Wide hips: 9 trendy clothes that thicken the pelvis (and their fashion alternatives)

A common point that unites most of the fairer sex, wide hips nevertheless distinguish two categories of silhouettes. Starting with the hourglass morpho, which is identified by a slim waist that further highlights the chest and generous hips, then by the pyramidal body shape, which translates into straight shoulders, a slender bust and developed hips .

Wide hips: what materials, colors and prints should you avoid?

Regardless of the category to which one is attached, the sartorial diagnosis is the same. If our wish is to visually thin out our pool, it is advisable to draw a line under certain colours, materials and prints which accentuate these curves, rather than enhancing them.

So in terms of materials, we forget the draped, satin, metallic, glitter, gathered and knotted textures, to focus our interest on natural fabrics -like cotton and linen-, appreciated for their extreme lightness.

Same chorus for striped prints -especially horizontal-, animaliers, polka dots and oversized checks, which bring volume to the hips although they have not asked for anything.

As for colors, let's realize that color blocks overdosed with tones are not recommended since wearing a multitude of different colors is also a way to thicken the hips. But because it's all a question of cuts and proportions, you might as well offer yourself an overview of the clothes to avoid when you want to enhance your generous hips, rather than increasing them tenfold.

What are the trendy clothes that thicken the hips?

Pleated trousers

A timepiece of the men's wardrobe, pleated trousers have found new credibility in women's wardrobes since fashionistas took them over at the start of the year. And yet, these tailored pants combine bad points in terms of morphology, since they add superfluous volume at the hips due to their “paper bag” effect.

Pleated pants: the alternative?

Prefer a suit suit with short sleeves, monochromatic and dark in color, which is bent at the waist in order to adjust its cut according to the width of the pelvis.

Paper bag pants and shorts

Voted major trends for 2021, paper bag pants and shorts have a lot to worry about, since they are about to be ousted from our fashion wardrobe. The reason ? Their gathered waist from which they take their name, which envelops the hips and buttocks by thickening them in two steps.

Paper bag pants and shorts: the alternative?

Prefer the paper bag cut with a simply high-waisted shape, or keep them in our dressing room but tie the waist with a belt, roll up their hems, wear heels and complete the outfit with an asymmetrical cotton top.

cropped jackets

The perfecto, the shortened blazer jacket, the short denim jacket… All these jackets that we thought were real allies finally turn out to be the ones you should most avoid wearing when you have developed hips. Why ? Simply because their short cut draws attention to the hips whether we like it or not.

Short jackets: the alternative?

Replace them with their elongated versions such as a fluid trench coat for example, or combine them with high-waisted pants, shorts or skirts, in order to rebalance the volumes. The best combo? A cropped beige suit jacket with linen Bermuda shorts in the same color.

Skinny jeans

If there is a false friend, it's skinny jeans. Because under its appearance of a slimming "remedy", slim pants provide the opposite effect than expected, since they mold the curves, and accentuate the width of the pelvis rather than sublimating it.

Skinny jeans: the alternative?

Prefer bootcut or flare jeans, which will keep this tapered effect from the hips to the knees, which will ideally balance with the flared part, which extends from the knees to the ankles.

The baggy

Although it has signed a comeback at the beginning of the year, the baggy is to be denied, for all those who wish to enhance their hips, rather than accentuate them. And for good reason, these pants, stolen from the fashion wardrobe of the 2000s, are one of the least flattering pants when you have developed hips, given their ultra-low waist and their loose cut which thickens and cups. silhouette.

The baggy: the alternative?

Simply avoid it, and swap it for straight jeans. And if you really want to, it is possible to rebalance its cut with dignity by belting its waist, rolling up its hems and wearing it with refined heels, as well as a fitted shirt.

The pareo and the draped skirt

Although it has recently been added to the list of fashion trends to adopt both at the beach and in the city, the pareo is to be avoided when you want to avoid drawing attention to the curves at the level of the hips. The reason ? Its generally colorful prints, as well as its draped and tied cut tend to thicken the waist rather than highlight it.

The sarong: the alternative?

Focus our interest on a monochrome pareo made of natural materials such as linen or cotton, since fluid materials have the gift of attenuating certain body areas by bringing them a touch of lightness.

Some tight dresses

Indispensable to the survival of our stylistic summer, some tight dresses are nevertheless clothes on which it is advisable to draw a line, if one wishes to attenuate the curves of his voluptuous hips. Because indeed, the tight dresses follow the smallest corners of the body, and largely accentuate the volume at the level of the chest, the belly, the buttocks and the hips. But like almost everything, it is possible to wear them provided you follow a few instructions.

Tight dresses: the alternative?

Forget tight-fitting dresses with prints, excessively colorful, but also those sewn in satin materials, gathered and draped, which add more volume to the hips. The trick? Favor dresses slightly close to the body, choosing them in dark colors, in natural materials - cotton, linen - and devoid of any ornament.

Tight t-shirts

Same old story for tight-fitting t-shirts which, like dresses, have the power to increase shapes tenfold, and surprisingly even those around the hips. An optical illusion which is explained by the ultra-tapered cut of these tops which give the impression of compressing the bust and the chest, which seems to increase the width of the pelvis tenfold.

Tight t-shirts: the alternative?

Swap them for asymmetrical tops in order to draw attention to the shoulder game, or for fluid tops with a V neckline if you have a small chest, and a straight collar if you have a generous chest.

Mom jeans

Appreciated by new generations, and those nostalgic for 70s and 90s fashion, mom jeans are nevertheless pants to avoid when you want to blur your generous hips. The reason ? Its loose cut at the pelvis is not the most suitable for enhancing the buttocks and the hips, quite the contrary.

Mom jeans: the alternative?

Replace it with high-waisted straight jeans, which will rebalance the volumes, while allowing you to remain trendy. And if really, we are inseparable from our favorite mom jeans, it is possible to modify its cut by rolling up its hems in order to release the ankles and bring a sensual side, but also to belt its waist, and prefer it push-up to enhance the buttocks.

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