Pear shaped ladies, let's talk clothes

right now i'm all about the "fit 3" pants at target, in merona. they are "straight" instead of curvy...to me when i buy curvy pants, it just accentuates the fact that i have thunder thighs. i have to go up a size in these pants to accomodate my thighs, BUT it makes me look slimmer.

A few months ago I was lucky enough to find a pair of moderately priced Calvin Klein jeans at Macy's that were in the discount section - and snagged them for $20 a piece, in fact I bought two pair - the size I was at currently (20WP at the time) - and a smaller size (18WP)...to give me the motivation to wear them, and it worked. I'm now wearing only the 18s and they are getting too loose!

I also like the Dockers trousers, I can get them at Kohl's usually under $30.

I need to buy pants that fit. If you, like myself, carry your weight in your hips/butt/thighs, tell me which brand of pants you like that actually fit and don't cause the dreaded waist gap or hug your problem area

Thanks for starting this thread, I'm in exactly the same situation as you, though I'm British. I'm a 27" waist and 38" hip and the last pair of jeans which fitted me properly were a pair of wonderful Britannia jeans bought in the early 80s - though I only had a 24" waist back then.

I'd love to hear if anyone knows of a manufacturer of jeans or trousers that actually *gasp* have a significantly smaller waist than hips!

Great topic!

I'm British and have the exact same problem, I no longer had any jeans that fitted and went shopping last week got really disheartened after trying loads on but finally found 2 pairs in New Look (not sure if you get these outside UK), found some that fitted in H&M but didn't like the colours, and found that Dorothy Perkins fitted but again didnt like the jeans.

Gutted have to stick with high street brands but after trying Firetrap, Superdry and other designers I was getting so frustrated that I thought may as well look at cheaper brands anyway as I hope to lose another 5-6lbs soon.

After reading this thread I may try Lees next - any more recommendations?

I am about 2 sizes smaller in the waist than my hips, thighs, and booty, but I am also only 5'1" I like the St Johns Bay jeans from JCPenny and they are pretty cheap. They are smaller in the waist with a good amount of room in the hips and thighs. I like the boot cut.

Thanks for remininding me of these. I bought the cords a couple years back & had good luck with them. Just want to mention - they had a slim cut (or slimming something?) version too - these were really a bad fit for us pears.

I think the trick is to get pants that rest low on the hips. Strangely enough I find the jeans that look best on me are from the junior sections. I have to wear one size bigger but the look much better. Aeropostle, Vanity, Maurices. My hips are 8 inches bigger than my belly and I am 5'2". Loving the other suggestions!

For shorts this summer I found Target Fit 1, and Kohl's Sanoma "Classic" fit to work well.

For cheap jeans I stick to JC Penney Chelsea jeans, they are usually about $25. I've owned them in every size between a 14 and a 6. They are straight legged and come in Longs which I need.

ETA: I have a 28 in waist and 40in hips, and 23in thighs.

For dress pants, Ann Taylor LOFT "Julie" and "Marisa" fits ... they are my go-to pants. Can't go wrong. Also, someone told me about Maurice's jeans -- you can even probably wear a size smaller in those. Those, too, were a find! Good luck!

right now I`m 179 and a size 12 I`m really likeing the DKNY brand , Calvin klien , and Sevens non of them are cheap saddly but I have had some luck on Ebay finding them used for about half the price

the Seven`s are by far my faves fallowed closely by the dkny then the CK`s

Dress pants I like the gap brand

I'm Canadian and I live in Reitman's Comfort Stretch jeans. They're some of the only jeans that actually fit me. Because my waist to hips ratio is so huge, I have to wear jeans that have stretch in them.

Great post!!! Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

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I have the same issue, but I LOVE Lucky Sweet N Low jeans. They're a bit more expensive than other jeans, but they fit so beautifully that it's worth it for me. I'm on my 3rd pair and they're still fantastic.

Hello Ladies,
I feel I have pear tendencies as I've always had a pouchy tummy even when I was a competitive swimmer. Also, I have big thighs for my size but being a breast stroke swimmer probably didn't help that problem.
Anyway, this discussion re:pants and clothes not fitting is interesting. I've always had a problem with fit even when I was much younger.
One of the things I've learned over the years is the size number should not count as the style can change how clothing fits.due to the amount of design ease in that particular garment as well as the style or shape.
The most common categories of design ease are: closely fitted, fitted, semi-fitted, loosely fitted and very loosely fitted. However, one designers ease amount for a fitted garment may be another designers loosely fitted. This is why many of us wear a differnt size in clothes from different designers and manufacturers or even a differnt size in a different garment by the same designer or manufacturer. There's just not a lot of consistency.
All of this is my way of saying don't fixate on the number but wear what feels comfortable and looks nice on you.

I think we some times get so fixated on a particular number that we end up beating ourselves up because we aren't a perfect size 8 or whatever. No one is a perfect size anything. Clothing is fitted or altered to fit a specific model.

Right now, I am wearing every size from an 8 (a couple pr. of pants) to a 14 (1 pr. of shorts). Presently the size 14 shorts and most of the size 12 bottoms are becoming too big. Some of the 10s are getting loose & some fit fine. A few size 8 fit ok but some are snug yet. Will I ever wear a size 3/4 again? Probably not but stranger things have happened.

I am in the process of finding a new pr. of black or deep chocolate pants. I tried our local JC Penny's today but I am in between any of the sizes they had in styles I liked. so I'll wait a few more weeks or another 5 pounds and try again.

Just keep on keeping on.