First World Problem & Solution: Squat Butt & Waist Gaps

Bump. I am reading this on my Kindle and I can't see the pictures. I have to go look at it on my computer to see them.

A quicker solution to the problem is to stop wearing clothes.

Great post and kudos for the tutorial! :flowerforyou:

I did some alterations myself this week. I bought a dress but it didn't fit me properly anywhere. Usually that's a no, obviously, but I looked at it and figured there were some easy alterations I could do myself. I'm very short 5' and the women in my country are an average 5'5"-5'6", so the dress was way too long. I had an elastic at the waist which hit me just below my belly and that wasn't very flattering. So I raised the elastic part to an empire waist, put a few stitches on the back to keep it at the right height, put a belt around it and it was perfect :-) The straps were also too long, so I took them in like you did on the inside below the armpits. I also had to adjust the waterfall neckline a little bit, because it drooped way too low. But all in all it looked really nice! I hadn't worn dresses in over a decade and to feel comfortable in one is a true NSV for me

I've used this trick for years to alter my skinny son's pants and shorts, but hadn't thought about using it on my own clothes! Then again, I wear yoga pants almost every day. Lycra is my friend.

Thanks for posting this. I never in a million years thought I'd have an issue with this due to having no butt whatsoever and a thick waist. But these days I find myself having the gap at the back of my pants and my jeans actually fit instead of sag in the butt. I'm sure you can guess what has caused this. Lifting weights, of course. :bigsmile:

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned this yet, but people with our "problem" don't buy juniors. Even numbered sizes are your friends. The odd-numbered sizes are for people with less curve. You'll probably still have a gap, but not nearly as much.

^THIS!

Junior sizes (odd sizes) are cut for teenagers who have not yet developed the wider hips of a woman. Flat butt, thigh gap and straight-waisted women often turn to juniors to find clothes with LESS of a waist. Misses sizes (regular even sizes) are cut wider in the hip/butt and narrower in the waist. Personally, I wish they made women's sizes ("W" sizes, AKA plus fit) in smaller sizes because those had a really awesome waist-hit ratio.. Back when I was a size 16, I would often seek out a 14W or 12W instead because they fit so much better. Now I'm a wearing misses size 10/12 and it's annoying that there is no such thing as size 8W. I look great in yoga pants, but jeans and structured pants always have to be tailored. Don't even get me started on the problem of having boobs/bra that sit high on my chest from doing too many push ups and having pec muscles.

Someone needs to start a new line of clothes!

Oh I need this! Bump!

ps. cute bummm! ;D

Bump thank you, this has always been a problem, I had a 2girls size difference when I was skinnier

I tried on a pair of Ann Taylor Loft jeans and they were snug on the rear and thighs but you could've put TWO of me in the waist. I mean, I know I'm a pretty "extreme" hourglass but I don't know anyone who is actually shaped like that, especially at a "size 4".

I generally just buy clothes that fit, it usually takes trying on 20+ styles to purchase 1, but it works eventually. Might have to try this trick on some pants that I've shrunk out of, though.

Thanks very much for this, I've always had problems with waist gaps, but didn't know how to do a dart!