https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:09:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1141349 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:52:23 +0000 Thistle 1141349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sooo good to know I am not alone. I tried NYDJ, and Shiny completely reaffirms my experience. I have come across it a few other times, but was horrified when I went to Talbots this past weekend and all they had were slimming jeans. Ugh. I told the sales lady I would buy spanx if I wanted to be "slimmed". </p> <p>The only Ralph Lauren jeans at Nordies are the slimming ones. Bah. </p> <p>I have some Gloria Vanderbilt and Lee jeans on the way :). Yeah, not exactly the Lucky or Jag I sent back. But if they fit look good and are comfortable . . . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1141333 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:39:52 +0000 Suz 1141333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, that "slimming" technology is just a lousy disguise for modern torture equipment.&nbsp;</p> <p>Laughing myself silly at Shiny's post.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1141322 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:31:55 +0000 Janet 1141322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I confess, I've never tried a "slimming" garment, except for exact same swimsuit fiasco Gaylene mentions. I gamely forged ahead, working up a sweat to get the darn suit on, and then laughed at how ridiculously it sucked in my body -- only to smoosh all my extra flesh out below the leg opening, adding even more thigh pudge than I already have. No. Thank. You. </p> <p>I think this is some sort of misguided marketing. Designers, please just make clothes that skim our bodies and fit properly. That negates the need for "slimming" technology. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1141318 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:23:05 +0000 Jaime 1141318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well this thread is very affirming. I have tried all sorts of spanx like creatures and my experience has been the same as Shiny's et al. Do those things work on anyone? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1141307 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:12:41 +0000 deb 1141307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also at Belk,</p> <p><a href="http://www.belk.com/AST/Main/Belk_Primary/Women/Shop/Jeans/PRD~1803349TANYA17906N/Lauren+Jeans+Co++Tanya+Stretch+Straight+Jean.jsp?off=17&amp;rCode=0400596661522&amp;ZZ%3C%3EtP=4294920847%2B4294942698&amp;ZZ_PO=0&amp;fO=Category_Path%3A%2FBelk_Primary%2FWomen%2FJeans&amp;ZZ_OPT=Y&amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302215629&amp;bmUID=keqyKtA" rel="nofollow">http://www.belk.com/AST/Main/B.....eans+Co++T</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1141303 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:08:06 +0000 shiny 1141303@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG, I totally relate. Cannot stand this either. Yes maybe I look slimmer but if I'm grimacing and uncomfortable I won't look great. We liberated ourselves from girdles long ago. Please stop edging us back to them again.&nbsp;</p> <p>NYDJ: my stomach is flat as a pancake, but all the fat is now pushed up over my waistband, and weirdly, oddly, below my panty line. What is up with that?&nbsp;</p> <p>Spanx: are not sized for petites, so they suck me in in all the wrong places, also leaving unsightly bulges where they aren't supposed to be. Is that thigh or hip flesh? We shall call it THIP. And for the record, I have no hips to speak of, unless I am wearing slimmers, then I have something that is not hip... it's ... THIP... or reverse muffin top?&nbsp;It is really most bizarre.&nbsp;</p> <p>Slimming bathing suits: you've GOT to be kidding me. Now the unsightly bulges are popping out in fleshy tones&nbsp;for all the world to see. And,&nbsp;I am on a beach. Beach is relaxation time. Screw that! I want a suit to feel like sweat pants. Ruching, you are my friend. I love ruching. Someone needs to create a fashionable "boyfriend" version of a bathing suit that is comfy, forgivingly loose,&nbsp;baggy, and trendy. I would so wear it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1141302 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:08:05 +0000 deb 1141302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle, I found some at Bloomingdales.</p> <p><a href="http://www1.bloomingdales.com/shop/product/lauren-ralph-lauren-tanya-straight-leg-jeans-31?ID=499256&amp;CategoryID=2910#fn%3Dspp%3D29" rel="nofollow">http://www1.bloomingdales.com/.....?ID=499256</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1141293 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 02:55:41 +0000 deb 1141293@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle, Kuts do not fit me because they are not small enough in the waist when they fit my hips. I hope they fit you better. I have never seen slimming Ralph Laurens. