https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-need-help-im-a-denim-disaster Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:53:47 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-need-help-im-a-denim-disaster#post-1441044 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 19:08:20 +0000 Suz 1441044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The advice to "size up" typically will work:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Better for some body types than others. (Works better for rectangular and IT shapes and slim hourglasses&nbsp;than it does for pretty pears, I suspect).</li> <li>Better with certain fabrications than others -- jeans with a very high stretch content are made to fit very snug, and often won't work if sized up. Jeans with a high content content may be sized up more effectively.&nbsp;</li> <li>Better for some style sensibilities than others.&nbsp;Works best for those who don't mind a little slouch or looseness in the tush.&nbsp;</li> </ul> Another option is to try straight leg jeans. For some of us, straights are "our" skinny. This is especially true if you have muscular calves. A narrow&nbsp;straight leg can solve that problem.&nbsp;</p> <p>The cut of the skinny really matters, too. There are skinnies and then there are <b>skinnies.&nbsp;</b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-need-help-im-a-denim-disaster#post-1441031 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:34:12 +0000 SandyG 1441031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My straight leg 3% stretch jeans are a great substitute for skinny jeans, and the cut fits my waist and hips nicely. It took several shopping trips to find a good fit so don't get discouraged. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-need-help-im-a-denim-disaster#post-1440938 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:44:12 +0000 Marilyn 1440938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't size up in skinnys either.&nbsp; IMO they are meant to fit snugly and don't look right if they're not.&nbsp; As others have said, if you are searching for looser options I would explore jeans that are designed to have a bit of slouch. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-need-help-im-a-denim-disaster#post-1440930 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:34:03 +0000 shoppingisfun 1440930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I buy my jeans skinny and really dark. I wear them a few times between washings to avoid fading. At the first wear, they're tight but by the last day they're baggier. Works for me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-need-help-im-a-denim-disaster#post-1439891 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 20:46:54 +0000 trekkiegirl 1439891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you have trouble with the fit because of a larger rear end and thighs, and/or higher than average hip-to-waist ratio, I can totally relate! It took me forever to find a pair that I could fit my behind into but not have extra material elsewhere. If you want skinny jeans to fit like skinny jeans, they DO have to have some stretch or it will never work for our body shape. If you want a looser fit, you have to - as many others have said - buy something that is intentionally cut differently. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-need-help-im-a-denim-disaster#post-1439872 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 20:20:42 +0000 Helena 1439872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I too am not a size-upper ... perhaps that look is just not for you? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-need-help-im-a-denim-disaster#post-1439863 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 20:00:21 +0000 JayS 1439863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Diana said. You might also look at The Dre skinny boyfriend by Rag &amp; Bone. I also like the Pilcro stet jeans at Anthropologie. They are between skinny and straight leg and, depending on the fabric content, don't bag out too badly. (They come in multiple washes and fabric content varies.)&nbsp;Stay away from anything more than 2% spandex to reduce bag. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-need-help-im-a-denim-disaster#post-1439862 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 19:58:57 +0000 Dee 1439862@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel sizing up is harder for people who carry their weight in their hips/thighs/butts. By the time I get jeans to to fit those areas in the first place, they are often already loose in the calf. By sizing up again, mine will fall off too. Diana's suggestions for different cuts/styles are great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-need-help-im-a-denim-disaster#post-1439856 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 19:46:54 +0000 Nannabella 1439856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, thank you, that is very helpful, both to know that I'm not alone with the bagging/sagging issue and to have some ideas of what to look for. I've just lately been realizing that what I'd thought of as "sized-up skinnies" looks more like "room for a very full diaper" on me at the moment.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-need-help-im-a-denim-disaster#post-1439855 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 19:41:57 +0000 Diana 1439855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sizing up in skinny jeans has never worked for me. I find that skinnies meant to be worn skintight often cling/bulge in weird places and sag when they are sized up, at least on my body (and the waist gapes on me, because I'm a pear). What I think works much better is to look for something <i>designed</i> to be worn looser.&nbsp; Something like a "slouchy skinny" or even a "slim boyfriend."&nbsp; For example, the AG Nikki that Angie and a lot of us have is billed as a "relaxed skinny" and the KUT catherine is a "slim boyfriend."&nbsp; I have both and I think they provide the type of look you are describing.&nbsp; I bought both within my normal size range for those brands.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-need-help-im-a-denim-disaster#post-1439850 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 19:31:44 +0000 Nannabella 1439850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I'm a total disaster when it comes to denim. I was a very late adopter of skinny jeans, but finally did so. Now I know Angie says to size up in skinny jeans for less of a sausage look, but I find when I size up, that they all bag out in the rear and upper thigh. This is the area where I am largest, so it's not that my rear end doesn't fill out the jeans. I've tried a lot of different brands and styles, but they all seem to do this unless I truly buy them to be skinny. If I buy ones that aren't tight in the store, they'll slide down when I wear them. </p> <p>How do you size up in skinny jeans and not end up with a bagged-out rear end that is very unflattering? Does anyone else have this problem? </p>