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Big legs

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PlanetTeaTime · 19/07/2021 08:54

When I say I have big legs, it isn't just that I'm overweight, I actually have unusually large ankles and calves. Even when I was a size 8 I still had big legs.

I am also very fair skinned too

I have been boiling the last few days in jeans, what can I wear instead?

I am a size 14 at the moment, I also had a baby 5 months ago so my tummy is a bit different it has a little pouch (which it didn't before)

I have slender shoulders and arms, my waist is fine but I'm breastfeeding so my boobs are ENORMOUS at the moment, I keep seeing dresses I know would really suit me except they show my legs

Please are there any suggestions on things I can try to make my legs look better?

Would it be weird to wear tights or leggings?

I just want to feel pretty and be cool :-(

OP posts:
inmyslippers · 19/07/2021 08:59

I wear shorts underneath

Ingloriousbasterd · 19/07/2021 09:02

Confidence is pretty and cool 😄. I have footballers calves lol, but I refuse to be hot and uncomfortable because of them ...they're here to stay, so just wear the dress 😁

HelebethH · 19/07/2021 09:16

Wide leg floaty cotton trousers keep you cool.

Craftycorvid · 19/07/2021 09:20

Harems in nice airy fabrics?

OriginalTaste · 19/07/2021 09:25

No idea on what to suggest you wear - I am rubbish at that kind of thing!

BUT, I, too, have big legs. I am a size 8 but my lower legs in particular are too big for me, if that makes sense? I have been wearing compression socks overnight and wow, I have ankles! I haven't EVER had ankles! So, worth trying perhaps..

Also, agree with PP - Confidence is the best accessory. If you want to wear it, wear it and rock it!

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