How to Rock Wide-leg Pants as an Apple Shape
How to find the right wide-leg pants to flatter your figure.
Wide leg pants are all their rage this season. With the emergence of y2k (year 2000) fashion and craving for nostalgia, are making 90s and early 2000s fashion on-trend. Wide leg pants are not new, they have been seen in the 90s. Inspired by bell bottoms from the 1960s that shows the derivation and evolution of these trendy pants. Not every trend is can be be flattering to everyone, but the key is to find ways to customize to your liking!
BODY SHAPE
So, if you’re reading this you consider yourself an apple shape or are unsure of it. If you are unsure, use a body calculator to find out what is your body shape. With apple shapes your shoulders, bust, waist, and hips are measurements are the same—but your shoulders and hips may be slightly narrower. If you are still unsure you can use a body shape calculator to see what body shape you is.
BUYING THE RIGHT PANTS
For apple shapes, wide legs pants look great on you! The strengths of apple shapes are your amazing legs and wide pants will accentuate them! What we want is to minimize the midsection to create proportion and balance. Try high-waisted wide-leg pants to hide that midsection and elongate the legs—great for petite sizes. When shopping for pants pay attention to the length, especially for my petite ladies! You don’t want your pants to be too long and touching the floor when you walk. You can have a tailor hem your jeans or you can wear heels when wearing the pants. With wide-leg pants, it creates the illusion of a narrow waist.
STYLING WIDE-LEG PANTS
The tops that best suit your shape are flowy tunics, relaxed boyfriend button-ups, v-necks, and breezy A-line silhouettes. Go for more structure tops that won’t cling on to your body. You can go strapless or sleeveless or go for a fitted sleeve. In terms of outerwear, vests look great on you, and jackets that hit your hip or upper thigh. Try out trench coats, A-line coats, or a poncho all compliment your figure.
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Here are some various ways to style wide-leg pants:
Hopefully, after reading this you will buy yourself some wide-leg pants or pull those pants out of your closet. It is important to wear what feels comfortable for you, makes you feel confident, and what makes you feel good!