Q. I love your website, you have excellent fashion advice. I have a question about skinny jeans, well a few questions really! I love the look of them, but do you have to be a size 2 to pull it off? I'm a size 6/8 with a booty. What tops are best to wear with them? And what about shoes? Are flats ok? They seem to make your feet look bigger but heels aren't practical everyday.
- Skinny on Jeans
A. A girl doesn't have to be a size 2 to wear skinny jeans, but she does need to have minimal curves in order not to emphasize a triangle effect - meaning looking much bigger around hips and butt while looking skinny around the ankles. Generally a variety of top styles work, but to help slim the look, avoid billowy tops. Shoes will depend on the head to toe look. And true, flats can be tough to pull with skinny jeans. Just remember that all trends do not work for all people and you should dress in what suits your figure best.
I am about 5'9 and about your size and I wear straight leg jeans instead of skinny. I find the skinny are a bit TOO tight for my height and booty but the straight leg is just enough of the skinny but evens out my thighs and booty. I also wear them with flats all the time but keep the blousy tops like these:
http://tinyurl.com/6mzyyw or http://tinyurl.com/6blpju
to combat the skinny bottoms like these:
http://tinyurl.com/55w7kb or http://tinyurl.com/6x93hd (LOVE THESE) and flats. You'll know when it looks right on you...don't worry!