Apple shaped women
 

I am a apple shapped woman and find it very hard to find clothes that
fit. My tummy is full but my hips and legs are not. I sometimes buy
pants in the mens dept. because I can get a better fit. Does anyone
know of a womens clothing line that fits an apple? Thanks

Boy, can I relate. I have the same problem. Buy to fit the waist.. the legs and butt are floating. Buy to fit the legs and hips and I cannot get it around my middle. What I have to do is buy things either with full or partial elastic waists that fit my legs and hips and then use the extra room the elastic gives to get around my middle. One thing I have done is buy leggings, one size up from my usual and because leggings are cut smaller in the legs than regular pants, they are loose on me and looks more like regular pants instead of tight like leggings. Ulla popken stuff has worked well for me. Their website is www.ullapopken.com. The quality is good too. Roaman's and Lane Bryant quality is sort of hit and miss, at least for me. Right now I buy most of my pants at Macy's, the Style & Co brand. They have several styles and one style has a really stretchy waist. The ones that have a stretchy waist and zip up the side seem to be the most forgiving of my extra tummy. :)


Good Luck shopping.

I also have this problem. When I get clothes that fit in my tummy, they are too big in the hips and legs, and when I find clothes to fit the hips and legs, they are too tight in the tummy. They best jeans I have found for me is Levis. They tend to be bigger in the belly than most I have found. For some reason the popular opinion is that if you are a woman you have to be shaped like an hour glass. NOT.

Copy/paste from my Sugarbusters forum:

As you can see..I can relate. I still have not found a pair of jeans to fit me. I take that back...my MATERNITY jeans fit me great!! :mad: Why can't they make jeans for "normal" shaped people?

Oh my gosh! I thought I was the only one that hated the pocket placement on new jeans..it's awful!! What are they thinking?? I can't wait to get back in my old jeans (I think they are old navy too, from about 10 years ago lol) They fit nice (I have the same apple shape) and the pockets are where they are supposed to be. Maybe we all need to learn to sew :P

You know, it wouldn't be so bad if the jeans actually covered my fanny from the waist down, but the waist actually hits me just above the crack and they simply look like they're falling off. Bleh!:mad:

Thanks to those of you who replied and made suggestions. From
the women I see in the mall I would think there are enough of us
that some company would put out a "apple" shapped line. I believe
there would be a market for such a clothing line. Till then I guess
we all go on buying elastic waist clothes and raiding the mens dept.
I would pay more to have a decent fitting pair of womens pants.
Thanks again, SlowMovingWoman

The Other Side of the Coin
 

I had to laugh seeing all your responses. I am hourglass shaped, and every time I go shopping for pants I am constantly cussing the fact that they all seem to be made for apple shaped women!

In most brands of plus sized pants/jeans I have tried, if they fit in the hips and butt there's enough room left in the waist to fit a small infant in there with me. And you can't make it better by wearing a belt, because a belt sits at your natural waist, then you have one very strained belt loop in the back with fabric gaping out on both sides allowing the world to see down the back of your pants.

And today's low-waisted styles make it even worse, because they aren't long enough in the rise for the natural curvature of my hips to actually hold them up. So I have to hold my legs together when I walk because the friction between my thighs is the only thing keeping them from falling down.

It's good I have some smaller sized pants from earlier eras stashed away, because I don't think I will be able to buy another pair of pants until the current fashion trends change.

So just know, Apple Shaped Ladies, you are not alone in your frustration. :D

It's sooo annoying to have a tight waist and super loose butt and legs with a pair of jeans. I hate hate hate hate elastic waists, I feel that for me, anything without a zipper is giving up on weight loss. haha

I found a pair of capri jeans made by Baby Phat at Macy's during the summer that fit every curve and were kinda stretchy, but still had a zipper. They were $60 there, but the fit was worth it. The pants were a size 20 though and I'm in an 18 already. So I hope they have more with the same fit, but in smaller sizes for next summer!

