How to choose classic women's trousers according to your figure?

Alena Baltseva | 01/17/2016 | 5839

Alena Baltseva 01/17/2016 5839

These tips will help you find the perfect pair of women's dress pants. Get armed!

An adult woman, especially if her field of activity requires adherence to a dress code, is difficult to do in her wardrobe without a pair of well-chosen classic trousers. And even better - two or three pairs!

We discussed the important nuances of choosing clothes for "rectangles", "hourglass", "apples", "pears" and "inverted triangles" in the corresponding article. That is why we will not dwell on this issue in detail, but will focus on the rules for choosing trousers with the right fit, which are the same for any figure.

Today we are interested in straight and flared trousers of a classic cut - a universal model that looks decent regardless of fashion trends. Of course, only if they fit perfectly.

If you're shopping for a pair of tailored suit trousers, these tips will help you make the right choice.

How to choose trousers: cut features

First of all, it is worth understanding a simple truth: the simpler the cut of the trousers, the easier it is to fit them by figure. If your task is to buy a versatile pair in which you can come to work, and to a celebration, or just to the theater, choose dark-colored straight trousers without frills in terms of decoration and drapery.

try avoid styles with tucks in the waist and abdomen: they adorn rare lucky women, and on the vast majority of figures they bristle ridiculously and visually add volume to the hips and abdomen.

Pants with tucks visually increase the hips

Pay special attention position and shape of pockets. Side pockets should be close to the hips and not bulge. Otherwise, they will have to be sewn up. Too small patch back pockets will visually fill up. Trying on pants, be sure to pay attention to these details.

Pay attention to how pants pockets look

Choosing pants according to your figure: the right fit

To determine how well the pants sit on your figure, pay attention to the following nuances.

1. waist height

The seat height depends on your body type.

• Pants low waist visually make the hips more magnificent.
• Medium fit masks an imperfect tummy, especially if the trousers have a wide waistband, which gives a "slimming" effect.
• Slightly high fit(about a couple of centimeters below the navel) is suitable for almost all women.
• But too high waistline can visually enlarge the stomach: when walking and sitting, the trousers will “bubble”.

Women's mid-rise trousers

2. Fit in the groin area

It is also important to pay attention to the fit in the groin area. Classic trousers should not fit this “intimate” area like leggings, but they should not hang down either (it looks untidy and shortens the legs).

Women's crotch-fit trousers

3. Pants length

Even if the pants fit perfectly on the hips and stomach, the wrong length of the legs will spoil the whole look. No wonder in expensive stores trousers are cut off according to the height of the buyer individually! According to the rules, it is necessary to adjust the trousers for each specific pair of shoes. This means that you can't wear the same pair of dress pants with both heeled pumps and low heeled loafers.

A detailed guide to choosing the right length of trousers depending on the style and type of shoes with which you are going to wear them can be found in this article.

Left: Trousers are too short. Right: correct trouser length.

Summarizing, we can say that the wide and straight trousers in question should end just a few centimeters above the floor. If the trouser leg does not cover the shoes, the trousers are short for you. In addition, when walking, wide trousers “creep” up, exposing the leg even more. It looks awkward, shortens the legs and makes them fat.

If you choose tight pants, they can be a little shortened.

4. Waist fit

An important nuance is how the trousers sit at the waist. When sitting, they should not stick out from behind, showing everyone around you your underwear. If you have a big difference between your waist and hips and it is difficult to find trousers, they will have to be adjusted in the atelier.

Pants should not bulge at the waist

Choosing the silhouette of dress pants

Despite the fact that classic trousers do not provide much room for imagination in terms of cut, their silhouette can vary.

Straight trousers have equal width along the entire length of the leg. This style visually lengthens the legs.

Straight women's trousers

Wide pants(the so-called "thigh flare") will help balance full hips. But on a fragile figure, too wide trousers will look baggy.

Women's wide trousers

Trousers that fit the leg to the knee and expand below ( flare from the knee), are acceptable only if the flare is not too wide. Otherwise, you will get trendy, but not appropriate trousers in a business setting.

The best fabrics for women's classic trousers

High-quality classic women's and men's trousers are most often sewn from woolen fabrics. Focus on a high percentage of wool content (at least 40-50%).

Women's wool trousers

Pants from polyester, of course, they are much cheaper, but at least they are electrified, and at the maximum they look very cheap. If the budget does not allow you to buy clothes only from natural fabrics, get at least one high-quality pair of trousers, and try to buy the rest from viscose.

Tweed suitable for trousers in the style of "business casual" and "smart casual", but this fabric is unlikely to fit into a strict corporate dress code. Do not forget that initially clothes were made from tweed for everyday wear and active pastime (for example, suits for hunting).

Women's tweed trousers

When buying trousers made of wool and tweed, pay attention to models with a lining. So the trousers will drape better and not cause discomfort.

Twill This is a thick cotton fabric. Again, twill pants are acceptable as long as your organization doesn't have a strict dress code.

Women's twill trousers

In summer, suit trousers are appropriate fabrics containing linen. But pure linen will not work: it will wrinkle a lot.

Happy shopping!