hourglass figures
Narrow waist, wide hips
Hourglass figures describes a body shape where the bust and hips are roughly equal in width while the waist is noticeably narrower—resembling the curved silhouette of an hourglass.
The term appears almost exclusively in reference to women's bodies, often as an idealized standard: She has one of those classic hourglass figures.
Fashion and fitness industries frequently invoke the shape when discussing clothing fit or body goals.
- hipsLeg-torso joint areas
- wide hipsLateral pelvic breadth
- waistTorso's narrowest circumference
- curvyHaving smooth bends
- proportionateScaled to fit properly
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