https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 13 May 2026 15:44:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1843624 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 19:19:30 +0000 Laura G 1843624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, very useful thread. So useful I saved everyone's comments in a file on my laptop. Like <b>delurked</b>, I had learned to distrust the term "curvy" as used by retailers, because so often the jeans are just uniformly wide through waist, hip and thigh. Great to get data from actual wearers who are curvy in the original sense.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1843567 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 13:32:46 +0000 Column 1843567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ginger: I forgot to mention paperbag waists as a way to help those of us who are smallest under the ribcage and largest between the pelvis and thigh. Casual pants might substitute for jeans here--I think Gap has some. Wishing your mom happy hunting! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1842566 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 20:04:19 +0000 Ginger 1842566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much, everyone, for all of the advice! I was passing along store suggestion to my mother as soon as I got them. :D&nbsp; She placed a big order with Talbot's, and I think another with Loft. </p> <p>Some more info I didn't have at first: She's in a temporary weight gain at the moment, so was searching for something to wear in an interim period. She has at least 6 pair of her favorite jeans in a size smaller (now discontinued, hence why she stocked up). She will definitely get back to that weight, but needs something to wear in the interim. So neither money nor time was something she wanted to invest in this particular size.</p> <p>Also, FWIW, she's not looking to actually FIT a 25"/40" waist/hip. A lower rise makes fitting much, much easier for her; it just depends on where on the hip slope the waist hits.&nbsp; She's a very old hand at altering pants. In the 80s with true-waist pants, no stretch, she had to buy whatever would fit her hips and tailor the waist in from there. Sometimes she had to put in an extra zipper - in the <i>back </i>seam. Because she could get the waist so it would fit, but then she couldn't get them over her hips. So she's totally capable of altering pants - but really, really, <i>really</i> doesn't want to have to.</p> <p>Anyway, this should all be taken care of for now! Thank you again for all the suggestions!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1842553 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 19:38:57 +0000 Lisa 1842553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a 5'3" pear shape and find Joe's, Paige, Lucky Brand, and the curvy fit from Target work well for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1842534 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 19:22:18 +0000 Julie 1842534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also can recommend Loft-curvy fit and NYDJ. Based on this post I will try the others mentioned! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1842515 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 18:19:08 +0000 Sydney 1842515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote to try talbots curvy fit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1842165 Mon, 04 Sep 2017 14:20:02 +0000 Angie 1842165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Talbots, Loft, NYDJs, and Levis Curve ID. Wit &amp; Wisdom are fab too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1842118 Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:41:26 +0000 K.M. 1842118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually like the Old Navy curvy fit... :O They don't all have the same fabric; the ones I have haven't stretched out of shape at all (I have a couple of the "ultra-skinny" that is very stretchy, and two made with a thicker and less stretchy denim). They are so affordable that it wouldn't hurt for her to give it a try when her size is restocked.</p> <p>I never tried them, but I see the Land's End catalog has curvy fit jeans and pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841922 Sun, 03 Sep 2017 15:12:05 +0000 unfrumped 1841922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No goo suggestions but sympathizing and would also try Talbots.<br /> The problem with sons " curvy " style is they don't really have as much waist- hip difference as you would think from their description , but are full ("curvy") in the thigh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841879 Sun, 03 Sep 2017 10:31:42 +0000 Column 1841879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like others, I recommend either Loft or AT curvy cut. They were too pronounced for my 11" waist/hip differential, so they might work for Mom. New York &amp; Co. also has a curvy fit. I do sympathize. Pant fits drive me batty, and even when I think I've found one I like, I find fault with the waist fit after a few wears. Fabrics and cuts with give currently work the best. Unlike others on the forum, I find I really don't like the heavy denim content of COH, for example. I buy Hudson skinnies in stretch fabrics two sizes up and wear a low contrast belt. Track pants are usually a win for their elasticized waist and drape over hips. High waist and pleats are quite flattering--as were the waist yokes of my youth--if designers would ever return to them. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841840 Sun, 03 Sep 2017 03:09:13 +0000 3style 1841840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My experience is that the waist to hip difference for curvy fit jeans is about 10 inches. I don't think that you will ever find a fifteen inch difference on jeans off the rack. There are some higher end straight leg "jeggings" from brands like JJILL and Lands End which will likely look ok for casual purposes. If you want to go expensive, I think that the websites that offer custom jeans made to order would be smarter than taking an existing pair five inches smaller through the waist. