Am I am hourglass or a pear?

[Gammeldragz]

I really can't tell and it's driving me mad. I've always thought I was hourglass shaped, but my thighs and hips are pretty big so maybe I'm a pear. I also can't work out if the widest part below my waist is my thighs or hips (Never entirely sure where one ends!). Please can I draw on the hive mind of mumsnet to finally get an answer?

I've lost weight and need new clothes but I hate clothes shopping and am not very good at it so I thought shopping for styles based on body shape would help...

I'd say a bit more hourglass than pear but monitor your measurements as you get smaller, if you are a pear you'll lose inches off your bust before your hips. I'm an hourglass amd lost a couple of stones last year. For every inch I lost on my hips and bust I lost 2 on my waist. My hips and bust ratio remained the same (now: hips 37", bust 36").

Thanks everyone for all the replies.

skittles excellent advice, thank you.
itsbetter yes I was definitely a size bigger on the bottom before. But only one.
creme I think my big thighs are about 7-8" bigger than hips.
pickle I've always been scared of cropped trousers, not sure why. The dresses shapes I seem to follow anyway, but often can't get the waist on the right place.
peony I love a v neck. Really do struggle with waistlines unless getting tall clothes. I always loved bootcut but hard to get sometimes now, I've never quite looked right in skinnies but maybe I just need to right length top.
count I think I lost my inches pretty evenly. I've posted my before photo and I don't feel my shape changed that much apart from waist being more defined.

I would say a slight pear. You look fabulous, btw!

mrsmary thank you. I'll have a look at that, always fancied getting my colours done!

The reason I think pear is the thighs. When I was drawn around to make a Goliath picture for a teaching display, the outline looked as though I had melted like a candle.

Your shoulders are strong and your bust is not big, everything is in proportion, but your thighs (and perhaps bum) are a bit heavier which for me spells pear!

Well done on your weight loss!

You look fab OP!! Don't really know what shape you are, but I am a pear - very small on top, small waist & wide at the hips. All my weight carries on my thighs/bum. If you think this describes you then I'd say pear

Somewhere between a rectangle and an hourglass. Id say top and bottom halves too balanced yo be a pear. Im nit sure the waist-hip ratio is high enough for an hourglass. Apparently 10" difference min

Spoke yoo soon later pics show more pear.
Should also say whatever you are ya looks grrreat!

Gammeldragz I've a very similar shape to you, currently a lot larger but with the continued help of bootcamp not forever:)
I'm 5ft6in and when last at 11st I had wide shoulders, only slightly narrower than my hips a 36B/C bra size, very defined waist, and wide hips with all excess weight on my bum and thighs and love handles.
I came to the conclusion with the help of Trinny and Susannah that I'm a Cello shape or it's the nearest definition I've found anyway.