Where do I buy pants now? Help, please!
cstevenson86
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I've always purchased my pants from Lane Bryant. I'm about to hit a size 12 (down from a 16, woohoo!), but I have no clue where to buy pants! Lane Bryant only has four selections for size 12, none of which are work appropriate. I work in an office.
I am still curvy, even though I'm down to a size 12, so I need to make sure there's enough room for the hips and booty lol.
Any suggestions?
Thank you so much for the help! I'm totally lost!
I am still curvy, even though I'm down to a size 12, so I need to make sure there's enough room for the hips and booty lol.
Any suggestions?
Thank you so much for the help! I'm totally lost!
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you could try Ann Taylor, The Limited, New York and Company, Express - I believe they all fall into the same company styles as Lane Bryant6
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cstevenson86 wrote: »I've always purchased my pants from Lane Bryant. I'm about to hit a size 12 (down from a 16, woohoo!), but I have no clue where to buy pants! Lane Bryant only has four selections for size 12, none of which are work appropriate. I work in an office.
I am still curvy, even though I'm down to a size 12, so I need to make sure there's enough room for the hips and booty lol.
Any suggestions?
Thank you so much for the help! I'm totally lost!
I actually shop at thrift stores these days. I got tired of spending a crapton of money on clothes only to shrink out of them a few months later.
You should be able to find a size 12 in pretty much any non-specialty clothing store you walk into. The shops deannalfisher mentioned are good for work clothes. I also really like Kohl's for business casual. As for still being curvy, you have to know what pant styles will fit you best. I learned that I can't wear anything low-rise - it doesn't fit me right. I also can't do tapered legs - they look horrible on me. Bootcut or trouser style pants should be good for curves, if you like them.
ETA - If you're worried about hips/butt fitting, stay away from anything that says slimfit too or size up.3 -
Congrats on your achievement
I also was going to suggest NY&Co as a good place. Dress Barn could also be good. Then there's Macy's, JCP, Kohls too, just look for the curvy fit vs the standard fit 3 -
Macy's - their private label Alfani has great basic options - I live in them - size 12 soon to be 10!!1
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Macy's for me, they always have good sales/coupons. But beware that the Alfani brand utilizes extreme vanity sizing. In most of their work-appropriate pants I'm a size 2. 2?!?! Every other brand in every other store I'm a size 6, so that's a little ridiculous.1
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JCP Worthington Brand of dress pants, they are decent price and look nice. I also have bought dress pants from Kohls, but I feel like their sizing is a bit odd (I think they run a tad big)1
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SuzySunshine99 wrote: »Macy's for me, they always have good sales/coupons. But beware that the Alfani brand utilizes extreme vanity sizing. In most of their work-appropriate pants I'm a size 2. 2?!?! Every other brand in every other store I'm a size 6, so that's a little ridiculous.
I also wear 12 in Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Athleta, etc so I don't find that to be true at all. Sound more like a humblebrag..,0 -
I like The Limited for dress pants. But ALWAYS wait for a sale. They do them all the time.0
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I get all my clothing for work at The Loft Outlet store, they have killer deals and the clothes are great for work, including their jeans!0
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SuzySunshine99 wrote: »Macy's for me, they always have good sales/coupons. But beware that the Alfani brand utilizes extreme vanity sizing. In most of their work-appropriate pants I'm a size 2. 2?!?! Every other brand in every other store I'm a size 6, so that's a little ridiculous.
I also wear 12 in Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Athleta, etc so I don't find that to be true at all. Sound more like a humblebrag..,
Not at all...I didn't mean any offense. But, like I said, in every other brand everywhere, I'm two sizes larger. Maybe some of their sizes are in line with other brands, but others are definitely not.1 -
Loft is a more affordable Ann Taylor partner. Talbot's. Jones New York. Nordstrom.2
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I really like Christopher and Banks dress pants0
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If you are still in the process of losing weight, I would suggest New York & Company. They often have buy 1 get 1 free sales on pants, so you can get them at a great price. For higher quality, I like Ann Taylor or Banana Republic. I know that Ann Taylor has pants in different fits, including one for curvier women.0
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SuzySunshine99 wrote: »Macy's for me, they always have good sales/coupons. But beware that the Alfani brand utilizes extreme vanity sizing. In most of their work-appropriate pants I'm a size 2. 2?!?! Every other brand in every other store I'm a size 6, so that's a little ridiculous.
