STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Kitty · Hermes

Pants cut for a friend

erin · Chanel

well, i am 5'2" on a good day and look ridic (and really dumpy) in super wide leg pants, if that helps.

Elle · Hermes

I'm 5'2" like Erin and also look like a goon in really wide legged pants. IMO a good rule of thumb for short people is to go with wide legs that are the same width as the top of your thigh a their widest - that way you still have the style of the wide leg but your legs don't get lost and end up looking wider than they are long.

My favorite cut is a slim-ish, straight cut that doesn't hug the knee too much. I've found that's the style that slims me out the most. Adds a couple inches in height too!

-- Edited by Elle at 12:52, 2006-08-16

Lilykind · Hermes

I'm 5' 3" and can wear wide leg pants as long as I wear heels. Any wider and I would be overwhlemed, though. I have an hourglass and feel the need to balance on bottom what I've got on top though.