Why is it so hard for fat chicks to find pants that don’t feel like bell bottoms? I [am] sure designers understand that fat thighs do not equal fat ankles.
Similarly, another reader states:
Maybe those of us who share this problem can share some tips/brands in the comments. I have big hips and pants are by far my biggest problem. Also, I’m short, so I like a tapered cut so I don’t look like a small box.
So, we asked our Facebook and Twitter followers (YOU) for some advice and here is what you and some of our staff came up with with respect to trousers (for jeans, see our Jeans 101). Just click on images for brand details:
Men’s Burton UK Carrot Fit (sizes 28-38)
Dickies Flannel Lined Work Pants (32″ to 44″ waist)
Dickies Men’s Pleated Work Pant (32″ to 44″ waist)
Dickies Women’s Original 774 Work Pant (Sizes 2 – 24)
Dickies Women’s Relaxed Stretched Twill Black (Sizes 2 – 40)
Women’s Relaxed Fit Straight Leg Pleated Front Pant (Sizes 4-24)
JCrew 1035 Pant (Sizes 00-16)
JCrew Men’s Essential Chino Relaxed Fit (31″ to 40″ waist)
JCrew Paley Pant in Pinstripe Super 120s Wool (Sizes 00-16)
L.L. Bean Stretch Corduroys
Lands End Corduroys (sizes 16-26)
Liz Claiborne Straight Leg Pants (sizes12-24)
JCrew’s Ludlow Men’s Pants
Mens Wearhouse Big and Tall pants
Eddie Bauer Curvy Washable Stretch Trouser (Sizes 16W-24W)
Old Navy Men’s Broken In Slim Fit Khakis
St. John’s Bay Beford Cord Pants (Sizes 16W-24W)
Topman Trousers
Worthington Modern Fit (sizes14-24)
Eddie Bauer Blakely Fit Washable Pinstripe Stretch Trousers (Sizes 16W-24W)
Eddie Bauer Blakely Washable Stretch Trouser (Sizes 16W – 24W)
