Aesthetics of Shape and Stem

[saltedplug]

These are some of my preferences, and I have no reasons to justify them.
The S-curved Bulldog is a delight, but a full-bent? Not for me. In fact I don't like any shape other than a billiard in a full-bent. But the elegance I've seen in the stem of a full-bent Dunhill overcomes that preference.
The only shape that demands some bend is the Prince, and with it I adore it, but as a straight I find it lackluster.

 

[irishearl]

I have straight, 1/16 bent, 1/8 bent, 1/4 bent, 3/4 bent, and full-bent. In other words, I'll take any degree of bend depending on the overall visual appeal of the pipe.