pear-shaped figures ... being good

In ordinary parlance, a "pear-shaped figure" is not "good", Father Steve. [But it is not necessarily a pejorative either. It is simply a description of a particular body type.]

Let's look at a few female 'body models' of our times;
In the 50's we had Marilyn, with a voluptuous hourglass figure 37-23-36. Next came Twiggy, who was the exact opposite, with vital stats of, 32-22-32. The 80's bought us Cindy Crawford, and the 90's Kate Moss 33-23-35.
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Finding the pear-fect fit

If you have a pear shaped figure don't be alarmed. Although the styles of the clothing on the UK high street would suggest otherwise, you are actually in the majority, and all you have to really worry about is balancing the top half with the lower half of your body. Easier said than done given the choice on the high street? Let me enlighten you...

http://www.uniquelywoman.co.uk/
women's_pear_shaped_figure_clothing.htm

There is also a discussion here about "vanity sizing" [which is new to me].

P.S. Snipurl.com isn't up today so I separated the url into 2 lines.