Still look awful in skinny jeans. Alternatives?

intrepidelephant
intrepidelephant Posts: 100 Member
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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
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  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,407 Member
    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
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    I am guessing you have not done any weight training? That type of exercise makes an attractive body shape.
  • intrepidelephant
    intrepidelephant Posts: 100 Member
    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
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    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
    SapiensPisces Posts: 992 Member
    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
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    I quite like straight leg cut jeans since they still offer a bit of balance for us large hipped ladies.
  • tross0924
    tross0924 Posts: 909 Member
    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
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    I will third the recommendation for straight leg jeans. Skinny jeans are not flattering for all bodies. Not even all weight trained bodies.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Dark blue, bootcut jeans would probably be better.
  • Janautical
    Janautical Posts: 75 Member
    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
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    since I had to look them up, I thought I' share with everyone.

    Saddle bags (in bikini)

    reiterhosen_01.jpg
    (in jeans)
    saddlebags_1_.jpg

    from the front

    c49f5a70b1f682668cd87067628ee8c4.jpg
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Hip dip

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    6ae5d3a0e2885d4288fca50ab13a12d9.jpg

    tumblr_m1lz49SpHQ1qeu3jjo1_r1_500.jpg


    ...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
    intrepidelephant Posts: 100 Member
    since I had to look them up, I thought I' share with everyone.

    Saddle bags (in bikini)

    reiterhosen_01.jpg
    (in jeans)
    saddlebags_1_.jpg

    from the front

    c49f5a70b1f682668cd87067628ee8c4.jpg

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

    tumblr_mju0bqNTdm1rs376co1_400.jpg
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    So far I found two jean "fixes"

    that help that.

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    hsj1.jpg

    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
    morethenjustmum Posts: 170 Member
    Hip dip

    tumblr_inline_mqrsglC3FN1qz4rgp.png

    6ae5d3a0e2885d4288fca50ab13a12d9.jpg

    tumblr_m1lz49SpHQ1qeu3jjo1_r1_500.jpg


    ...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
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    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
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    since I had to look them up, I thought I' share with everyone.

    Saddle bags (in bikini)

    reiterhosen_01.jpg
    (in jeans)
    saddlebags_1_.jpg

    from the front

    c49f5a70b1f682668cd87067628ee8c4.jpg

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

    tumblr_mju0bqNTdm1rs376co1_400.jpg

    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
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    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
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Hip dip

    tumblr_inline_mqrsglC3FN1qz4rgp.png

    6ae5d3a0e2885d4288fca50ab13a12d9.jpg

    tumblr_m1lz49SpHQ1qeu3jjo1_r1_500.jpg


    ...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
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    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
    intrepidelephant Posts: 100 Member
    Hip dip


    6ae5d3a0e2885d4288fca50ab13a12d9.jpg


    ...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
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    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
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    nevermind.
    :indifferent:
  • steffiejoe
    steffiejoe Posts: 313 Member
    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
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    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
    socalkay Posts: 746 Member
    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
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    I like boot cut jeans, those are my favorite.
  • fitcrt
    fitcrt Posts: 76 Member
    I have large calves so I only wear boot cut jeans!
  • KimberlyinMN
    KimberlyinMN Posts: 302 Member
    Bootcut jeans are out of fashion?

    I love my bootcut Levi's 515!!
  • solarpower03
    solarpower03 Posts: 12,161 Member
    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.

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