They seriously fit so great and didn't make me look 5' wide and 3' tall like capris normally do. haha

I like Seven brand jeans from Lane Bryant. I hate high waists, these hit just at/below the belly button and are perfect. The only thing is, there are multiple styles, and often I go in and find ones with horrid rear pockets/bling/yuck colour. But if you keep looking - I have 2 pairs of Seven which are my "perfect" jeans! I'm freaking out because the more I lose, they are getting too baggy!!

I have no idea who jeans are made for these days. I dislike high waist jeans, so I do like the low cut, only because they actually fall on my waist! Weird. If I don't get low cut jeans, then the jeans are too big at the waist and the thighs/hips are tight. I wouldn't even say I'm a pear shape, except I guess my hips are ~12 inches larger than my waist. Does that make me a pear shape? I don't know.

My trick for jeans is try try try. I've tried many styles and brands in various stores to find jeans that fit right.

Techwife - I had to laugh at the reference to 'fanny' in your post. In the UK it has a ruder meaning (think in front....):D

All you apple girls, try Gloria Vanderbilt stretch jeans. They are made very boxy. Waist is the same size as the hips. And for the thinner leg gals, they are not as baggy as those that you have you fitting the waist and everything else is baggy. I was, (and still am) an apple even though I've had a tummy tuck 18 mo. ago. I am still left with no butt, and my waist and hips are the same size with thin legs. The GV jeans still fit me the best. I went from a 12-14 and down to an 8.

Hmm. I remember back in the 80's I tried on a pair of her jeans. Good grief! I looked awful. Never looked so bad in a pair of jeans. Like a sack of 'taters! I don't think they were stretch ones though.

In the 80's I didn't have enough Junk in the Trunk to make them look good. The only jeans I could wear and be cute were Levi's. Now I seem to have Junk everywhere.

The PERFECT fit for me was cheaper than expected. Maternity pants from Target. It's the designer collection by Liz something I think... less than 20/pair and fit perfectly.

They aren't cut w/the panel like traditional maternity clothes... they have hidden elastic so that they look like REAL pants.

They are the only pants I've ever found that fit so well. It's sort of embarrassing to wear maternity stuff... but it works w/my body shape and just looks like clothing that fits...

oh yeah, they have zippers/buttons/clasps too... the elastic is hidden inside the waist band w/little buttons to make it stretch and they look 100% like normal pants/jeans/khakis from the outside...

i love them

Oh I saw this thread and new what I was going to post, but you beat me to it! Liz pants from Target - Maternity sz 16 'below the belly' pants/jeans fit me great when I was an 18. Now the only thing is that you have to have a long enough shirt, otherwise you'll flash the left over belly to the world!

Another pair of jeans that I like are Lane Bryant Boot Cuts. The legs are slimmer so they don't leave baggy thighs when getting jeans to fit in the waist. I usually have to buy a size larger of these.

I also tried on some Tommy Hilifger plus sized jeans, I think they were boot cut, and loved them.

i am a size 16/18ish and while i consider myself kind of styley, it has taken me years to find a fir of pants that i like. this is my solution to the apple problem. i wear a size 16 old navy-they are the only place that make pants that i can make work. i buy them so they fit on my hips-they always end up a little loose on the bum and thighs, but not so much that it is unflattering. the other thing is to buy bootcut. not straight legged, not relaxed fit, not flared, and-if buying old navy-get the low rise pants!!! because of how they grade their patterns-the plus size low rise pants are a good fit. here is my other secret-i now always wear a super long and tight tank top under whatever shirt i am wearing. my top shirt i usually wear so that it comes to the top of my pants-it breaks up the torso and sort of tightens everything...also-jewellery, jewellery, jewellery!!!! i stopped wearing it for a long time because i had this crazy notion that jewellery disappeared on the larger figure-boy, was i wrong! big chunky bangles and necklaces will totally compliment a nice scoop neck shirt.
those are my few tips-also, the shorty pant and the cute flats-make anyone look awesome and sassy!!!

