What constitutes mid-back?

[Sarah4983]

I am just past bsl; is mid-back between bsl and waist?

Here is my length now:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=3251&pictureid=51054

[wintersun99]

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[jojo]

I define it as your length, like the above poster said between BSL and WL.

[Quixii]

Yeah, I'd say between shoulder blade length and waist. :)

[Sarah4983]

So I'd only have a few inches to go?

[GlennaGirl]

So I'd only have a few inches to go?

No, it looks like you're there now.

I always think of MBL and BSL--true BSL, like, covering the bottom of the strap--as the same thing.

[Sarah4983]

No, it looks like you're there now.

I always think of MBL and BSL--true BSL, like, covering the bottom of the strap--as the same thing.


WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!! :cheese:

[teela1978]

I always thought MBL was a gender-neutral description of BSL.

[Dars]

I always thought MBL was a gender-neutral description of BSL.
Same here.

[Kaileida]

I assumed MBL was after BSL but before waist. Hence, the "mid back abyss". :D

[Sarah4983]

Well that makes sense :)

I always thought mid back length had a definition, like, the exact point between bsl and waist... So now I guess not :)

When I look at pictures of my own hair it doesn't look as long as someone else's with the same length. I wonder why that is... I don't give myself enough credit I guess lol :o

[florenonite]

I always thought MBL was a gender-neutral description of BSL.

When I first saw MBL I thought of it as "Male BSL" :oops: Yeah, I don't know how my mind got "male bra strap length" from MBL.

I tend to consider midback to be slightly below BSL. To me you reach the upper end of BSL when your hair starts touching the bra strap, and you're at BSL until your hair fully covers it. After your hair covers the bra strap and goes beyond, but isn't at waist, then it's midback, IMO.

[Heidi_234]

I always thought mid-back is halfway between BSL and waist. That area clearly lacks a milestone. The-the-t-t-the WASTEland :lol:

[JamieLeigh]

I've always thought of BSL and Midback as one and the same also.....but if it makes the transition from BSL to Waist easier to manage, you should put Midback between BSL and Waist, so you'll hit a milestone and stay excited about your growth journey. :twocents:

[Sarah4983]

I've always thought of BSL and Midback as one and the same also.....but if it makes the transition from BSL to Waist easier to manage, you should put Midback between BSL and Waist, so you'll hit a milestone and stay excited about your growth journey. :twocents:


Haha exactly!!! I will mark the mbl point....

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=3251&pictureid=51105


Is this correct???? I LOVE the mid back length addition... Will make getting to waist easier :)

[Heidi_234]

Sarah4983, I thought your BSL was slightly lower. It's supposed to be the line in front, right under the breasts. Some bra straps tend to be higher on the back though (which indicates bad fit btw!). It's somewhat a vague length, on your back, I'd just divide the length between APL to waist in 3 equal parts - APL-BSL, BSL-midback and midback-waist (same might go for our men who try to grow it long, although BSL would sound kind of out-of-context from them). It just would make it easier to grow to waist, because it's absurdly frustrating count to waist. But that's just my humble opinion.

[Anje]

I always thought it was about BSL, or maybe a bit beyond. For me, SBL is maybe an inch above BSL, and waist isn't much past BSL, so I don't see a point, but I have a short torso and don't really need more landmarks. Some people (usually skinnier folks and those with longer torsos) have a much greater distance between BSL and waist, so being able to claim "midback" somewhere between the two probably helps.

(It's probably worth considering that some folks define BSL differently than others. For me, BSL is at the bottom of the bra strap. This probably comes from largely wearing stretchy fabric bras, which can easily be 3-4 inches wide across the back.)

[Sarah4983]

lol so many different definitions! :)

I have an extra lumbar vertebrae which adds an inch and a half to 2 inches to my torso so I have further to go than someone with a normal spine, but not too much. (not fair!!!)

