosm.

recall, it is our mothers and their mothers who took these ideals to heart and into the streets. not some mysterious 'them' or 'they'. like a poster earlier pointed out, society is us.  

Ladies, quoting Sir MIxalot was NOT intended to be encouragement...seriously there needs to be an internationally recognized font for sarcasm.  The point is, if those are the measurements lifted directly from a song about the objectification of women (though I enjoy the 'meat on her bones' message)...then maybe, just maybe, they should be rejected. 

Again, there IS NO UNIVERSAL IDEAL. For the love of all that's holy, please get that through your skulls. Why would the ideal for me be the same as the ideal for shill, or peacelovehominy, or pgeorgian? WOuld you say we should all have blonde hair? We should all have freckleless fair skin? We should all wear a size 7 shoe? Are you getting my point?

Yes, there are probably some measurements at which YOUR BODY has maximum aesthetic appeal, but they aren't the same as which the ones MY BODY will have maximum aesthetic appeal. And, as always, question the value of maximum visual appeal.  It's not wrong for you to want your body to be the best it can be...but don't expect that to bring you joy, of quality men, or make you into someone other than who you actually are.  If you want it, do it for you and don't let your life be consumed the pursuit of some elusive perfection (trust me, you've been totally conditioned to reject that you'll ever be perfect anyway).

*eyes her measuring tape and considers chucking it, except it's useful to measure progress*

Hey, I have blonde hair, freckless skin, and wear a size 7 shoe... does that make me perfect? ha

but seriously, what the tits does it matter what ratio or ideal measurements you are, as long as you are healthy and content with how you look... do you honestly think that when you go on a date, the guy whips out a tape measure to make sure that you are good enough... I HOPE NOT! (if so, you may want to question the men you date :P)

 

Hey, I have blonde hair, freckless skin, and wear a size 7 shoe... does that make me perfect? ha

but seriously, what the tits does it matter what ratio or ideal measurements you are, as long as you are healthy and content with how you look... do you honestly think that when you go on a date, the guy whips out a tape measure to make sure that you are good enough... I HOPE NOT! (if so, you may want to question the men you date :P)

 

and just like that, we're back to men's assessment of us.  doesn't seem to matter how often we say that it's all about how we feel about ourselves, we can't stop going back there.

pgeorgian, you're so wise.  Unfortunately too many of us have invested much of how we feel about ourselves in what others (men and women) think.  Besides this, I think everybody just needs to give themselves a bit of a break, since it's rare that someone else is so concerned about our measurements.  What I really struggle with as far as my measurements are concerned is finding clothes that fit me properly!  Also it's good to be careful of that measurement around your middle, as it is often an indicator of health risk. 

In the interest of declaring it as something that is not an indicator of my value as a person or whether or not others find me attractive..I measure 36-28-36.  So be it!

I wasn't going to put my oar in on this, but I changed my mind.  I'm amazed at the number of responses this issue garnered, though I shouldn't be at my age.  I'm 60, and I recall my mom saying in a teasing voice that she had the same measurements as Marilyn Monroe, and she quoted them.  Mom was certainly as beautiful as a movie star to me, but things change over time:  she got very thin then very fat from depression as she aged, and finally very thin again just before she died of lung cancer 15 years ago.  Did she take up smoking to maintain her svelte figure?  She never said so, but my three sisters all did.  They still smoke, but only one of them still has "a good figure."  Me, I've always been one of the larger hourglasses.  It changes over time, but body image is emotionally as important to women as health, I can tell you from experience.  We fight it, we blame lots of sources--the fashion industry, "men," whatever.  Still, I remember reading Louisa May Alcott, and one of her Little Women declared that all of her daughters would have 36 inch waists, despite the fashion for 15-18 inch ones.  That was mid-1800s, by the way.  The biggest thing that concerns me here is that I see posts from two of our pre-adolescent "daughters," publicly announcing their dimensions and weight.  That's scary.

unless I wanna pay for it, I'm gonna have to look good to some man out there if I ever want to have sex again, so there is some utility to looking appealing.

oh, noelle.  you have to know that anyone can get laid, male or female, regardless of what they look like.  if that's your standard for yourself, well that's just about the saddest thing i've ever heard.

Agree...noelle, you are not just a sex object. I would hope the men you sleep with find you attractive for your mind, body and spirit.

*sigh* Stupid text, never quite comes across the way you intend.  I'll try again. Men like pretty ladies. I like men. Therefore working on my physical appearance is partially motivated by men's perceptions of women and is not inherently wrong. Is the male peacock to be scorned for primping to attract a mate? No. If I can't catch a fella's eye in the first place, how is he then to be impressed by who I am as a person? What, I'm going to wow someone with my choice of novel in a coffee shop?  Doesn't happen. The men who know me as a person first are married. That being said, the effort I'm willing to go through is pretty minor as no, I certainly don't want someone who is only motivated by appearance. This disconnect is probably part of why I'm single in the first place- I resent the need to look a certain way and don't make a consistent effort.

I call absolute BS on the "anyone can get laid" line, unless you count responding to anonymous encounter ads, in which case, yes I imagine anyone can get laid. Ew, by the way.

So, in summary, please don't worry about my standards- they're plenty high, or me thinking of myself as a sex object, I most certainly don't. I doubt any of that came across clearly, but I gotta run, seeing a movie with a friend...

 

PS Sorry about the thread hijack. There is no one universal set of ideal measurements, be healthy and happy. :)

I searched on google. I clicked on images. I typed in the search bar. Measurements Chart. Pictures of measurements charts came up. there are lots of them. ones for women and men. Pick the one you like and right click and save.Really your measurements sould complement your hight.  Hope this helps. and this other one. Go to google do the same as above (images, type in search bar) Tale Of The Tape. It shows you how to measure yourself the correct way. click on the Tale of The Tape right click and save. from Kitten

I just went to google typed on images and tried a google search for tale of the tape and got nother I was looking for. I have a copy on my computer. I posted them on my picture gallery. Tale Of The Tape and a Measurements Chart. from Kitten

I'm dating a really great guy who told me the other day that he finds the imperfections of a woman to be what attracts him in the first place. (God I love this guy). This all in the midst of me tearing myself apart in a pursuit of perfection. Yes; I am one to whole-heartedly believe Hollywood perfection is attainable. I've set my standards so high, that everyday I have become a failure. Hmmm... I wish I could think the way he does about myself.

im 36-24-36...  5'7" and there are still things i would like to change about my body...