Help With Proportions
Hi, I'd love some help with understanding both proportions in general (what's a more flattering proportion, objectively) and for me personally (how I can apply the general rules given my body type)
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Looking at the first two references, the length of the lower body is almost exactly twice that of the upper body. This seems to be consistent across most lookbooks and fashion photography I've seen online. I think these proportions look great.
Question: Is this an "objective" rule that is generally applicable?
I think these models are wearing their pants an inch or two below the belly button (see 3rd reference on the first image of the shirtless man).
The second image attached (clearly the non professional one) is of me. Note how the dividing line lands almost exactly on the belly button. Also, I have a considerable amount of belly fat.
I have two main questions here for how to apply the above to me personally:
In an attempt to be proactive, I tried seeing how these rules work IRL for me. In the last image, I've tried on a pair of pants and t-shirt 3 different ways:
1) Untucked t-shirt -- this just feels wrong to me. The proportions just don't look good
2) Folded, untucked t-shirt -- this feels much better. I like wearing the t-shirt untucked as it feels more casual and also makes me less conscious of my figure. I'm considering getting the t-shirt hemmed to this length
3) Tucked t-shirt -- makes me feel like too much attention is drawn to the belly, which is the exact opposite of what I want (it's more pronounced IRL and with diff clothes than in this pic). Also, is it too much?
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Thanks again for taking the time to read this, appreciate it!!
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Objectively, what's the best upper:lower body proportion?
Looking at the first two references, the length of the lower body is almost exactly twice that of the upper body. This seems to be consistent across most lookbooks and fashion photography I've seen online. I think these proportions look great.
Question: Is this an "objective" rule that is generally applicable?
I think these models are wearing their pants an inch or two below the belly button (see 3rd reference on the first image of the shirtless man).
Personal Q
The second image attached (clearly the non professional one) is of me. Note how the dividing line lands almost exactly on the belly button. Also, I have a considerable amount of belly fat.
I have two main questions here for how to apply the above to me personally:
- Will this look transfer well to my body type?
- Do I have a short torso (I think I do), and if yes, do I need to just wear the pants higher to achieve this "ideal" proportion I like?
In an attempt to be proactive, I tried seeing how these rules work IRL for me. In the last image, I've tried on a pair of pants and t-shirt 3 different ways:
1) Untucked t-shirt -- this just feels wrong to me. The proportions just don't look good
2) Folded, untucked t-shirt -- this feels much better. I like wearing the t-shirt untucked as it feels more casual and also makes me less conscious of my figure. I'm considering getting the t-shirt hemmed to this length
3) Tucked t-shirt -- makes me feel like too much attention is drawn to the belly, which is the exact opposite of what I want (it's more pronounced IRL and with diff clothes than in this pic). Also, is it too much?
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Thanks again for taking the time to read this, appreciate it!!
