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Posted on Dec 3rd 2009 5:28PM by Jennifer FieldsFit Into Your Jeans
Next to shopping for swimsuits, trying to find the perfect jeans -- and fitting into them -- can be your worst nightmare. Here we have workouts to help you get into in your jeans, plus expert tips for finding the right cut and style for your shape.
Jeans for Every Body
Jennifer Fields
Fit Into Your Jeans
Next to shopping for swimsuits, trying to find the perfect jeans -- and fitting into them -- can be your worst nightmare. Here we have workouts to help you get into in your jeans, plus expert tips for finding the right cut and style for your shape.
Full Figures
Tone Up Move: Thigh Blasters
What to Avoid: High-waisted and tapered jeans are not your friends, says Macy's trend expert Laura Schara.
What to Look For: Relaxed fit jeans that sit below your waist will create an hourglass shape.
Boyish Figures
Tone Up Move: Bottom Boosters
What to Avoid: Baggy jeans will swallow up a straight figure, says Jason Ferro, creator of Bread Denim.
What to Look For: Jeans that sit at your waist and taper in the legs will create volume and curves.
Apple Shapes
Tone Up Move: Fab Ab Workout
What to Avoid: Low-rise jeans will only create spilling over the waistband.
What to Look For: Straight leg jeans that sit at your waist will make your body look more proportional, says Ferro.
Pear Shapes
Tone Up Move: Arm Builders
What to Avoid: Jeans that taper will make your hips look wider, says Schara.
What to Look For: Straight or wide-leg jeans that sit just above the hip line will give your body more balance, she says.
Short Legs
Tone Up Move: Lengthen With Pilates
What to Avoid: Trudging around in superlong jeans looks sloppy.
What to Look For: Boot cut or flared jeans will lengthen your legs and maintain some flare after being shortened, says Schara.
Long Legs
Tone Up Move: Get Kickin' Calves
What to Avoid: Jeans with too short a rise or inseam will make you look awkward.
What to Look For: Tapered jeans accentuate long legs, so you're the perfect candidate for the ultra-trendy skinny jeans, says Schara.
Curvy Figures
Tone Up Move: Total-Body Toner
What to Avoid: High-waistbands will make you look unevenly proportioned.
What to Look For: Jeans with at least 2 percent stretch in a trouser style or straight leg will showcase your curves, says Schara.
What's a Good Fit?
▪ When you bend over, your jeans shouldn't gap in the back.
▪ They shouldn't be baggy in the crotch or in the rear.
▪ There shouldn't be lines (pulling) across the crotch area.
▪ Side seams should be straight. If they curve, your jeans are too tight.
▪ You should feel comfortable in them both sitting and standing.
Pocket Rules
▪ Generally, jeans with large pockets will make your rear appear smaller and smaller pockets will increase the size of your backside.
▪ To emphasize a stellar bottom or give a boost to a flat one, choose pockets with flaps, which will give your butt a lift.