With Heidi's explaination, I'm at BSL. Maybe my bras aren't fitting right :-/

[GlassEyes]

(same might go for our men who try to grow it long, although BSL would sound kind of out-of-context from them)
BSL for males is 'Bottom of Shoulder blade Length'. Or at least that's how I use it. :o

[Heidi_234]

BSL for males is 'Bottom of Shoulder blade Length'. Or at least that's how I use it. :o
Haha slick :p ;)
Had to feel up my back to see if it works on me, seems about roughly right. :)

[Amara]

I think MBL is usually a male version of BSL. If it was used for a woman I would assume they meant BSL, since that's about halfway down your back. On some people, mid-back might be a bit below where the bra strap hits.

[jacqueline101]

I'd say 4 inches past bottom of bra strap.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

IMO, MBL is everywhere between the bottom edge of the bra strap and the waist, so covers a large "abyss" of lengths.

[Magalo]

Old post! :/

[furnival]

What's with the sudden resuscitation of several threads from September '09? :uhh:

[Magalo]

It's jacqueline101. :/ She did that like a month ago too.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Oh I never read the dates on threads, does it matter though?

[furnival]

Oh I never read the dates on threads, does it matter though?

Well no, not on a thread like this that people can still contribute to, but dredging up several threads from four years ago to ask a question that the OP, if still around, probably won't remember the answer to, or to comment on the OP's (probably long-forgotten) awkward length seems beyond odd. :p

[PeacenQuietGal]

Well I had noticed some recent confusion over MBL cropping up from a few users thinking that it was between waist and hip. So by my thinking it is both helpful and appropriate have the thread resurrected. And, whether or not the OP is tuned in is of no consequence; the information stands on its own. Think of it like the threads such as "long hair sighting" or "APL to shoulder" does it matter where the OP is?

KNIT KNIT KNIT

[furnival]

Well I had noticed some recent confusion over MBL cropping up from a few users thinking that it was between waist and hip. So by my thinking it is both helpful and appropriate have the thread resurrected. And, whether or not the OP is tuned in is of no consequence; the information stands on its own. Think of it like the threads such as "long hair sighting" or "APL to shoulder" does it matter where the OP is?

KNIT KNIT KNIT
That was my point. Threads like this are resurrectable. Ones like the one where the OP is lamenting her awkward post-pixie length are not, as she's probably at waist by now :p

I don't think being puzzled by peculiar thread revivals violates KNIT, really.

[PeacenQuietGal]

That was my point. Threads like this are resurrectable. Ones like the one where the OP is lamenting her awkward post-pixie length are not, as she's probably at waist by now*I don't think being puzzled by peculiar thread revivals violates KNIT, really. , yes you are right Furnival it does not violate KNIT. I reread and understood your post better after I had reacted. :doh: I just felt like Jacquelin101 was getting picked on, and I posted (blurted more like it) my first thought. I do understand, and I'm hopful she will as well, that staying on point with *useful* information is part of KNIT as well :cheese:

[furnival]

Nay worries :flower:

[Magalo]

What annoy me with resurrected posts is that they clog up the forum when there's actual people that posted something that day that need to be answered, but their questions get burried by a load of 3-4-5 years old threads. :/ It's especially annoying when everything has been answered in the old thread and there's nothing to add. (also the fact that Jacqueline101 doesn't seem to realize it's old and is answering/asking questions to the OP like if it was a new thread. Maybe she's doing google search and is accidentally finding old posts)

[palaeoqueen]

That was my point. Threads like this are resurrectable. Ones like the one where the OP is lamenting her awkward post-pixie length are not, as she's probably at waist by now :p

I don't think being puzzled by peculiar thread revivals violates KNIT, really.

I agree on all counts, it's odd.

However, given that this is a relevant thread I'll answer and say that I'm of the belief that MBL is more or less equivalent to BSL. If a bra fits correctly it will be more or less at mid back on most people, obviously there will be some variation as people have different body proportions but it's mostly true for most people. I think some confusion arises because so many people wear the wrong size bra resulting in it riding up much higher on the torso than it should. A body marker based on the ribs or shoulder blades would probably be more logical (and unisex too).