Quote - to be fair.. we tried a 'realistic' shaped poser figure.  the community at large was profoundly un interested.  This project isn't a community welfare project its a commercial endeavor and they cant afford to try and change their customer.  They need to give the customer base something they will be willing to spend money on.  

Do I know real people with waists and hips as small as thin as dawns may appear.  Yes. one.  She is in her early 20s.  She is narrower in the shoulder though as well and has skinnier legs.  She makes everyone insanely jealous, unless your feeling spiteful you have to admit that he doesn't look unhealthy or annorexic she just has a very slight frame and a leanly athletic form....  of course now she is pregnant so... HA  good luck with that sista!!  ((oops did I say that alooud?!)

I actually don't mind if the base figure is on the more slender side. Dynamic clothing works a lot better fitting to a character which is morphed to be wider than one which is morphed to be thinner, and a lot of conforming clothing works better that way as well.