Alright ladies, all your jeans problems are solved! Well for me they were... http://www.cennev.com
They have jeans specifically cut for the apple and pear shaped woman. Mine are my new favorite pair. Take a look.

What does apple shapped mean?

the best fitting jeans ive found are paris blues 'skinny' jeans. i get them at torrid, so theyre anything but skinny. theyre cut perfectly though..low waisted, and slim through the hip, butt and legs. they taper to the ankle, though, and i dont know how many gals like their jeans cut for the 1950's.

these STILL dont fit me that well, though. when they stretch out, its only through the legs and butt, and im left with the butt of my jeans sagging. the best pants i ever had were a pair my mother made for me. i sew, but ive never made pants.

if you can afford it, id say the best thing to do is have your pants tailored. jeans arent meant for perfect fit. theyre made for the 'average'.

apple shaped refers to women who are round in the middle with little to no waist definition. think of an apple on a stick...and apply it to a body shape. Bluto, the Popeye character, is apple shaped. its the best example i can give.

i, myself, am an upside down triangle. i have very broad shoulders.

Jeans are so frusterating to buy! As I've lost weight, I've unfortunately maintained my apple porportions. :( I think my waist is like a size 18 and my hips are a size 12 according to oldnavy.com's size chart. I generally buy low-rise, stretch jeans. I hate the saggy butt, so I try on jeans for hours to find ones that go above the roll of my stomach, yet fit the booty.

I've had really good luck at Ross since they often have several brands. It's a good place to go if you're losing weight too, since you can pick up some jeans for like $14. I've gone from a 20 to a 12 and had luck finding a couple good fitting jeans in each size at Ross.

Also, when buying the stretch jeans, it's good to buy them really tight. After wearing them for an hour, they loosen up considerably.

I absolutely hate pant/jean shopping. I have thought several times I should start my own apple shaped clothing brand since nobody has yet and make the most flattering tummy slimming leg enhancing clothes ever! I hate that when I get pants that fit around my waist/tummy there is enough room in the thighs to stick an innertube around 'em. Then they just look baggy and horrid. Stupid huge leg holes. okay anyways...

Gloria Vanderbilt stretch jeans do fit me nicely and the boot-leg cut jeans are the most flattering. If you are apple Never buy pants that taper narrow towards the ankle! They must have a slight flare, like boot-cut jeans do. I buy them at Gordman's and JcPenney's. I have also found that Levi's boot-cut stretch jeans fit nicely but I would recommend buying them 1 size too tight because after wearing them for a week or so mine seem to get baggy and fall off my butt... or I mean past it. So I recommend boot-cut for jeans, and the stretchy jean material is nice cuz then there is no elastic band and a little give for when you sit so your tummy has room to expand.

Now if anyone has any good ideas on finding regular slacks or dress pants that look nice, please post away. I feel like all the nice dress slacks are made for ladies with big ole' booties and thighs. :grouphug:

And shorts!!!!! The horrible HUGE legs on shorts are pathetic! I look SOOOOO bad in them. Seriously like toothpicks wearing a tablecloth!

Ha! That's funny! I seriously hate my chicken legs! Why oh why can't some of my tummy fat travel down to my hips and legs!?! If it was evened out over my body it wouldn't be so bad. But hopefully this summer I won't have such a problem! :cool: I am gonna lose it! (well alot of it anyways!)

I just recently bought a pair of jeans.. the brand is Jeanstar. I have seen them at Burlington Coat Factory and Stein Mart.

These are the BEST jeans that i have ever owned being an apple shape. They are mid-rise so no undies showing and they aren't "mom" jeans that are so high waisted they come up to your boobs.

They hug my smaller hips and thighs and are just the right size around my buldging gut! AAAAND they had them in SHORT so i got my 16 with my short legs.. and they didn't even need hemmed!

Oh God, I feel your pain!

