The best jeans for your body type

Few things in life can evoke the sheer panic that I experience when it comes time to search for a new pair of jeans, and if that’s the case for me, chances are that many women out there feel the same way. Jeans are at once the simplest wardrobe staple and the most frustrating item to shop for – the item that can take me from confident to self-loathing in a matter of seconds. Scarred by years of flood-pants, protruding love handles and other similar style blunders, I tend to avoid this shopping experience like the plague. And while 30 Rock’s Jenna Maroney might make a killing off her Muffin Tops, this zaftig gal tends to prefer to keep hers under wraps.

Unless you happen to be blessed with a perfectly proportionate figure, there are a bevvy of issues you can experience when trying to find the best jeans for your body type. And even those with the seemingly perfect parts are unlikely to walk into a store and presto—perfect fit! There are pinches in unwanted places, hemming nightmares and an unholy amount of spandex.

Fear not, dear readers, all is not lost. The denim-gods were not so cruel as to prevent us all from joining in on casual Friday at the office. For every fail there is a fix and the perfect denim duds are out there for you. Our advice?

Step one: take a deep breath and jump in. Though the hot, un-flattering fitting room lights are capable of throwing even the calmest women into a tizzy, the key is to just relax. Know that you’re not the only one with this dilemma. Take the time to find the perfect jeans for your body. Consider fit before going for the trendiest pair. As much as I may have coveted these ridiculous Maison Martin Margiela for H&M boyfriend parachute pair, I had to accept that they just weren’t for my hourglass figure.

To help you out, we’ve scoured through the racks of pudge-pinching, ill-fitting nightmares to find seven essential jeans for every body, shape and size. But remember, these are simply intended as educated suggestions. If you love something and it makes you feel confident, then you rock those jeans like you’re on the runway – power to you, girl!

May this helpful guide put the final kibosh on your recurring shopping nightmares.

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