The Best Jeans for Your Shape

If You Have Full Hips and Thighs…

Look for a contoured waist and a higher rise in the back than in the front. And the front rise shouldn’t be less than eight inches. “The waistband should hit at the hipbone or the belly button,” says Gretta Monahan, a cohost of Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style. “This way, it won’t cut into the body at the widest spot.” To hold in and slim the thighs, opt for a rigid fabric that has no more than 2 percent stretch.
 

For Every Day: Boot Cut

Little in the Middle
These jeans are designed so that the hips are one size larger than the waist.
Style: Empowered; sizes: 0.1 to 20.1; inseam: 34 inches.
To buy: $130, littleinthemiddle.com.