https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:19:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233812 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 06:51:33 +0000 Kiwichik 1233812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look tiny in these jeans - I like them on you - actually I've yet to see anything you wear that i don't like. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233448 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:39:55 +0000 Aida 1233448@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>100% nonexistent concerns They look&nbsp;great and will look even better hemmed up that little bit. Wear without worry! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233345 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:21:49 +0000 cciele 1233345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you pull them off very well! They are quite flattering and objectively speaking I don't see any thigh/butt issues at all </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233309 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:32:38 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1233309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First of all congratulations for trying something you didn't like previously! You have nothing to worry about and look fabulous, but would love to see if hemming changes anything. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233308 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:30:06 +0000 kkards 1233308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>another vote for these look fab! i think they make you look trim and fit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233307 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:29:51 +0000 neonginger 1233307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually think that these are very flattering on you and your booty really looks great in them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233304 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:23:04 +0000 Karie 1233304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I love flares (I'm wearing mine today) and if you want to see thighs, come look in my mirror - my mirror shows thick&nbsp;thighs (oh wait, those are <b>my</b> thighs!) Seriously, yours must be a funhouse mirror because I see no&nbsp;thigh issues&nbsp;in the photo.<br />Other than being a little long, I think they fit you perfectly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233295 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:16:00 +0000 catgirl 1233295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just have to add, it's kind of funny to be worried about non existent butt droop when we both love looks that deliberately bag in the rear like BFs. Ah, the fickle world of denim! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233289 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:08:00 +0000 Janet 1233289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOLed at Museumgal's response, because as you know, I'm hyperaware of my own thighs, which are significantly larger than yours. So I see absolutely no thigh issues at all in these jeans. They look fantastic on you, they just need a slight bit of hemming. </p> <p>I love flares on my...ahem, substantial legs, but I admit that the proportions of my legs lengthwise may help me carry the look easier, despite my ample measurements from hip to knee. However, the proportions and fit of each pair of jeans is key, and therein lies the trick. How slim is the thigh cut, how much does the leg flare out from the knee, where is the fading in a faded wash, etc. I've tried on some flares that are AWFUL on me (the notorious Mother jeans I recently tried), due to incorrect proportions. These jeans look like they have really great proportions for your frame. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233247 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:13:41 +0000 catgirl 1233247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know about the whole balanced thing - I feel that depends so much on proportions. How can one item balance EVERY body?</p> <p>Rant aside, these look absolutely stunning on you and you are delusional if you see thigh issues here! Seriously. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233224 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:37:53 +0000 Vix 1233224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi LL --</p> <p>Hey, many of us&nbsp;have our zones (or features)&nbsp;we get hyper-critical or self-conscious about.&nbsp;</p> <p>In general, I happen to like flares and bootcuts that are tight thigh-to-knee&nbsp;on women with straighter hips and athletic/curvy thighs...I like the effect of curves it brings. [This bias brought to you by a woman with the above body shape!]</p> <p>Re these jeans on you -- thighs and rear view look great. [Applied own super-picky criteria here. ] </p> <p>FWIW, one thing I do when choosing something that triggers a hang-up flag is to try to find a version of it I find really, really good. I wonder if you need to explore a few different washes so you can kind of lay to rest any misgivings?</p> <p>In terms of voting, I&nbsp;feel like the puddling is interfering with my final leaning Y vote&nbsp;-- as someone who also has to get jeans hemmed, I do want to see these with your higher heels and/or clipped up *just* in case it changes anything&nbsp;re balance on your petite frame.</p> <p>Which reminds me<b>...do you currently have bootcuts and if so, how wide are they? Any photos for compare and contrast?</b></p> <p>I've never stopped wearing my bootcuts, but I have baby boots at 16" wide and some at 18." At 5'4 I personally don't like going much wider in jeans but see "hang-ups" above, ha&nbsp;(wool trousers are ok and I love the swoosh factor, but objectively I prefer straighter leg there on me).</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233214 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:25:56 +0000 Elizabeth P 1233214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Funny.... what you describe you see on yourself, is exactly what I see on myself, when I try on pants like this.&nbsp; However while it always makes me say "neah", I think it actually looks great on you!</p> <p>Body image s***... sigh....</p> <p>I think with these, once they are hemmed, the reduced volume on the bottom will actually go in your favour, to help balance the look a bit.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233213 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:24:02 +0000 Anonymous 1233213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they look good on you, and as a rule I am not a fan of flares. