How to hide wide hips with 10 styling tips

We are women, we have curves and we are finally beginning to look at them with kinder eyes. The extreme thinness that has always given so much to talk about begins to be superseded by the sinuosity of the curvies. But even so, instead of showing off with pride what our nature has sculpted, we are afraid to show ourselves as we are and we continue to wonder how to disguise wide hips.

Fortunately, the fashion industry, the mirror in which we look at each other so much, begins to wake up and surrender to beautiful women whose silhouettes break with the canons installed for years. The archetypes begin to change, to be more flexible and varied, in order to represent in a more reliable, more real way, the beauty that exists in all people.

Our canon of reference should not be that of this or that model whose personality and lifestyle nothing have to do with ours, but look at ourselves and ask ourselves how we could enhance that charm natural that comes standard and makes us unique. What if to feel more favored we need to resort to certain styling tricksWell, that's what they are for.

Therefore, although the hip line re-emerges as a timeless symbol of femininity, for all those that to see you better you prefer to go into the background, here we reveal some secrets.

How to hide wide hips with 10 styling tips

Keep these ideas in mind when dressing to make yourself feel more confident composing your outfits:

1. Wear dark clothes for that area, but not just black.

Any shade in its darkest version can serve you (maroon, navy blue, green ...), you don't have to restrict yourself to the use of black as many people do. Any of them conceals and will give you more play to compose your outfits, although yes, they are fabrics with a matte finish, since the shine gives a feeling of volume.

2. Avoid prints for the bottom.

Large drawings and shapes increase the sensation of volume in addition to focusing attention on that area. Instead resort to solid colored garmentsor with small prints (Eg moles) that go more unnoticed in plain sight.

3. Wear tops that exceed the fullest part of the hips.

Not only on your tops, sweaters or blouses, but also apply this tip to the jackets or cardigans you use if what you want is to hide your wide hips. To do this, look at the mirror at the point where it has its maximum width and look for the length of the garments to exceed that area a few centimeters.

But always without losing sight of the whole; make sure that your waist is not visually lengthened too much because it can visually shorten the length of your legs. In this case, remember that with a little heel you can correct it.

4. Use pants that fasten a few inches below the navel.

Thus they will pick up the hips well without marking it too much and it will allow you to wear blouses or shirts inside your pants. This way you can expand the way you wear your upper garments without limiting yourself exclusively to wearing them covering the hip line.

5. Draw the spotlight to your shoulders or cleavage.

Are you lucky enough to have a slim neck and do you find the way your clavicles stand out? Or maybe you are especially proud of your cleavage? In any case, exploit that attractiveness that you have and look for the eyes to be directed preferably towards that area with which you feel most comfortable. That way you will make what you don't like so much go unnoticed.

Strengthen your shoulders with more structured lines in that area, as with the blazers or shirts. The boat neck on your tops, balloon sleeves and large prints or with horizontal lines will also be great. allies to optically widen that area and thus help match it to the lower width to harmonize your silhouette.

A striking neckline, a garment that is embellished or with volume at the chest, as well as short necklaces They will focus your attention on that area that is most attractive to you and you will feel more secure by hiding the wide hips.

6. Avoid stretchy or thick fabrics for bottoms.

The first ones will do nothing but round and highlight that area they cover. And the latter will contribute with their thickness greater visual weight. In short, if they are going to see each other, let's forget about lycra leggings that will only serve to frame and highlight, as well as wool pants or skirts and other winter fabrics that will give us an extra volume where we really want to remove it.

7. Forget about low waistbands.

When we use pants or skirts that start at that point, we will be creating a horizontal line that it will make eyes be directed precisely there, in addition to that we will be widening the hips.

8. Avoid skinny or skinny pants

By narrowing too much in the ankle area, increases the feeling of a wide hip and bulky thighs to greatly enhance the difference in width between both parts.

9. Discard skirts with a lot of flight and volume.

It is preferable that you opt for straight cuts and that they fasten at the waist or those that remain a few centimeters below the navel and have a slightly flared fall.

10. In short, avoid anything that adds volume to that area and that of the thighs;

Avoid contrasts (be they in color or texture), light colors, horizontal stripes, ornaments (including belts to the hip), large prints (better if they are subtle, such as tiny polka dots) and “ear” pockets at the height of the hips. The latter can be sewn closed or removed, since optically widens the hips.