How To Dress to Have Slimmer Legs and Thighs

Yes, it's official - one of the areas of the body that women feel most uncomfortable with is their thighs. It's probably the first place to add on the pounds with even a slight weight gain, and even going to the gym can accentuate the thighs as well if you opt for muscle pumping exercises. I guess if we are sensible we don't really want to slim down to the extremes of Amy Winehouse's spindly pins, but we can change some of the things we wear to show off our thighs and legs to the best advantage.

• Wearing a skirt - how many of us are stuck in the rut of wearing a trouser suit to work - I know I've worked with girls for years that I have never seen wear anything but trousers. Skirts are very feminine and also extremely practical and stylish for the winter when worn with opaque tights, boots and a jacket. It's easy to give the impression that you have made much more of an effort with this look - and it's so easy.
• If you are looking for trousers, wide legged pants hide a multitude of sins. Its brilliant this season as wide leg or slouch trousers are so in style. Wide legged pants fall much more elegantly from the hips and float over the thighs.
• If you have been looking for more fitted trousers or jeans it can be totally humiliating in the changing rooms when they get stuck just over your knees. This can be a problem as many women have small waists and larger thighs, so go for a size up from your normal one, and the tops of the trouser legs should fit neatly. The problem here that the waist will be too large and jeans will bag out at the back. It is worth having items professionally tailored in this situation when you are investing in designer jeans or tailored suits. Alterations can even be done online.
• Remember too that there are loads of great bodyshapers available such as Spanx which create a streamlined silhouette - see the entry "Top Tips for Dressing To Be Slim".

I guess we could all diet to the extreme, but where's the fun in that - after all that is what fashion is for - to make us feel great about ourselves.

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