Thanks OurLux, but I kinda prefer not to have too much fabric around my waist... it's more flattering if i don't otherwise i look too big all over. LOL Danni, yes, hourglass is a tad more flattering than "pear" although because I'm not terribly buxom either I guess I could be defined as a pear... it seems to me that most clothes these days are designed for "apples".