The booty elicits more negativity than almost any other body part – and we can't even see it without doing contortions in front of the mirror. Luckily, there are so many ways to make your derriere look good that you'll wish it were front and centre.
Butt first …
When we try on a pair of pants or jeans, the first question that many of us ask is, "Do these make my butt look big?" Pants or jeans certainly don't have to. Like a great bra, great jeans can lift, separate, and hold you in place. All the aesthetics of what we wear on the bottom – the seam work, the pockets, the colours – can make your fanny look fantastic.
Whether you have a flat, wide, narrow, or booty-licious butt, jeans and pants can look amazing on your bottom if you follow some of our fashion tips to accentuate your body.
If you feel you have a flat butt, do wear:
• Back pockets with a flap: The best way to enhance a flatter butt is to wear back pockets with flaps. The additional bulk of the flap adds shape to your behind, while the height of the flap draws the eye upward, making your butt appear perkier. The same rule applies for pants, jeans, or skirts.
• Mermaid skirts with bell- or tulip-shaped bottoms: When choosing skirts, try to find one that has shape in the back to give you some extra curves.
• Bustles: Don't relegate skirt bustles to the late nineteenth century. Bustles add punch to your trunk, especially when you wear long skirts or dresses. Paige says: A bustle is extra padding or framework added to the back of a dress or skirt to create a more rounded or fuller appearance.
• Belted sweaters: Long sweaters worn with a belt around the waist pump up the volume on your backside. The cinching in of the belt and the extra thickness of its width create more shape on your back end. Paige’s tip: Pair a belted sweater with skinny jeans for maximum butt shaping.
• Peacoats: Classic wool coats that hit mid-thigh mask a flat butt because of their A-line shape – always a classic winner.
If you have a flat butt, don't wear:
• Pants or skirts without back pockets: Your backside will look like a flat, blank canvas.
• Sheath dress: These shapeless garments don't add any shape to your rear and are best left alone. Paige says: Sheath dresses are narrow and straight, made popular in the 1950s and 1960s. They may be slightly fitted through the waist.
• Loose, trouser-style pants: Pants in thin or wimpy fabrics that fall straight from the waist will hang off your frame and do nothing for you. Look for pants with denser fabrics and more structure to enhance your butt.
• Small pockets without detail or embroidery: Avoid plain pockets, which add nothing to your trunk.
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Excerpted from Your Perfect Fit, copyright 2008 by Paige Adams-Geller and Ashley Borden. Excerpted with permission from McGraw-Hill. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced except with permission in writing from the publisher.
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