https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-jeans-and-flats-for-a-pear Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:27:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-jeans-and-flats-for-a-pear#post-1343118 Sat, 30 Aug 2014 06:28:00 +0000 kdj 1343118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a short pear and didn't think I could swing skinny jeans and flats.The first challenge was finding flats that fit - with a size 5.5 to 6 I tend to step out of most flats (especially those in European sizing 36). I took a chance and bought a pair of Tieks in red and they're fantastic! Comfortable, a pop color and held up for a week of hoofing around NYC for work. With flats in place, I discovered that by exposing a little ankle, I felt much better about the look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-jeans-and-flats-for-a-pear#post-1339606 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:44:25 +0000 Jules 1339606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good tips here!&nbsp;If you have existing skinnies that don't look quite right with flats, try rolling them up to a few&nbsp;inches above the ankle. I like the roll a bit bulky ie/ several folds (vs the big single fold some people were doing for a while). The slightly bulky roll helps balance my figure better. Pointy-toed ballet flats are better than round-toe, and the heeled shoe options already mentioned work too. For one of my FFBOs (fast fall back outfit),&nbsp;I wear rolled skinnies, pointy-toed ballet flats, and patterned,&nbsp;looser&nbsp;BF cut&nbsp;button-down or popover shirt. Sleeves rolled GAP or J Crew style. This helped me make some too-skinny/no scrunch jeans I bought pre-YLF&nbsp;work with my pearish hips and thighs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-jeans-and-flats-for-a-pear#post-1339541 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:33:42 +0000 Lisa 1339541@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a short pear shape and sport straight leg jeans as my 'skinny' jean with a ballet flat. &nbsp;Or I sport a less than 1 inch heel on a boot or wedge with a bootcut jean. &nbsp;My favorite brands are:<br />Gap-always straight and sexy boot<br />Lucky Brand-Sweet n straight and sweet n low<br />Banana Republic-Always skinny&nbsp;<br />Joe's-Petite Provocateur<br />J Brand-I forgot the name but this brand has also worked for me.<br />Good luck!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-jeans-and-flats-for-a-pear#post-1339186 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:07:49 +0000 CocoLion 1339186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>An un-adorned bootie like the Sam Edelman Petty is a great shoe to wear with jeans. &nbsp;It goes with skinnies or straights, especially if the footwear matches the pants. &nbsp;Or, it goes with boot cuts or rolled boyfriend jeans. &nbsp;At 1.5" in the heels, it's not exactly flat but wears like a flat shoe. &nbsp;I have no problem wearing a heel this height all day but everyone is different. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-jeans-and-flats-for-a-pear#post-1339185 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:03:02 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1339185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Everyone else has covered it, pretty much, but my thoughts: bootcuts balance the hips the most, but they do seem to need a shoe with a bit more height or visual weight to it - either a shoe with some heel or chunkier boots. IMO they don't look the best with something visually small like flat sandals or ballet flats. I prefer straight legs or skinnies with most flats. I am a size 14 so if I wear skinnies I tend to pair them with a longer top, which I think makes the proportions work better as well. Skinnies work well with ballet flats because of the low vamp; I prefer oxfords or any higher vamp shoe paired with more of a straight leg, or for the trendy take, with rolled ala boyfriend style legs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-jeans-and-flats-for-a-pear#post-1339168 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:29:20 +0000 Angie 1339168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Straight legs rolled at the hems and slim-fit&nbsp;BF's are best for pear shapes imo. Pear shapes also rock bootcuts and flares - but they look best with heels.&nbsp;</p> <p>Try a partial tuck on top&nbsp;to lengthen the leg line even further.&nbsp;</p> <p>Try low contrast flats (laceless oxfords, loafers, booties)&nbsp;and styles with a pointy or almond toe.&nbsp;</p> <p>Does that make sense?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-jeans-and-flats-for-a-pear#post-1339150 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 17:44:26 +0000 Style Fan 1339150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well you are way younger than me but we both have similar body types.&nbsp; I wear straight leg jeans (Citizens of Humanity) and relaxed skinnies (Fidelity).&nbsp; I also have boyfriend jeans (Silver Sams -- not made anymore).&nbsp; I keep the action on my upper half.&nbsp; I wear tighter tops, scarves, necklaces, etc.&nbsp; My shoes are always flat. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-jeans-and-flats-for-a-pear#post-1339145 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 17:25:23 +0000 unfrumped 1339145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi--hope you enjoy having fun with fashion!</p> <p>I'm not sure I have an approved method, but for jeans I like kinda straight, not skinny and worn longer, scrunched over the top of the flat.(I'm assuming flat shoes like loafers, slip-on sneakers, ballet flats, not boots or&nbsp;booties). &nbsp;Otherwise I can look like an ice-cream cone. </p> <p>The other style that works is the BF jean in a slim BF, rolled above ankle.&nbsp; Again, the BF style gives more of a straight leg line.</p> <p>Then there&nbsp;different styles of&nbsp;tops that help shift the proportions. hard to advise there as it so depends on the individual as to what types of necklines. sleeves, and top lengths work with a specific pair of jeans.</p> <p>My torso is long relative to legs, though, so if you have long legs you may find that mitigates the pear issues more, and you can wear skinnies well and tolerate a lot more taper, or for BF jeans can tolerate more roominess without shortening leg line as much as on me. </p> <p>Also I think young ladies can wear lots of things I find hard to pull off--closer fitting jeans and so on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-jeans-and-flats-for-a-pear#post-1339140 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 17:10:54 +0000 Suz 1339140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not Angie, but I can tell you that you might want to look up some threads by our forum mate Ornella in the archives.&nbsp;</p> <p>Ornella is a gorgeous, taller pretty pear, and she wears jeans with flats to perfection. She wears them with all types of jeans -- skinnies (sometimes tucked into boots, sometimes not); straights; and boot cuts. And her flats include ballet-style (usually a bit more built up on the sole than the absolutely flat kind, I believe) and oxfords, and boots/ booties. Plus sandals.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sometimes she wears a longer cardigan. .But increasingly she is wearing shorter jackets or tops and not trying to hide her pear shaped figure but celebrating it. And she looks terrific! &nbsp;</p> <p>A slim straight leg jean might be the way to go, if you can find it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-jeans-and-flats-for-a-pear#post-1339129 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 16:46:51 +0000 NaturalEve 1339129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Angie,<br />I just discovered your blog and I must say, it's been eyeopening! I'm a college student and looking for ways to dress more fashionably, but comfortably as i'll be walking around a lot. I was just wondering, what would you suggest as jeans for someone usually on the go who prefers wearing flats? I have a pear shaped figure and relatively long legs, and though I'm not big, I always feel like my butt looks very large in whatever jeans I'm wearing (especially flats!)&nbsp;and that makes me a bit self-conscious. I read your "Dressing a pear-shaped body" but I was just hoping for a bit more clarification with the whole, jeans and flat shoes style. Thank you!&nbsp;</p>