Interesting. I used to work at Macy's and swear by Alfani. I never had any problems with customers not matching up their size in Alfani appropriately. I wore an 8 in about 5 different styles of their pants and an 8 in 5 other brands. Do you know which work-appropriate pants it was?0 -
Try things on though--I have large hips and even most "curvy" brands don't work for me. I end up wearing a lot of skirts. Long, loose skirts.... I say "Well I'm Romani, so what did you expect me to wear?" They can't say it's unprofessional if it's my culture.0
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yellingkimber wrote: »SuzySunshine99 wrote: »Macy's for me, they always have good sales/coupons. But beware that the Alfani brand utilizes extreme vanity sizing. In most of their work-appropriate pants I'm a size 2. 2?!?! Every other brand in every other store I'm a size 6, so that's a little ridiculous.
Interesting. I used to work at Macy's and swear by Alfani. I never had any problems with customers not matching up their size in Alfani appropriately. I wore an 8 in about 5 different styles of their pants and an 8 in 5 other brands. Do you know which work-appropriate pants it was?
Hmmm....I have purchased many different styles of the Alfani pants...they are my everyday work pants, but I don't know the exacts name of the styles. I also have to get the "short" versions, so maybe that makes a difference. So odd.0 -
Old Navy has some nice work pants. Not too expensive especially if you are still losing.0
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Finally someone mentions my favorites! I love Jones NY, somehow I always wind up with that brand. But I always had hips that are smaller than my bust size (14 on top, 12 for the bottom, or both a size smaller) so I don't think that's appropriate in this case... Now with the vanity sizing even size 10 pants are too big sometimes. Just sayin'.Loft is a more affordable Ann Taylor partner. Talbot's. Jones New York. Nordstrom.0 -
Torrid is excellent for curvy body shapes. They have sizes from 10 to 6x. I'm a 12 and get quite a few things from there, they have such pretty stuff!3
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If you're still curvy, look at Eddie Bauer's "Curvy" line of pants. I was really tired of all my pants gapping at hte waist until I found them - they fit me perfectly without gaping.0
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Dillards, they have several different fits0
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I am a size 12/14 (moving back down to a 12 and hopefully one day to a 10.) I love, LOVE Dress Barn pants. I also have luck at Macys and Kohls.0
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Loft or Ann Taylor factory store. They have curvy fit and are priced around Lane Bryant.0
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I have found some really nice work clothes from thrift stores. Especially if you are still in the process of losing weight, I wouldn't go out and spend a lot of money.1
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Just amazed as a Brit reading the number of shops you have selling "curvy" fit trousers, don't think I have ever seen such a thing in the shops here, you are very fortunate! I have small hips and slim legs but no waist, I find it very difficult to find trousers that fit, I think I need to visit the States.1
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TJ Maxx or Marshalls? Since they are for an office im sure you want to make sure they are nice, this should save you some money, and they will have a range of different "12's" (since all store sizes seem to be different)0
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Just amazed as a Brit reading the number of shops you have selling "curvy" fit trousers, don't think I have ever seen such a thing in the shops here, you are very fortunate! I have small hips and slim legs but no waist, I find it very difficult to find trousers that fit, I think I need to visit the States.
That's actually the opposite body type from what "curvy" fit are meant for - they are aimed at women with larger hips/butt/thighs and proportionately smaller/more defined waist, generally speaking, or the pear/hourglass idea.
Your body type is likely more what stores tend to call rectangle/banana/athletic (I'll leave the judgement on how those sound but
) and they'd probably want to steer you to a straighter fit. 1 -
Nine West brand at Khols always fit me great. I have 37.5" hips and a 27" waist. They work great on my body type at size 8-14 and are relatively inexpensive0
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