Body Shape CalculatorSpoon body shape is a figure where the hips are larger than the bust, the waist is defined, and the high hip forms a "shelf" above the hips. The spoon rule is hips more than 2 inches (5.1 cm) larger than the bust, a waist at least 7 inches (17.8 cm) smaller than the hips, and a high hip divided by waist of 1.193 or more.
Spoon body shape is one of the every body shape type. Spoon body shape is named for the rounded bowl of a spoon, which matches the high-hip shelf below a defined waist. You can measure-based body shape calculator with four measurements, including the high hip, to confirm a spoon body shape.
What Are the Spoon Body Shape Measurements?
The spoon body shape measurements are hips more than 2 inches (5.1 cm) larger than the bust, a waist at least 7 inches (17.8 cm) smaller than the hips, and high hip ÷ waist of 1.193 or more.
| Measurement comparison | Rule (in) | Rule (cm) | Example (in) | Example (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hips − bust | > 2 | > 5.1 | 39 − 35 = 4 | 99.1 − 88.9 = 10.2 |
| Hips − waist | ≥ 7 | ≥ 17.8 | 39 − 28 = 11 | 99.1 − 71.1 = 28 |
| High hip ÷ waist | ≥ 1.193 | ≥ 1.193 | 34 ÷ 28 = 1.21 | 86.4 ÷ 71.1 = 1.21 |
The spoon rule is based on the FFIT classification by Lee, Istook, Nam and Park (2007).
How Do You Know If You Have a Spoon Body Shape?
A spoon body shape shows four signs.
- High-hip shelf: the hips widen sharply just below the waist.
- Defined waist: the waist is clearly narrower than the hips.
- Smaller bust: the bust is smaller than the hips.
- Upper-hip weight gain: weight gain goes first to the upper hips.
Measuring confirms the signs, following where to measure your high hip.
What Does the Body Shape "Spoon" Mean?
The body shape "spoon" means a hip-dominant figure whose widest curve starts high, at the upper hip, instead of lower at the thighs. The high hip measurement is the only measurement that separates spoon from pear and bottom hourglass, so the calculator requires it.
What Should You Wear With a Spoon Body Shape?
Clothes for a spoon body shape define the waist and balance the hips. Fit-and-flare dresses mark the waist and skim the high hip, and structured shoulders balance the lower body. The guide to spoon body shape outfits lists dresses, jeans and tops.
How Does Spoon Compare With Other Body Shapes?
Spoon body shape differs from every other body shape by a high-hip shelf (high hip ÷ waist of 1.193 or more) with hips larger than the bust.
- Spoon vs pear: a pear has no high-hip shelf and a less defined waist.
- Spoon vs hourglass: an hourglass has bust and hips within 1 inch (2.5 cm) of each other.
- Spoon vs bottom hourglass: a bottom hourglass has hips larger than the bust and a small waist, but high hip ÷ waist below 1.193.
- Spoon vs rectangle: a rectangle has bust and hips within 3.6 inches (9.1 cm) and little waist definition.
- Spoon vs apple: an apple waist is equal to or larger than the bust and hips.
The comparison of spoon vs pear vs hourglass shows the three shapes side by side.
What Is the Waist-to-Hip Ratio of a Spoon?
The waist-to-hip ratio of a spoon body shape is low, because the waist is much smaller than the hips; the example 28-inch waist and 39-inch hips give a ratio of 0.72. The waist-hip ratio calculator returns your own ratio.
Can Men Have a Spoon Body Shape?
Men rarely match the spoon rule, because male figures seldom show a high-hip shelf with a defined waist; the male calculator labels hip-dominant men triangle.
Can Your Body Shape Change?
Your body shape can change when weight gain, weight loss or muscle gain changes your bust, waist or hips by different amounts, because the spoon rule compares these measurements with each other.
Is Spoon Body Shape Attractive?
Spoon body shape is neither more nor less attractive than other shapes, because body shape describes proportion and not beauty.