What type of clothes to wear or to avoid with a pear shaped body?

I am a pear- shape. I usually wear darker clothes on the bottom and bright colors on top. I have hips and butt, so I like to minimize that has much as possible. When shopping for pants, I go for the high waisted pants instead of the hip hugger. I don't like it when you sit down in some hip hugger, and you can see my underwear. Since I have a small waist and wide hips, the high waist fits best(Plus-- there are suppose to be in this Fall season, so I heard). The skirts are a bit tricky. I usually go for the pencils skirts. The flowing type of skirts are OK, but for me they fit around the waist, but I have a hard time getting them around the hips. Good Luck.
What type of clothes to wear or to avoid with a pear shaped body?
So you definitely want to avoid bringing attention to the lower part of your body.

-Avoid:

Bottom: like everyone said, anything tight (skirt, pants...).

Do not wear light colors (especially white), they tend to bring attention, and make the area look wider.

If you want to wear jeans, do not wear the faded ones, especially with the whiskering on that area.

- Things you should consider:

Bottom: like someone suggested, vertical stripes tend to make your legs look slimmer and longer. I think you should wear dark shades (but the bottom has to FIT or else it might make you look wider)

For the jeans, take the straight leg, uniform dark wash ones

If you want to wear skirts, they should always hit the kneem and they should flow away from your body; choose those that flare out at the bottom in order to balance your body

Top: try to bring attention to the upper part, choose beautiful pieces with embellisment, etc..

Puffed sleeves are a good option, or tops that have wider sleeves, in order to balance your body

Hope this helps!
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Reply:avoid skin tight clothing if your jeans look painted on take them off im not saying you have to dress baggy like a boy but dont wear skin tight clothing and were bright colors the bright colors bring attention to your face and not the rest of the body
Reply:There is more to consider then a pear shaped body. Skin tone, hair color. Some things just look better on some people then others. Go shopping and spend some time in the changing rooms and in front of a mirror.
Reply:Pear-shaped clothes? :-)



Seriously, my understanding is that to appear slimmer, one should wear clothing with vertically-oriented patters, not those with horizontally oriented patterns.
Reply:something with sleeves that are a little puffy or that accentuates your shoulders or bustline..then people won't be looking at your lower half as much...stay away from tight bottom pieces and long skirts...
Reply:The current trend in skirts is a good one - the skirts are usually long or mid-length and are A-line or poof out as they go down. These are perfect for larger hips.



Stay out of Express. Their clothes are only for stick figures. New York and Company is really good and they constantly have great sales. If you're on a tighter budget, Wal-Mart and Target usually have pretty nice skirts like the ones described above.
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Reply:Sounds like you have curves. And this is what I have heard from fashion shows that talk about swimwear. It sounds crazy but the smaller the bikini, the better you will look. The less coverage for a curvy woman the better. I know it sounds like bogus but I have heard this a few times. Try something on like that once and see how it looks. If you find it doesn't work then go with more coverage.
Reply:anything tight, draw attention away from your midsection
Reply:Another thing that I've learned over the years. When you wear a light or white top and dark pants, the place where they meet is usually right across the butt-line. Because of the contrast, this brings attention to the widest part of your body!



Instead, wear a top and bottom that are similar in tone, that is, if you wear light pants, wear a light top, if you wear dark pants wear a dark or medium dark top.



Has anyone else found this trick to be helpful?

Ginny
Reply:wear a muumuu
Reply:i agree with jack!
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