Written by Joyce Chua
Jeans are arguably the trickiest things to wear. The right pair can make you look like a million bucks, but the wrong one can seriously kill your look and throw your proportions way off.
How, then, should we go about choosing the right pair? Knowing your shape is the first — and most crucial — step. Whether you’re a pear or an apple, tall or short, you can look your best by flaunting your assets (tastefully) in jeans.
Before rushing to buy jeans for your body, find out what works for you. Here’s how 5 gorgeous celebrities played up their figures with jeans!
1. Pear
Pear-shaped ladies have narrow shoulders and a smaller bust, and hips that are proportionately larger than the waist. They tend to gain weight in their bottom and thighs, while their stomachs remain flat and their waists small.
What to wear: Dark wash flared jeans also create a slimming effect for your silhouette and balance out the hips and thighs. Avoid light washes or jeans with fading around the hips or butt to avoid calling attention to the areas you want to downplay. Also, choose pockets that are angled slightly towards the centre and are placed a bit higher than mid-butt so your butt looks perkier.
Celebrity examples: Beyonce, Jennifer Love Hewitt
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2. Apple
Apple-shaped ladies carry more of their weight in the upper half of their bodies, and tend to gain weight in the tummy area. On the plus side, you’re slimmer through the hips and butt, and have leaner thighs than other body shapes.
What to wear: the right pair of jeans should help to narrow your middle and show off your slim hips. A too-low rise pair can create the dreaded “muffin top” effect on you, so go for a mid-rise jean for figure flattery. The waistband should sit right at your belly button, or slightly below it.
A high stretch content can results in a super slimfit that hugs every contour of your enviable hips and legs
Celebrity examples: Liv Tyler, Malin Ackerman
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3. Boyish
Ladies with boyish figures are, simply, skinny all over with no visible curves. They have a rectangular torso and are flat in the bust and butt areas. The good news is, you don’t gain weight easily anywhere.
What to wear: body-hugging skinny jeans add femininity and definition to narrow hips and calves. Dark wash jeans have an elongating effect on your body — but with your narrow frame, go ahead and take on light washes too! — while small, high pockets will help to amp up this body type’s assets. A lower-rise jean that hits close to the hip’s widest point will elongate your torso, while a high-waist jeans will give the impression of longer legs. In short, pretty much anything goes for you. Lucky you.
Celebrity examples: Cameron Diaz, Emma Roberts
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4. Hourglass
Curvy women can rock jeans. With an ample bust, narrow waist and shapely lower half, you’ve got half the work done.
What to wear: high-rise jeans can flatter your shape by eliminating a muffin top while holding in your tummy. Look for a pair that rides a bit higher in the back than the front. Hourglass figures also look great in stretchy jeans that hold in your tummy and skim your hips and thighs. The goal is to find jeans that hug your curves, not squeeze them too tightly. Also, go for wider bottoms to balance out larger hips.
Celebrity examples: Kat Dennings, Sofia Vergara
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5. Petite
Petite girls can easily get lost in their clothes, so they tend to go for jeans that are too figure-hugging.
What to wear: your perfect jeans should elongate your figure to help you look taller. Your petite frame will look best in a slim boot-cut or skinny jeans. Avoid wider or flared styles, which can drown you in fabric. Choose a slimming dark wash for your jean, and make sure the hems hover just above the floor. Jeans with vertical fading down the center of the thighs also help to visually elongate your frame, while large back pockets make a curvy butt look smaller.
Celebrity examples: Rachel Bilson, Kate Hudson
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How do you shop for jeans to complement your figure?
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