https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pears-and-pleats Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:58:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pears-and-pleats#post-1123270 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 03:53:27 +0000 Diana 1123270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like Laura says, skirts with the pleats stitched down or where the pleats start lower seem to work better since the pleats then can't pouf right over your hip flare. I've had some luck buying a size larger so the waist drops lower, resulting in the pleats sitting lower too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pears-and-pleats#post-1123261 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 03:47:50 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1123261@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I gave up on pleated skirts a few years ago. Not that they can't work if they fit correctly, but most skirts off the rack will not fit right. I have found that ones with the pleats stitched down to the low hip are better, and the stitching provides a visual vertical element that helps draw the eye up and down rather than straight to the bum. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pears-and-pleats#post-1123181 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 01:21:05 +0000 gradfashionista 1123181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those with small waists and broad hips--any success in finding a short pleated skirt that was flattering? I find the slimming effect of the broad hemline and flare on the legs is offset by exaggeration in the derrière. </p>