Still look awful in skinny jeans. Alternatives?

intrepidelephant

I've officially given up on skinny jeans. I went and tried on a size 26 today. They fit but made me look gargantuan. I still have slight saddlebags and "hip dip"/protruding hipbones even at a size 2/4. My hiking pants make me look thin http://www.rockymountaintrail.com/Patagonia/Women's_Knifeblade_Pants/83285/detail . Any ideas on fashionable jeans that could look good on a 28-year-old with slight saddlebags. I've been wearing skirts and dresses pretty much exclusively since bootcut jeans went out of fashion

dakotababy

Wide Leg.

I think a lot of people look like crap in skinny jeans. I dont know if they do not realize it? or just because its a fad, does not mean everyone should follow it.

MinMin97

I am guessing you have not done any weight training? That type of exercise makes an attractive body shape.

intrepidelephant

I am guessing you have not done any weight training? That type of exercise makes an attractive body shape.

I work 12 hours a day pushing a mower and swinging around a line trimmer. I have 20% BF. No time or energy for weight training

ew_david

I am guessing you have not done any weight training? That type of exercise makes an attractive body shape.

I work 12 hours a day pushing a mower and swinging around a line trimmer. I have 20% BF. No time or energy for weight training

Then you don't have time for fashion either.

SapiensPisces

Skinny jeans don't look good on everyone. Just like low rider jeans don't look good on everyone. Just wear clothes that you like and that fit you well.

VeryKatie

I quite like straight leg cut jeans since they still offer a bit of balance for us large hipped ladies.

tross0924

Skinny jeans don't look good on **any** one. Just like low rider jeans don't look good on everyone. Just wear clothes that you like and that fit you well.

fixed that for ya :-P

jemhh

I will third the recommendation for straight leg jeans. Skinny jeans are not flattering for all bodies. Not even all weight trained bodies.

BinaryPulsar

Dark blue, bootcut jeans would probably be better.

Janautical

I think maybe you should throw out the idea of flattering and just wear what you want. I'm really fat and I wear "skinny fit" jeans and I get plenty of compliments. Sure, I wear them with long shirts or tunics that help trim out my body shape, but I mean, I'm fat. No cut of jeans is going to hide that, you know?

MyChocolateDiet

since I had to look them up, I thought I' share with everyone.

Saddle bags (in bikini)


(in jeans)


from the front

MyChocolateDiet

Hip dip








...seems similar, or stemming from the same issue. (notice I did not say flaw/problem, to me noone in their right mind would find the second girl unnattractive and i found NUMEROUS pictures celebrating this figure feature.

intrepidelephant

since I had to look them up, I thought I' share with everyone.

Saddle bags (in bikini)


(in jeans)


from the front

I'm like the second pic. Size 4 saddlebags... ): Also hip dip. The thinner I get, the more my hipbones stick out

MyChocolateDiet

So far I found two jean "fixes"

that help that.




dark boot leg.

also maybe if you try a skinny jean that is not so stretchy or actually any jean that is not so stretchy it will offer more support and less "give" to smooth you out?

overall though, I strongly suspect that since you are rather slim it probably overall looks more appealing than you think.

Unless you are wearing those super stretchy skinny jeans almost like jeggings that are flattering on only a slight few women.

morethenjustmum

Hip dip








...seems similar, or stemming from the same issue. (notice I did not say flaw/problem, to me noone in their right mind would find the second girl unnattractive and i found NUMEROUS pictures celebrating this figure feature.

I can't thank you enough for posting this. Didn't know it had name, didn't know it was common, honestly thought I had the weirdest most unique hip situation on earth. Not that I minded all that much.

skinnyinnotime

I am guessing you have not done any weight training? That type of exercise makes an attractive body shape.

I work 12 hours a day pushing a mower and swinging around a line trimmer. I have 20% BF. No time or energy for weight training

Then you don't have time for fashion either.

Touche!

MyChocolateDiet

since I had to look them up, I thought I' share with everyone.

