https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 27 May 2026 22:39:34 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-705736 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:35:21 +0000 unfrumped 705736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wish I could only care about the front view, but I'm a major pants-wearer, and it's hard to get the back right,because for work I never wear jeans, and in regular work type pants there's a fine line between too loose and frumpy or too tight- __. Even with tailoring it's hard. I think it's harder now with the shorter and more cropped jackets. I can really like the lines in front, but then the back sort of splays out or sags or it's too crotchy, and I wonder if I'm a walking fashion disaster, or if anybody really notices or cares? So much of the time my backside is covered at work (well, of course that's covered! I mean, the back of my pants is covered) but I hate the idea that all of a sudden I'll be coat-less and I will have ignored the rear view.</p> <p>My requirement for any new pants is that they have better buttage than my current basics in order to justify buying new. Also I think I need to explore some new "fits" . I had been relying on AT and EB curvy fits so as to have adequate ease there, but I think I'm just a tad less curvy than that, but nowhere near the "straight" cuts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-705041 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:36:42 +0000 Fruitful 705041@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a pear, and I'm with MNSara on this being why managing my rear view is a major priority.</p> <p>But I'm also with Aida in that I must check SIDE views as well. I guess I am vain about every angle </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-705015 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:52:07 +0000 Janet 705015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm pearish, but other than making sure the back view is not horribly offensive, I don't give it a huge amount of thought. I don't have much of a booty, though, so maybe that's why. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704985 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:01:38 +0000 Aziraphale 704985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not a pear, and I'm not on Team Riveting Rearsiders (mainly because I don't think my rear is particularly riveting), so there's one case in favour of MN Sara's theory.</p> <p>:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704978 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:50:15 +0000 Jaime 704978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely with team Echo and the side viewers. My stomach muscles never quite got over my enormous twin pregnancy and I am always concerned with how much it sticks out on any give day in any given outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704970 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:37:33 +0000 Aida 704970@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not a pear and I'm definitely on Team Riveting Rearsider, but this is because I quite like my rear and consider it one of my best assets (buh-dump!). This is why it's taken me so long to do the BF jean thing; even my other baggy pants still generally make my rear look, at the least, pretty good. Also I have a lot of rear, heh. I do check all sides though, front-side-back. Actually I'm probably most sensitive about the side view, which is my most curvy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704968 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:35:59 +0000 shiny 704968@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>THIS is why I'm Team Back View!! UGGHHHH! This photo was taken 15 years ago (I just dropped both those cuties off at college this weekend). What was I thinking? Today I would not be caught dead in an outfit like that, particularly those pants! I have a tiny rear, narrow hips, very little "meat" -- all bone. Pretty much flat. BUT with those pants! LOOK! &lt;shudder&gt; </p> <p>I guess the only positive thing one could say is that the horrible pants makes you less likely to notice the bad hair day I was having.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704967 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:35:08 +0000 Laurinda 704967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For tops I sacrifice the back view in order to get a good front view. There is no way around a less than optimal presentation of back fat if I have a tight enough bra band to get the girls hoisted properly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704952 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:22:24 +0000 Caro in Oz 704952@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I echo Echo (couldn't help it) it's the side view I check every time, although I don't like the pancake look my behind can get...... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704658 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:00:17 +0000 Keix 704658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like Echo, I have a "problem" tummy so the side view is very important to me. But in general, I'm definitely on Team Front View. Until I started hearing others debating it, I didn't even THINK to check out how my butt looked in jeans! I think I have a well-proportioned rear (not overly prominent but also not flat, unlike my chest) and I've considered different pocket placements without really discerning what difference they make.</p> <p>However, I do have to be careful about my rear view in swimsuits, because I carry weight in my thighs and the jointure between thigh and butt isn't pretty. Rectangle shape overall, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704633 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:44:14 +0000 Echo 704633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As long as things aren't an unmitigated disaster back there, I am mostly on team front view. My "problem area" is my tummy, so the SIDE view is actually most important to me. I can manage to look fine from the front and fine from the back, but sideways I really need to watch out for tummy domination. And baggy butt has never struck me as that bad because it is usually clear that it is a fashion statement like with BF jeans. Now, "mom jeans" with small, high-set pockets are a different story and usually are NOT intentional, so they must be avoided. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704606 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:16:07 +0000 JulieJohn 704606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting thread Una! I am a large-bottomed gal, and yet I never check my rear view except to look for for VPL, and only making sure they are not TOO visible. I guess that makes them TVPLs.</p> <p>Angie, I had a funny moment when I incorrectly read your reply this way: "what is conventionally thought of ass less flattering on the behind..." I'm on board for this ass-less look you speak of! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704536 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:18:17 +0000 Sylvie 704536@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm Team Front for tops. I don't care much about the back view. For bottoms and skirts I absolutely care, mostly to make sure I'm decent and because I am pretty happy with my rear and if a pair of jeans makes it look bad, I think something is wrong with that pair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704518 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:03:08 +0000 jayne 704518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>cceile, you got it...out of mind...hmm, I am a pearish bottom half so I am a bit concerned that slacks don't make my bottom bigger, show my thigh curves, or pack me in like a sausage. But once purchased I forget the rear view and focus on the front. THere have been occasions after wearing jeans or cotton slacks when I catch a glimpse in a mirror and see a seriously bagging bottom at the end of the day. Unfortunate, but probably hard to avoid. