Comments on: Straight legs can be skinny

By: Nona

Nona — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:18:10 +0000

The problem with skinny jeans is that if you have any kind of a butt or thighs, you will not look very good.
I’ve seen ample examples of women on campus who should not wear these jeans.
I think if you are over a size 8 or 10 you should seriously reconsider, and even then think twice.
Notice the models have no shape, and when you see the ones that do, they just look terrible. Some of even the skinniest models looks stuffed into these jeans, even though they aren’t

Even well-fitting ones don’t enhance the width as they go up your leg.
I saw a woman last night who was about 5′4″ and built pretty voluptipuously. Wow. The jeans did nothing but make her look like about 20 pounds heavier. These were not tight. It was the cut.

I don’t like wide leg, but do like a fairly straight leg. there was a reason in the 80’s women wore blousey tops over their tight, tight jeans: they wanted to hide their buns. These jeans made you look like you were packing extra pounds.

They still do, even on tiny size 0 and 2 girls. It’s pretty depressing when a size 0 girl looks like she’s hiding a pair of bowling balls in her pockets.

I can’t wait until the super skinny trend passes. I have a pair that is moderate, it’s a nice pair, but no way will I go back to my punk roots. Even though back then I was a UK size 4.

European women tend to have longer legs and shorter torsos. In the states we tend to be the opposite. These jeans do little to help that. They only serve up your hips as the focal point, making your legs look a bit shorter, especially if they end above your shoe, like a zipper pant. I’ve seen those, they are alarming on shapely women. With our tendency to be a bit overweight as a country, especially more so than the 1980’s, it’s just astonishing to see so many “don’ts” walking around campus.

I am kind of glad that at least there are alternatives. Though boot cut can be horrible on short women with short wide legs, especially buns and thighs of a woman.

While I don’t mind body conscious clothing, I think the correct fit appears to be a large “missing” in some of the equation.

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By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:24:08 +0000

I’m a pear and I love both straight leg amd skinny jeans, they even look better on me than the bootcut ones, which is quite weird.

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:08:38 +0000

Your instincts were great, Joelle and Ana. And I’m tickled you’re going to give the straight legs a bash Rosie.

Kyle, Ana is spot on. Determining ones best back and front rise measurement is trial and error to begin with. You’ve got to happen upon the right style and go from there. Most women look best in a mid to slightly higher rise. If the waistband doesn’t fit snugly enough around the waist, get it altered. Short-waisted women tend to look better in a slightly lower rise while pear-shaped women welcome a short from rise and high back rise.

By: Ana

Ana — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:02:30 +0000

Kyle, I think rise is sort of a personal preference issue, but if you have a bit of a belly (I know I do) than a mid rise is probably most flattering.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:16:22 +0000

Angie: Any guidance, or have you posted before, about how to determine the best rise?

By: Meredith

Meredith — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:03:51 +0000

Well, I ordered those exact IT! Skinny jeans you have pictured up there, because they are currently on sale at Nordstroms. I’m a bit curvy, though, so I’m curious to see if they work or if I’ll be heading to the return counter. I’ll keep you posted.

By: Rosie

Rosie — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:52:46 +0000

I had always shied away from straight legs and skinny jeans before this forum, and now I am really eager to try them. Now that I have found boots I can tuck into, I want a pair of inexpensive skinnies for sure. I also really want to get a pair of straight to see how they look. It’s much harder to find these styles in larger styles, though, which is frustrating! Now I am on the HUNT!! And thanks to Angie, I am armed with the right leg openings to try!

For some reason I didn’t receive the email today. Did anyone else have that problem?

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:23:32 +0000

I think skinny jeans look adorable on others, even bigger/curvier women, but my calves and even knees are too big.

By: Joelle

Joelle — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:21:50 +0000

I have been substituting straight legs for skinnies because I have always thought that skinnies for some reason make me look fatter even if I try on a size or two larger. Your post explains why this is so. The larger leg opening width of straight legs balances me out because I tend towards an apple shape. Thank you for clearing that up!