I hate low rise jeans! On anybody. Even on skinny chics with GREAT figures I think they just look trashy. They don't even cover up the a$$ crack--who wants to see that? Not saying that everyone should wear their jeans/pants up to their boobs, but honestly, the way jeans are cut these days, leaves VERY little to the imagination.

I too am a wonderful apple shape. I'm just huge-giganticly-enormous at the top and taper right down to little bitty feet. I often look in the mirror and feel like big red monster on Looney Toons that wears sneakers--accept I don't have red hair! lol
When I lose weight, it comes off in the face, the a$$ and the legs first--never the gut, or the back! Noooo, that would be just too convenient. I have that whole front sideways butt thing happening too--big pouchy gut that sticks out, really indented waistline (I always thought years and years of wearing too tight pants had made it that way!) and then a big ol' roll that I can't remember NOT having--even as a small child.

And to add insult to injury--and this is probably WAY TMI so I apologise ahead of time if I offend--but I must have the fattest crotch on the planet. I have a terrible time keeping the camel toe under control. It's so embarassing. FORGET about me wearing a swimsuit--EVER. Even buying pants in the mens department doesn't help, because of the short stride--it just emphasises it more, kind of "cups" it, really shows it off. **shudder**

So, I refuse to wear shirts that don't fall to below the crotch, but if I can get them to do that, then it means they are entirely too big, so I just look like a big sloppy cow. I feel like I can't win.

I hope that as I lose weight some of my "crotch fat" goes too--preferably ALL of it! I know, I know--really, I don't mean to be offensive!

I've never actually spoke out loud about it before. I hope I haven't totally grossed anyone out. But I feel like, if a fatty ever had a place to be honest about what she/he was going through, then surely this is the place?? Believe me, it's taken me 30 minutes to post this, because I keep debating about whether or not to post it.

I really despise my body sometimes. People tell you to love your body for what it can do, respect yourself, even the gross parts, but I find that very hard to follow sometimes. I fantasize about being able to just peel the fat layer away.

It's hard to be fat in an otherwise normal sized world, eh?

:(

I am so glad I found this thread. If I weren't at work, I would have hollered out loud over the quite from Sugarbuster's techwife posted in 2006.

I have a horrible time finding reasonably fitting jeans, too. Not only I am apple shaped - but I am apple shaped with thick legs. You have no idea what I would give for a pair of nice slim ankles! In the past, I bought a few pairs of jeans in the men's department because although I carry my fat in the middle (and mostly in the front) I usually still have room in the waist when the hips fit. And, I have never had huge hips and my butt is almost not there (when I was young and sllim, an older, pear-shaped, friend of mine used to tease me that she doesn't understand how I can sit since I have "nothing to sit on".
AND, to make it worse, I need at least 33" in inseam which seems to be almost non-existent these days. You have no idea how many pairs I had to return on the rack, although they did fit ok in the waist/hips area, because they were too short!!!

I envy you the plethora of brands to choose from. I would never buy anything online (especially not from the US) because out of 20 pairs there may be 1 or 2 that would fit me and it is not worth losing the money when returning across the border.
I am now on my last pair of jeans that will soon (I hope) become too loose to wear, so I am actively searching for a replacement. Since I am still losing weight, I don't want to buy anything over $20 per pair. I did find a pair at Winners yesterday (I think the US equivalent of Winners is T.J.Max or some such) - I can button them up but they are still too tight to wear so they should be perfect after the next 5 pounds are gone or so. They are long enough, but they are a bit too tight in the legs (all over) - but they have 1% of spandex so I hope they will loosen up a bit. Since they cost $19.99 plus tax, I consider them a reasonable buy. We will see. Oh, and of course, the pocket is somewhere half on the butt and half on the top of the thigh. [sigh]

I hate low-riders. They look so idiotic an anyone, even on the teenagers with no fat. Even my 82-year old mom comments how stupid it is of everyone to wear them because they really accentuate the rolls of fat in the abdominal area. I prefer jeans that sit just below the waist.