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841794 Sat, 02 Sep 2017 20:29:48 +0000 JAileen 1841794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wish I had suggestions for your mom. I like curvy fit because the waist fits so much better, but all I could ever find were boot cut jeans. I found some Levis at Kohls that were pretty good, but they were bootcut. I'm going to favorite this thread so I can come back to it later. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841784 Sat, 02 Sep 2017 19:12:35 +0000 nomadicliz 1841784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have also heard good things about talbots curvy jeans.&nbsp;</p> <p>There's actually a website dedicated to helping women find better fitting jeans- you input your fit problems and they suggest jeans that might fit better.&nbsp;<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.fitcode.com">http://www.fitcode.com</a><br />I think you can shop through them but they also have links to outside stores too...&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841764 Sat, 02 Sep 2017 15:59:22 +0000 Nebraskim 1841764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would second Talbot's. I also have had in the past some luck with "curvy" fit jeans from Eddie Bauer. And also Merona brand from Target. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841722 Sat, 02 Sep 2017 12:58:15 +0000 delurked 1841722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would also have her look at Lucky brand and the Julie fit at Loft. Both have frequent sales to help with her price point. Haven't tried Eddie Bauer in a long time, but know they've got a curvy fit too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841646 Sat, 02 Sep 2017 00:35:05 +0000 Paula 1841646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Ginger,</b> I am also fine-boned, 5'5.5"", with a 10'' waist-to-hip difference and have struggled to find jeans (premium brand and otherwise) that fit me. &nbsp;I recently found that Chico's "platinum" cut boyfriend jeans fit really well and are under $100. &nbsp;Maybe they'd work for your mom.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841584 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 20:34:03 +0000 Janet 1841584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree that the higher the waist of the jeans, the harder it is to fit a curvier figure. I'm with StyleFan -- I hate NYDJ, they look awful and frumpy on me. Mid-rises are easier. Lucky Brand's Lolita fit may work for her, and they have frequent sales. The Pilcro line at Anthro seems to work well for me also, but I don't have the waist your mom has. She may need to get waists taken in even if she finds a good fit otherwise. Waist alterations are not hard or expensive.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841566 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:35:13 +0000 ma342 1841566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would look at Loft and Ann Taylor curvy fit jeans. Loft's curvy fit are actually a little too curvy for me, which almost never happens.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841563 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:32:33 +0000 texstyle 1841563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe she could wear a lower rise so the waist isn't such an issue? Has she ever tried American Eagle by chance? They are lower rise so the waist isn't as much of an issue. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841551 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 18:52:26 +0000 Style Fan 1841551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found a pair of Levis that worked for me.&nbsp; Levis never worked before but I was desperate while on vacation a few years ago and tried on every pair in the Levis store.&nbsp; They are high rise and straight legged.&nbsp; They are big in the waist (all jeans are for me) but work well otherwise.<br />I have heard that Ann Taylor has some good ones for curvy women.<br />NYDJ do not work for me.&nbsp; I must be the only woman on the planet that looks awful in NYDJ.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841531 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:56:04 +0000 Susan 1841531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been having good success with Talbot's jeans lately. They have a number of styles in their Flawless Five-Pocket line and many come in curvy fit. They're not inexpensive but not in the "designer jean" cost category . . . . around or under $100.</p> <p>Hope that helps. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suggestions-for-curvy-fit-straight-leg-jeans#post-1841528 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:51:07 +0000 Ginger 1841528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a request from my mother just now. She's looking for straight leg jeans that will fit a curvy figure. She got desperate enough to even try Old Navy although they stretch out so quickly, but they're totally out of stock of her size.</p> <p>I'm not really a jeans wearer, but from what I've seen here I suggested Kut&nbsp; and NYDJ (which I think she's tried before). She's tried Gap once and nothing came close to fitting her.&nbsp; I don't think she'd want to try premium denim because of the cost.</p> <p>She does not like skinnies, and the boot cuts coming back in are tight at the knees. (I kind of agree with this, I've always found that uncomfortable.)</p> <p>FWIW, she is very fine boned, 5'7", with a very wide pelvis for her build. Her waist is still 25" and her hips probably over 40".&nbsp; She has had to alter jeans all her life and it's so discouraging.</p> <p> </p>