u/alady37

At 5 ft 3 and 1/2 inches tall I already know that I am a Theatrical Romantic because of my overall yin-yang balance, the accommodations that I have to consider in clothing (curve plus narrow), plus I fit 99% of all the descriptions from the old book to the new (e.g, delicate bones, touches of sharpness in the skeleton, narrow hourglass, zero width whatsoever, no angularity or boxiness in the skeleton etc.). So, I understand narrow in terms of the concept that all my curves fit under the vertical shoulder line going downward. That part I get.

However, I still struggled to understand what I'm looking at on the sketch/line drawing in terms of how the placement of blue dots equals narrow in the shoulder area.

Now I am finally able to wrap my head around it once I started thinking about the way fabric acts on my body in that area. I have a large bust that extends past my frame horizontally (double curve) and wear a small (size 4). But sometimes I have to get an extra small in tops because the fabric bags, bunches, and or hangs loosely on the sides of my chest and I could never figure out why.

As I'm now understanding it, this is because of my narrow frame and clothes designed for a "standard" body with a large bust often assumes a wider ribcage. As it stated in the Concept Wardrobe, "Even if the bust expands outward, the bony structure underneath is delicate or small." That is definitely my experience and this really made it click for me.

Hopefully, for those who have not already done so, thinking about it in terms of how fabric acts around the sides of the chest area might help clarify any confusion about this aspect of the TR frame.