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1141277 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 02:37:02 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1141277@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree. When I was at my heavier size, I really disliked stretch jeans, I mean the ones with a LOT of spandex in them, that were supposed to make everything smoother. They were uncomfortable and didn't make that much difference anyway. I mean, I was fat, I'm pretty sure a little spandex was not gonna make me look like I'd suddenly lost fifty pounds. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1140920 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:14:07 +0000 lyn* 1140920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh, this happens to me too! I bought a dress with a "slimming panel" and it was SO UNCOMFORTABLE - and it made me look more bumpy than I actually am!! I sent it right back too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1140829 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:36:12 +0000 Vildy 1140829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Walmart now sells a Gloria Vanderbilt version. I wear GV jeans as they fit me best but haven't seen these in real life. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1140808 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:13:02 +0000 Ginkgo 1140808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle, have you tried Eddie Bauer curvy/semi-curvy jeans? I've been very happy with their semi-curvy, they fit my waist and hips and are straight legs but not squeezing me to death. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1140795 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:57:53 +0000 Mia 1140795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't stand that "compression" feeling. &nbsp;Control top tights drive me around the bend and I cannot seem to find any regular ones anymore. &nbsp;Also, they are getting more controlling if that is possible.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1140763 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:18:27 +0000 Peri 1140763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's how I feel about control top tights. Ugh!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1140739 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:57:36 +0000 Beth Ann 1140739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle -- I so feel you here!&nbsp; Kuts are stretchier and comfortable, as long as they're small enough in the waist for you.&nbsp; I'm not a pear, but I find them roomier in the waist than in the "buthigh."&nbsp; If they don't work, the GV Amanda jeans might.&nbsp; Also, Bandolino Blu makes the "Mandi" jean.&nbsp; My red jeans are this brand.&nbsp; You can find these at Macy's and Carson's. They're fairly generous in size.</p> <p><a href="http://www.carsons.com/sc2/shop/women/jeans/straight-leg/bandolino-mandie-colored-denim-jeans_621639.html?rec=05" rel="nofollow">http://www.carsons.com/sc2/sho.....ans_621639</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1140735 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:53:01 +0000 Gaylene 1140735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I accidentally grabbed a "slenderizing" bathing suit and was half-way in when I realized that even if I was able to wrangle the thing on, I'd be compressed to within a inch of my life. Then my jaw dropped to the floor when the salesperson said it was one of their best selling suits. Ouch! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1140732 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:48:39 +0000 AviaMariah 1140732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This kind of goes along with Angie's post on aging. &nbsp;Good for you for sending them back! &nbsp;We don't need to spend our days miserable and uncomfortable just to try to meet society's standards. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1140728 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:34:42 +0000 Sara L. 1140728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know! It's super annoying. I recently ordered a black wrap dress that turned out to be slimming (I didn't realize what that meant in the product description). It was very uncomfortable as well and got sent back. I also hate control top tights - I find them very uncomfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slimming-trousers-rant#post-1140726 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:21:43 +0000 Thistle 1140726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate them. And they are invading even my favorite brands of jeans. Talbots, Ralph Lauren, etc.</p> <p>I am sorry, but I&nbsp;had a baby.&nbsp;Those soft baby bits haven't really gone away since her birth, much as I would like them to. (And she is worth every stretch mark, every bump, and every sag!)</p> <p>And your <i>slimming </i>jeans&nbsp;are uncomfortable and, well, frankly, just smoosh those soft baby bits below your stupid slimming panel, even if I size 2 sizes up. I don't need a flat tummy. Heaven knows as a pear I gave up on that some time ago. What I need are <i>comfortable </i>jeans that fit. &nbsp;</p> <p>*sigh*&nbsp; Back went the RL jeans today. I didn't notice they were "slimming" jeans until they arrived. &nbsp;Maybe the baby boot Kuts will be better. And I have learned Kohls sells Gloria Vanderbuilt jeans. </p> <p>*end rant* </p>