Comments on: Picking jeans for your body type: the pear

By: Jean

Jean — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:37:45 +0000

I think the hallmark of a pear is having narrowing shoulders, meaning they curve in rather than being average or broad shouldered. If you look pearish on the bottom but have shoulders average or broad you’re probably an hourglass, even if your bust is less than traditional for the silhouette. I’m definitely a pear – wide bottom & hips and small shoulders (tops are usually made too broad for them & shoulder bags always slip off) but I’m busty.

I’m not really a fan of skinny or straight leg jeans, I look like an ice cream cone. I like boot legs far better because they provide some balance without hiding the curve but they do need to be a lower rise otherwise they gape at the waist (now that is hugely annoying!). Oh and the darker the better without all that whiskering or faded spots. You need to watch the placing of those things b/c they can make you look wider or draw emphasis where you don’t want it.

By: Louise

Louise — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:33:10 +0000

American apparel do great jeans to suit a pear shape. Ive never been able to find anything that fits me on the leg and the hip because Im two didderent people on top and on the bottom. That is until I went to American Apperal. Finding their jeans was like finding the holy grail.

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:24:52 +0000

I have these in both slim & straight fits. they were about €90 in BT2

http://www.salsastore.com/index.php?id=268

It says they push your bottom up, but really I just find they fit everywhere – they fit my waith without gaping while still having room for my generous behind.

(I’m not sure if I’m a pair – viewed head on my bottom half doesn’t look much bigger than my top half, but from the side & the back I think i have aquite a big bottom, proportional to the rest of me)

After years of cheap jeans that went huge at the waist after one wear, I’d really recommend these.

By: cathyfly

cathyfly — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:14:30 +0000

Fellow pear here! I agree with the Oasis Cherry recommendation, I have about 5 pairs in different colours. Also on the spendier side, Paige Skyline Skinny jeans and Nobody Cult Skinny jeans are amazing (the nobody jeans are high-waisted skinnies).

I fitted into a pair of Topshop Baxters recently for the first time ever but that’s probably because I’m just a slightly smaller pair than I used to be.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:58:34 +0000

I don’t think shoulders have much to do with it – I have pretty broad shoulders (the 80s were not a good time for me, as even without shoulder pads I look like I’m wearing shoulder pads) but my torso/hips are classic pear shape.

By: IceQueen

IceQueen — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:48:11 +0000

I have no clue what shape I am. Normal/Average size shoulders for my height (5ft 8), no boobs (quite literal!!), smallish waist, wide hips and wide-ish thighs. I would have thought pear except that my shoulders prob dont fit into that?

By: joanne

joanne — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:18:44 +0000

thanks Lisa!

By: cici bee

cici bee — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:27:17 +0000

Love the levi bold curve,got them on sale in arnotts during the summer!great fit!have a pair of river island dark indigo jeans on today,got them 2 weeks ago 35euro,lovely with a pair of heels or skinny enough to lash on with a pair of biker boots!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:20:15 +0000

>Any reccs for some dearer brands? was thinking I would splash out on a good pair this winter J Brand "pencil leg" styles. I have them in a couple of colours in corduroy (612) but they do a denim version as well (912). Brilliant, flattering fit on the more, er, hippy lady and don't gape at the waist, which is my main problem with jeans. Also enough stretch/room in the thighs. I also really like the Levi's Bold Curve skinnies.

By: cici bee

cici bee — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:01:31 +0000

Im a pear!finally now know my shape!
Used to be straight up and down but not any more!love my shapely thighs and my ass!