How to Find the Perfect Jeans for Your Body Type

When searching for a new pair of jeans, the choices can be overwhelming. With dozens of different washes and styles, shopping for the perfect pair of jeans can easily become an uphill battle. Knowing your body shape is the first step in finding your dream pair of jeans, and with a couple of tips, your perfect jeans are easily within your reach!

Athletic: Add volume to fake a shapelier figure. Boyfriend jeans, boot cut jeans and straight-legged jeans in lighter washes are your best bet!

Try:

$78, Levi's

$47, Delia's

Curvy: Higher cut jeans in a darker wash are the most flattering on your body type. A pair of straight legged, trouser or boot cut jeans will flatter you the most. However, the right amount of stretch (aim for 2 to 4%) can make most jean styles work for you.

Try:

$59, Torrid

$45, Old Navy

Boyish: Slim-cut boot cut jeans add curves to a straight figure, as do slightly flared jeans.

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$30, Old Navy

$78, Levi's

Pear: In order to avoid placing all of the focus on curvier hips, aim for lower rise jeans with either flared or straight legs.

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$78, Levi's

$40, American Eagle

Hourglass: A pair of classic, wide-legged trouser style jeans will accentuate your curves and show off your figure in the best way. Skinny jeans will also hit your curves and showthem off!

Try:

$178, 7 For All Mankind

$20, JCPenney

Levi’s also has a more customized line of jeans, known as “ Levi's Curve ID.” After answering two questions about your hip and butt shape, the website matches you up with your perfect Curve ID: either slight curve, demi curve, bold curve, or supreme curve. Each curve is offered in many different styles and washes. Personally, I have fallen in love with the idea of Curve IDs because this has solved a lot of fit issues I have had with jeans. Give it a try!

By: Katie Harbinson | Image: Source