Styles for those with hips

[Riveroflight]

Hi
I am rather pear shaped. Even though I am quite slim, I always think I look big on photos. Does anyone have any advice as to what to wear to look better? Could anyone recommend any nice clothes to suit that kind of figure?

[DecorHate]

I prefer to think that my waist is small in comparison to my hips!

I find it hard to get dresses to suit (apart from wrap style). Tend to go for separates and longer tops. I hate the top tucked into trousers/jeans look - IMO always makes your bum look enormous (was very tempted to tell someone this at school the other day!) I find that jeans that sit below the waist fit me better - otherwise there is a gap at the waist.

[OurLadyOfPerpetualSupper]

That's true and another thing is that a high waist adds more bulk to that area, whereas a lower waist will lengthen your top half and seemingly shrink the lower torso -as long as your top covers the waistband, obv.

It's difficult at the moment, I find, because bootlegs seem to be becoming such a no-no but they're more flattering to the endowed of hip than skinnies or straight.

And most if the linen trousers I can be arsed to try on are too voluminous.

[Riveroflight]

Thank you. I find trousers an absolute nightmare to find. At work I really do resort to wearing the same pair day in day out. And yes boot cut jeans are much more flattering for our figure and there is no way I could ever wear skinny jeans..

[DecorHate]

I think you can wear skinnys/straights if you wear the right top - a longer tunic length top, not clingy, would cover the hip area

[DawnAS]

River,

DecorHate is right about the skinnies. I am also pear-shaped (although I have also lost my waist since I had my DD a year ago ...) but I did actually try on some skinnies at the weekend with a very long top over it (the top came midway down my thigh) and they looked really good, so maybe give it a go. I would never wear a top with them that sits on my hips though - would totally accentuate the bits I want to hide!

Like you, I do still wear my bootleg jeans - I have to otherwise I just wouldn't have the confidence to leave the house!

[FelicityMintcake]

Yes unfortunately it has to be bootleg jeans for me too (being the pear in the fruitbowl of life)

God I've never even bothered to try on skinny jeans But I think I'd feel too stuffed up around my waist with a long top over denim skinny jeans as they look so tight right on the part of me that is most chunky.

A long top over leggings though, for me feels much more comfortable.

With boots it looks fine, but of course in the summer boots aren't really what you need, so I feel a bit stumped as to what to wear on my feet in that sort of outfit in the summer.

I hate being pear shaped. Even though I'm tall and fairly slim with a smallish waist. Buying trousers/jeans can be so disheartening. And those baggy loose linen trousers look awful on me.

I really envy the slim of hip and thigh. But they do say a pear shape is healthier than an apple, so I take small comfort in that

[FelicityMintcake]

Forgot to mention - I do have more luck with Dorothy Perkins jeans. They usually seem to fit me for some reason.