Ok, i think I exhausted my pet peeves. Thanks for letting me get my rant out, that's a relief!

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Originally Posted by hotfoot (Post 2289480) I hope that as I lose weight some of my "crotch fat" goes too--preferably ALL of it! I know, I know--really, I don't mean to be offensive! I've never actually spoke out loud about it before. I hope I haven't totally grossed anyone out. But I feel like, if a fatty ever had a place to be honest about what she/he was going through, then surely this is the place?? Believe me, it's taken me 30 minutes to post this, because I keep debating about whether or not to post it. :(

Good for you for being brave and posting it!! I wasn't offended in the slightest! :hug: You rock!

Umm i could have sworn i was alone in this. I feel i need to wear either super low rise under my tummy and wear a shirt to cover it or pants that come above mt belly button, which being only 20 is not my ideal. I have to say i LOVE LOVE LOVE lane bryants new right fit jeans. Thischart will help you figure out your size. I find the yellow ones the BEST! They fit those of us that if the jean fits the waist its WAY too big in the legs and if it fits the legs we cant get them buttoned.

Me too! I'm fine with jeans but any kind of tailored or smart pants for work? Theyre like tents at the crotch area, so frustrating!

Ah, thanks for that! :o Phew!! I was afraid that I'd get a heap of responses telling me to tone it down and stop being so sickening (I couldn't really blame anyone either!), but I have never EVER seen anyone mention this kind of problem on any diet or weight loss forum. Ever. And I belong to quite a few, believe me!
I think that I surely can't be the only woman on the planet with this problem. Can I? Considering some of the horrible sights you see on other large ladies, I would almost think I could be in the majority for a change! lol

Anyway, I'm working on it, right? All I can do is keep on keeping on, stay positive, and work on disguising the parts I hate until I can afford to do something resconstructive--if I get that brave! :o

Cheers!

for shorts and bathing suits.... I have been loving the workout skorts and skirted bathing suits. I've been gettign the C9 champion running shorts at Target. I love them. They look a little "tennis-y", and I've been asked where I playtennis, LOL. But the line of teh skirt falling from my (non)waist is so flattering and smothing.

Same thing with skirted swim wear. I have 1 suit from lands End, adn I plan on buying more on sale. But teh skirt covers all of those extra rolls. I had never bought a skirted suit before b/c my thoghs are okay, but I love how flattering the skirt is on my lower tummy .

Am too an apple shape right? I have a huge top and no legs or butt... LOL so maybe Im a apple on a stick.. lol.
Now a days I just but pants that are comfy on my waist and I always have to alter them when I get home to fit my height and shape.
I swear I would go crazy if I didn't know how to sew..
Making your own Jeans don't work unless you make the pattern yourself to fit your body.. because the ones you buy are WAAAYY too huge and boxy

I am an EXTREME hourglass...which means that my waist goes in more than average, and I have a bubble booty to balance it out.

It doesn't help with regular sizes, but for those of you who are still in a size 14 or larger, check out Lane Bryant. A few months ago they came out with a line of jeans in 3 styles, meant for the 3 basic figure types-the apple, the average, and those like me, who are EXCESSIVELY curvy.

In fact, most jeans/pants are made for the "average" figure...those who have a waist that nips in a little bit. Average. However, they are not going to fit the extremes either way very well. (Apples and really curvy hourglasses or pears.)

For the person who wondered who actually has a waist that goes in...here I am. ;) :lol:

Us curvy gals have the opposite problem...if I put on a pair of pants and they fit my round hips, then I can literally take a belt, and cinch of the waistband on them to get them to fit.

For those of you who are hourglass/pear and have this same problem with the waist being too big-try the Riders jeans or capris from Wal-Mart, they will say "no gap waistband" on the tag. They fit small waists/round booties really well. :)

Amen. I have to get all my pants altered because there is so much extra fabric in the waist that I can't wear them. I don't who these pants are for if the apples and the hourglasses can't wear them.