Let's face it. The majority of us are not super models or athletes. We do not have never ending legs or perfect breasts. We cannot and should not wear everything we see in the magazines. You need to fine tune what you see and then personalize it depending on your body type.
Dress pants for large hips:
If you have large hips, wearing skin tight pants will NOT make you look thinner. Instead dress pants that flow, are not bell bottom and are not skinny look best for the woman who has large hips or large legs. The best colors are dark colors just because they do make you look slender. Dark blue, charcoal, black, dark emerald, dark red for example work really well.
Italian women understand and work with their bodies. They will not sacrifice how they look just for the latest trend. They will not wear for instance the "pant collant" or fuseux which is in style now if their bodies do not permit it. It is just not classy.
Dress pant length:
I wrote a little about how clothes should fit in "How to Dress Italian and Look Good"
but I need to stress that dress pants should not be too long nor too short. You need to get them fitted according to the shoes you will wear with them. Bring the shoes with you to the tailor when you go. The hem should be such that it just glides and barely touches the shoe in the front. When standing up, you should never see your socks or hose. If you do see them, they are too short. The hem in the back should never touch the floor. There should never be a break (visible lines) in the pant leg.If there is, they are too long.
Skirts:
Italian women do not wear mini skirts or full skirts if they have large hips and legs. Doing so just makes them look larger. So pleated skirts are out. Instead these women will wear fitted skirts (not skin tight) or A line skirts (if in style) which have give a slendering look. The hem of the skirt can be just below or just above the knee. A this time, very long straight or flowing skirts are not in style. In any event, long flowing skirts are not attractive for larger women.
Jackets and Shirts:
Here the word is fitted. Italian women do not wear non fitted jackets nor shirts because they just look lousy. They make you look like you don't care. A jacket or shirt that is not fitted means that it lies large like a sac over you and does not glide on your curves. Even if you are large, fitted looks better. You don't necessarily have to go to a tailor to get it fitted. You can buy it already fitted. The tailor will just make it look better. Look for shirts that have elastic (on label) in them which will help it cling to your body. It should not be skin tight.
Shoes for larger women and / or short women:
I have studied the Italian women for years and although they love shoes and will follow every new shoe trend, they will not sacrifice what they look like for a fleeting trend. Mocassin shoes or flat shoes just don't look good on larger women or women who are not tall because they seem to accentuate your weight and your height, making you look larger and shorter. You may be able to get away with it if you are large and tall. On the most part larger women just look better with at least a little heel. The heel gives the perception of lengthening the leg and that is never a bad thing! If you just hate wearing heels, consider wedge heels that give you the height without sacrificing too much comfort. Nowadays both winter shoes and summer shoes are available with wedges. Some wedges are even invisible to the eye but implanted into the shoe.
Boots are a must for the winter for every woman. Italian women own at least one pair of black boots and if possible brown boots that they interchange according to the color of their clothes. Again these boots should have at least a little heel or a wedge. Boots can be worn with pants, skirts or dresses.
These are just a few of the important facts I have learned while studying the Italian woman and how they dress according to their body type, never sacrificing how they look for style.
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