Jeans for Every Body

Jennifer Fields
Fit Into Your Jeans

Next to shopping for swimsuits, trying to find the perfect jeans -- and fitting into them -- can be your worst nightmare. Here we have workouts to help you get into in your jeans, plus expert tips for finding the right cut and style for your shape.

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Full Figures

Tone Up Move: Thigh Blasters

What to Avoid: High-waisted and tapered jeans are not your friends, says Macy's trend expert Laura Schara.

What to Look For: Relaxed fit jeans that sit below your waist will create an hourglass shape.

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Boyish Figures

Tone Up Move: Bottom Boosters

What to Avoid: Baggy jeans will swallow up a straight figure, says Jason Ferro, creator of Bread Denim.

What to Look For: Jeans that sit at your waist and taper in the legs will create volume and curves.

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Apple Shapes

Tone Up Move: Fab Ab Workout

What to Avoid: Low-rise jeans will only create spilling over the waistband.

What to Look For: Straight leg jeans that sit at your waist will make your body look more proportional, says Ferro.

Pear Shapes

Tone Up Move: Arm Builders

What to Avoid: Jeans that taper will make your hips look wider, says Schara.

What to Look For: Straight or wide-leg jeans that sit just above the hip line will give your body more balance, she says.

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Short Legs

Tone Up Move: Lengthen With Pilates

What to Avoid: Trudging around in superlong jeans looks sloppy.

What to Look For: Boot cut or flared jeans will lengthen your legs and maintain some flare after being shortened, says Schara.

Long Legs

Tone Up Move: Get Kickin' Calves

What to Avoid: Jeans with too short a rise or inseam will make you look awkward.

What to Look For: Tapered jeans accentuate long legs, so you're the perfect candidate for the ultra-trendy skinny jeans, says Schara.

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Curvy Figures

Tone Up Move: Total-Body Toner

What to Avoid: High-waistbands will make you look unevenly proportioned.

What to Look For: Jeans with at least 2 percent stretch in a trouser style or straight leg will showcase your curves, says Schara.

What's a Good Fit?

▪ When you bend over, your jeans shouldn't gap in the back.

▪ They shouldn't be baggy in the crotch or in the rear.

▪ There shouldn't be lines (pulling) across the crotch area.

▪ Side seams should be straight. If they curve, your jeans are too tight.

▪ You should feel comfortable in them both sitting and standing.

Pocket Rules

▪ Generally, jeans with large pockets will make your rear appear smaller and smaller pockets will increase the size of your backside.

▪ To emphasize a stellar bottom or give a boost to a flat one, choose pockets with flaps, which will give your butt a lift.

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