Saddle bags (in bikini)


(in jeans)


from the front

I'm like the second pic. Size 4 saddlebags... ): Also hip dip. The thinner I get, the more my hipbones stick out

okay then you're like my mom used to be in the designer jeans era. the most flattering pants on her were usually thicker material with less stretch and dark dark very dark. in her days they were jordache or gloria vanderbilt.

today I think gap usually has some firmer jeans like that and some of lucky brand are sometimes thick enough too.

skinnyinnotime

I am guessing you have not done any weight training? That type of exercise makes an attractive body shape.

I work 12 hours a day pushing a mower and swinging around a line trimmer. I have 20% BF. No time or energy for weight training

You're a size 26 and have 20% body fat??

I can't see how this is true.

MyChocolateDiet

Hip dip








...seems similar, or stemming from the same issue. (notice I did not say flaw/problem, to me noone in their right mind would find the second girl unnattractive and i found NUMEROUS pictures celebrating this figure feature.

I can't thank you enough for posting this. Didn't know it had name, didn't know it was common, honestly thought I had the weirdest most unique hip situation on earth. Not that I minded all that much.

:flowerforyou:

cwolfman13

If it makes you feel any better, most people look like **** in skinny jeans...I can only think of a handful of women I've ever seen wearing them that actually pulled them off without looking ridiculous. I tend to only like them on very long legged women with bubble butts.

I actually prefer a boot cut...I'm also partial to bell bottoms and can't wait until they come back around again.

intrepidelephant

Hip dip





...seems similar, or stemming from the same issue. (notice I did not say flaw/problem, to me noone in their right mind would find the second girl unnattractive and i found NUMEROUS pictures celebrating this figure feature.

I pretty much look like this girl with slightly smaller boobs and slightly smaller thighs. Same tummy, same hipbones

SherryTeach

In all clothing, wear styles that flatter your body. You can still be stylish and you will look and feel much more attractive. Different styles work better on different body types. I think we cause ourselves all kinds of unnecessary grief trying to make ourselves into something we are not.

hookilau

nevermind.
:indifferent:

steffiejoe

The only brand that fit me and look very good is the brand I find at Macy's in the junior department. They are called Celebrity Pink jeans .I have about 8 pair in various colors.I wear a size 6 in pants in women. In junior I wear a 9 or 11 depending on the cut.

I get compliments all the time when I wear my celebrity pink skinny jeans and have been told that I look very sexy in them. The material is made of cotton and spandex.

I did not have luck with other skinny jean brands so when Im in Macy's and I see a different color I always pick up a pair. Also Macy's seems to always have them on sale!!

susannamarie

I am guessing you have not done any weight training? That type of exercise makes an attractive body shape.

I work 12 hours a day pushing a mower and swinging around a line trimmer. I have 20% BF. No time or energy for weight training

You're a size 26 and have 20% body fat??

I can't see how this is true.

Probably 26-inch waist.

socalkay

Then you don't have time for fashion either.

Nonsense! Just because someone doesn't do what you do doesn't mean they don't have a right to enjoy fashionable clothing. Weight-lifting is not the only approach to beauty or health.

By the way, when I was in my 20's, I had shoulders like yours, dracarys, not because I spent time at gym but because I was a wildland firefighter and just working hard and lugging 50 lb hose packs up mountains. Muscle tone used to be an indication of hard physical work, not hours at a gym.

Hard bodies on women are relatively new definition of beauty and not a prerequisite to looking good or wearing good looking clothing.

I prefer straight-leg or bootcut jeans, even though I've never had saddlebags or a dip. Just because skinny jeans are a current trend doesn't mean other options aren't fashionable. Go shopping OP and find something that makes you feel good.

Serah87

I like boot cut jeans, those are my favorite.

fitcrt

I have large calves so I only wear boot cut jeans!

KimberlyinMN

Bootcut jeans are out of fashion?

I love my bootcut Levi's 515!!

solarpower03

Wide Leg.

I think a lot of people look like crap in skinny jeans. I dont know if they do not realize it? or just because its a fad, does not mean everyone should follow it.

^This! I don't like women in skinny jeans unless they have nice bum and legs. Most often it is fashion driven and it is pathetic to see women with flat *kitten* wearing them.