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704499 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:43:38 +0000 cciele 704499@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm of the "out of sight, out of mind" group when it comes to the rear view. No VPL, but that's about all I check! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704489 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:31:47 +0000 catgirl 704489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's funny, MNsara, I feel like I struggle with my rear view because I am not a pear and it's never going to look good even when things DO fit perfectly! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704486 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:26:10 +0000 DeclawedJaguar 704486@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>MNsara, I think you're on to something. People with less ample assets don't have to be as concerned as to how wide, droopy, or flat the rear appears. My pants have to be 100% perfect front and back, otherwise I feel fat and frumpy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704482 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:16:09 +0000 Jjsloane 704482@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Ceit most of the way. I will occasionally pass on something for it's rear view, but it has to be really offensive or bothersome to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704464 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:48:45 +0000 Anonymous 704464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I do not have a riveting rear at all. I just try and make sure I don't have VPL or weird tucking issues and that is all. I am quite aware that my best angle is not from the back! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704446 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:34:01 +0000 MNsara 704446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I *wish* I could forget about my rear view! The bulk of my weight is in my rear and thighs, so my back view can be very upsetting if I'm not careful. </p> <p>Do you think the pears make up the majority of the Riveting Rearsiders? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704380 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:20:47 +0000 Anonymous 704380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm Team Front View, unless I'm shopping for swimwear. Then my back view becomes uber-important .... and depressing. I prefer to look at my butt from the side only!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704364 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:54:18 +0000 Anonymous 704364@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm usually shocked when looking at my backside at how flat and rather wide the rear looks. It used to be quite perky. It's a bit of a downer and sometimes better not to think about. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704362 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:47:19 +0000 Mo 704362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As team Riveting Rearsiders I cannot get past the back view of BF jeans. That's the major reason I have yet to get a pair. Some look downright awful on me and add like 20 pounds - no kidding.<br /> I will admit my hair is often less than spectacular in back, especially here in FL. I hate that when I see it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704361 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:47:11 +0000 Diana 704361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to admit that while I check the back view of things when I buy them (have to, with this bottom of mine, to make sure it's not too indecent looking. My butt does however look perky in everything so that is not an issue.) I don't usually bother when getting dressed every day in things I already own. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704358 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:37:47 +0000 catgirl 704358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Angie! My back view can always be improved but since it's never going to be my best angle and *I* don't have to see it, I seem to care less. That really helps a lot.</p> <p>Suz, you are a wise woman! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704357 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:37:44 +0000 Aziraphale 704357@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm team front view too, but I'll sometimes get out the hand mirror and use it to check the back and side views. Most of the time it looks as expected, but occasionally I'll be horrified. So I guess that means I should check it more often... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704353 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:35:17 +0000 Angie 704353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great question, Una. Thanks, Suz. You are spot on :)</p> <p>Yes! I bat for Team Front all the way. That said you absolutely need to make sure that the back of you looks decent - underwear lines, seat fit, leg fit, pant lengths, hair, and make sure that your outfit is just how you want it. Nothing left un-tucked if it's supposed to be tucked. You are a walking work of art that needs to look right from all angles. </p> <p>But I do not worry at all about the shape of jeans pockets and whether my bottom looks perky. To my eye, the effect makes little difference especially for those who keep their tops untucked. And I am a tucker! If the front passes my test (I'm pedantic about my crotch point fit), then the back will follow suit. Hello!!! I wear jodhpur jeans, harem pants and baggy BF jeans!!! Clearly I'm happy wearing what is conventionally thought of as less flattering on the behind, and that's fine with me.</p> <p>I really have to get my head right when I shop for jeans with Team Back. I have to be very sensitive to their needs as we often pass on what I think are killer jeans because Team Back does not approve of the rear view. They are wearing the jeans, not me - so they have to love the jeans too.</p> <p>I am off for the day! Be back later. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704349 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:34:12 +0000 Suz 704349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not Angie, obviously, but I just KNOW that as a polished person she would not have us walk around with saggy pants or obvious bra lines. </p> <p>However, I think she probably means that the front view is most important to her. The back view must be neat and tidy but doesn't have to be riveting. </p> <p>I do think many of us forget our back view. I sometimes ask Maia to take pics of that view. I don't always post them, but it gives me a sense for myself of how it is looking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-team-front-view#post-704335 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:17:38 +0000 catgirl 704335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, you posted on a recent thread about being Team Front View. I love that, since I rarely consider the back view, but I'm wondering if there are times when that's not good. For example, bra lines, saggy pants, unflattering pockets... I know you want us to check those details on purchases, right?</p> <p>Can you elaborate a bit more about what Team Front View means? Thanks as always! </p>