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233165 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:45:20 +0000 Angie 1233165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>More thumbs up for the flares. They are very flattering. After hemming, perhaps you can try wearing&nbsp;them with a less bulky topper? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233162 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:42:50 +0000 leopardluxe 1233162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>April</b>, I'm 100% certain I love wide legged pants more and believe them to be usually flattering on my small frame. I wear them actually fairly often.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>MuseumGal,&nbsp;</b>LOL! thanks! I recognize my non-objectivity completely and own up to it. I'm trying to determine exactly *how much* of it is in my head vs. the reality of how the jeans look.</p> <p><b>IK</b>, thank you so much. Knowing that you have a bias against flares as I do yet don't see fugliness going on here is exactly the objectivity and honesty I'm seeking </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233160 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:39:12 +0000 Anonymous 1233160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see no butt or thigh problems whatsoever :)&nbsp;I like the fit of the jeans and I just think a little off the hem is all that's required. The whole outfit is great!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233156 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:36:59 +0000 ironkurtin 1233156@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate flares in general, but I think these do amazing things for your legs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233154 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:36:04 +0000 MuseumGal 1233154@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh for #$%@'s sake.&nbsp; Nobody sees " droopy (non-flattering) butt and thicker looking thighs," except you.&nbsp; You look trim, and sort of unexpectedly fresh.&nbsp; Love the Medusa. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233150 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:32:45 +0000 April 1233150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm. &nbsp;I do not see thick-looking thighs (and I'm fussy about such things since this is a thicker area on me as well). &nbsp;What I am wondering, though,&nbsp;is whether the flare shape is as flattering as an overall wide-leg look would be. &nbsp;The exaggeration of the snug upper leg and then the dramatic flair is a lot to of contour&nbsp;for a petite person such as yourself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-giving-flares-another-chancestill-not-convinced-2nd-opinions-wanted#post-1233143 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:25:44 +0000 leopardluxe 1233143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've seen you many of you lovely ladies here really rock the flared jeans look. The last time flares came round in style I wasn't a big fan for a number of reasons. </p> <p>Primarily because they are always too long on me and if you have to shorten them by more than an inch or so I think it throws off the proportions. Which only further accentuates my other reason for not being crazy about them: the tightly pinched knee flaring out to the hem I believe draws attention to the thickest part of me: where the top of my thigh meets the bottom of my butt &nbsp;(my crotch area, in other words)&nbsp;--and makes it look even wider.</p> <p>Supposedly it's this exact cut that makes you look more balanced. So I truly believe I have an utterly non-objective poison eye for flare jeans.</p> <p>So of course I had to challenge myself to get over it (or at the least get some other more objective opinions on the matter, and that's where you all come in).</p> <p>Since they were having a big online sale, For $20&nbsp;I bought a pair of high-waisted Artist jeans from American Eagle. They came in short lengths, and I'd heard good things about them and seen several of you wear them in your WIW photos, and thought they looked really flattering on you. So I decided I'd give flares another chance.</p> <p>While there are some elements in this go-round of flares that I like (the higher waist, for example. The last incarnation of flares were primarily low rise/hip hugger which made the thick-thigh effect even worse on me, imho) I'm still not convinced they look that great (I will admit these are pretty darned comfortable, though). </p> <p>Admittedly, even at the short length these are still about an inch too long for me. I&nbsp;can tell by how the leg breaks over the pointy toe boots I'm wearing them with. So I'll either need to have them shortened by between a half inch and an inch&nbsp;(most likely the case) or reserve them to only wear with the few sky high platform heels I can still wear that don't exacerbate my foot issues (the shoes I'm wearing them with have about a 2.5 inch heel on them and are very comfortable).</p> <p>I kept the rest of the outfit incredibly simple (for me, anyway)&nbsp;and made no effort to match or coordinate overall. I wanted to wear the flares in a simple, casual way. So I just went with some colors I thought paired well together and a couple of interesting/semi-bold pieces of jewelry.&nbsp;</p> <p>I thought the bright berry tones of the tucked in muscle tank went well with the deep bottle green of the leather moto jacket and the more blousy effect of it tucked into the high waist of the jeans helped create some balance against the snug-fit top half of the jeans and the flared bottom half.</p> <p>My BF said he thought they looked as nice as any of my other skinny, slouch, cigarette&nbsp;or bootcut jeans. I still see droopy (non-flattering)&nbsp;butt and thicker looking thighs.</p> <p>So, other than recognizing that the length is still ever-so-slightly too long and will need to be adjusted, would all of you fab fashionistas mind giving me your more objective opinion on whether these flare jeans are complimentary on my figure overall?</p> <p>As always, your thoughts and opinions are very much appreciated!</p> <p><b>Bottle green leather moto jacket</b>: AllSaints<br /><b>Berry pink muscle shirt</b>: American Eagle<br /><b>Artist Flare jeans</b>: American Eagle<br /><b>Pointed toe lace-up leather&nbsp;platform boots</b>: Vintage (via flea market)<br /><b>Bag</b>: same as the previous day's&nbsp;--Coach mini tanner in port<br /><b>Long Medusa head pendant&nbsp;necklace</b>: Han Cholo (via karmaloop)<br /><b>Green faceted stone large gold ring</b>: had it so long I can't remember where I got it.<br /><b>Golden spike earrings</b>: Noir (via amazon)</p> <p> </p>