The Secret to Great Fitting Jeans

The First thing to know, before you even go into the store to buy your new jeans, is your body type.

If you are unsure of your body type, you can find out using the Body Type Calculator.

The two most common body types are pears (me) and apples. The definition is simple. Whether you are a pear or an apple depends on where your body stores it's unused fat. Pears tend to store fat in their thighs and hips, apples tend to store fat in their stomachs. 


The Apple

1. Undefined hips
2. Slimmer arms and legs
3. Hold most of weight in busts and belly

The best fitting jeans for apples are those that take attention away from the mid section of the body and accentuate the legs.

Do

• Low rise: to give the illusion of a longer torso
• Skinnys: to show off those legs 

Try

Hollister Skinnys $49.50

Forever21's Life In Progress Skinnys $27.80

The lighter wash the more defined your slimmer legs will be. So stick with light colored denim.

Don't

• Super skinny: there's a a difference between skinny and super skinny. Stay away from jeans that will cling to your curves more that the normal skinny jean (if it says super skinny or more than skinny, stay away).

The Pear

1. Full hips and thighs
2. Narrow shoulders
3. Smaller bust

Do

• Longer jeans: to add length to the legs
• Choose dark washes: to produce a slimming effect
• Focus the eye upwards: a bright top a dark jeans are ideal
• Contoured waistbands: Higher in the back and dip down in the front, this will show off your backside just enough
• Bootcut
• Flares

Try

Hollister Flares $69.50

American Eagle Artist Jeans $44.50

Don't

• Distressed at the hip: this will draw more attention to your fuller hips
• Elastic waistband: it will leave lines

The Banana 

1. Hips and bust are close in size
2. Curve-less
3. Undefined hips

Do

• Flares: they add curves 
• Designs on the hips and back pockets
• Super skinnys: the tighter the better for you girls
• Draw attention to your waistline: it's you best feature 

Try

A&F super skinny $88

GAP Always Skinny Jeans $69.95

Don't

• Straight leg jeans: this will just make you look even more straight, unflattering

The Hourglass

1. Bust and hips are significantly larger than waist line
2. Broad shoulders
3. Full hips

Do

• Bootcut
• High waistbands: this draws attention to your small waist

Try
Victoria's Secret Love Bootcut Jeans $69.50


Next's bootcut jeans $36


Don't

• Baggy jeans/pants: this takes away from your girlish figure
• Super skinnys