Get me out of bloody leggings

[gotthearse]

I'm used to leggings or skinnies with a decent big shirt or knit. My clothes have been chosen for how much fat they hide/what I can get away with, but I like good stuff. Vinted is a godsend for that. I'd crept up to a size 18, now a 12 and still loosing.

But I can't for the life of me work out how to wear un-skinny jeans/trousers. Can't seem to envisage the right shoes for them either. For context I'm 5'3 and still look dumpy in the wrong thing. Big of nork. Style more AllSaints, Religion, Diesel than it is Boden, Next, Gap etc. Never got on with a tapered leg. Can't seem to put it all together in my head. Help!

I tend to go with the philosophy of either wearing a 'big' top and skinny trousers, or 'big' trousers and a fitted top. So with Trousers with leopard print | Lindex these, for instance, I'd put a white or black top that's more fitted (probably a V or boat neck since I have a larger chest).

This article is helpful on what to think about.

https://www.wearsmymoney.com/fashion/what-shoes-to-wear-with-your-white-wide-leg-and-barrel-jeans-in-winter/

I find wearing narrow, slimmer trainers with wider jeans better, converse also good. Ballet pumps will go with everything pretty much.

Thank you both. I think I'm going to have to go and try on every shape of jean to try and get past the notion the everything that isn't tight will make me look bigger 🤭