This is the best video that I have ever seen on the subject of having high hips. I now know what to wear because I was having a hard time trying to figure out what to wear. Thank you so much for this video. I needed this so much.
I’m so glad I found this video. I always thought these were love handles that just never go away. It wasn’t until yesterday when I had a consultation for liposuction to remove them when the doctor told me these were actually my hips. But it looks so bad since my butt area is so small and it makes me have a V shaped butt. It’s a nightmare and dressing like this is so helpful !😊
this is by far the best video on this subject I have ever seen. I am impressed not only by the style advises, but also by all your the explanations and visuals you prepared. An absolute must for every women who feels uncomfortable about her high hips. I understood my body shape only some years ago (I am in my 40ies) and indeed, I regret this happened that late. Thanks a lot, I am going to subscribe and once again, congrats. Great job.
I have been feeling so insecure for so long because I hated my body shape. I always thought the hips were lower and that I just didn't have any. But for the first time I see my body in a new light that isn't negative, unattractive or ugly. I feel so seen! Thank you for this video!!
this video really helped me. I have, in my opinion, some of the ugliest looking high hips that don't match the rest of my body at all. I've been super insecure about them for a while now. I have a super small waste then very wide high hips then it dips back down towards my butt. I'm glad I found this video though so now I'll look for clothes that fit my body type. I'm young so I still got a lot of ways to go 💜
WOW, I FINALLY found someone with my hips that can actually give me advice on clothes. I love flowy skirts but gathered waists look awful on me. I DO wear longer tops to hide my large belly. It's about time I found the answers for my high hips--I'm 73 and I am just finding my style!
So glad I found this, there is hardly any info on this and I've always wondered why my clothes can sometimes make me look frumpy. I have hips that aren't on that chart, so I have high Illium flare and high and wide trochanter. Another 'issue' is that I also have a tiny waist so clothes for my bottom half, especially pants, is a nightmare mainly because my waist and hips are about 2 sizes apart and my hips jut out instantly from my waist. I love what you said about the tops and it makes so much sense to me now! I look great in a crop, it never looks cropped on me and makes my waist look nice but 'normal' tops, if they don't fit super tight just billow and pull around my hips and make me look frumpy. I feel validated! 💕
This is precisely my body shape. I have long legs, a very short torso due to my high hips, and my butt is only slightly perky because I work out. But even at my fittest my fat accumulates around my hip area and the back area right above my butt, which is super frustrating because I feel like I am doing the most and I still don’t look like I want to. My only solution would be to get Lipo around those areas to create more of a defined silhouette but I can’t afford it lol 😂 but my gosh I feel seen! I didn’t know so many girlies struggled with this! Finding flattering clothes is always so hard too!
Wow just wow. I could cry just bc you literally explained what I’ve been trying to tell people my whole life that didn’t understand what I was saying. Thank u so much for taking the time to make this video.
Yes!!!!!! Thank you for taking the time to record this! I've struggled with this ever since puberty and nobody seems to understand. Thank you for doing this 😊
This shape is called the spoon/violin figure 8 I have this shape it’s close to being a pear shape but not the same due to how high hip it’s hard to dress I found that an A line skirt are perfect for spoon shapes and boot cut jeans also look great thanks for talking about this shape there aren’t many videos on this!
My hip bone reaches my belly button... needless to say I never know how to dress. I generally prefer dresses that flare up right after the boobarea or that have a larger bottom, skirts look like a triangle on me, literally. For pants I just go with flares or very very high pants and I then I put shirts on that are long so they fall over my hips since my legs are 60% of my height, therefore my torso is very short. My ass is neither big nor small but it’s pretty low, actually very low, ideal for conventional low waist pants. I'm pretty skinny, bmi is around 19 and im 179 cm tall, 5'12" and I'm still growing. I just feel i look so weird in everything, i don't want this to be another insecurity. Thank you for talking about high hips, I can never find anyone doing so
I have bella hadid hips and you explain this magnificently. I recently discovered I'm an hourglass figure but didn't know this because of hip dip, which made me refrain from wearing tight dresses guess i didn't want to pronounce them. I lost so much weight till at a point of my life I was 48 kgs and my hips were still defined and I just learned that's just my body shape and learned new ways how to look great with them. Marylin Monroe, Sharon Tate and Sophia Loren all have hip dips and they're considered the epitome of feminine beauty.
I feel so seen!!! Thank you so much for this! I always just thought it was a short torso but the issue is the hips! I have all of the same fit issues and wider waist etc.
I love this. I have high hips and consequently a short waist. I employ a lot of these tips intuitively, although I favour narrower belts as I'm only 5' 1" (Kibbe R rather than SD) and the heaviness of thicker belts overwhelm me. The one problem I have never found a cure for is how tops give me a fabric hunchback, as my short waist and full bust always mean too much fabric on the back and zips are always way too long! Some great ideas, thank you.
I have the same problem with too much fabric around the back of the neck! Some times I'll pin things (but it looks weird) and I've also taken a few things to get tailored with mixed results. The shoulders and neck area can be tricky to tailor! TBH it's one of the many reasons I usually only buy clothes that I can try on first in a store . And that totally makes sense about the small belts! Bigger details work better for me as an SD but small belts definitely sound like a better choice for more petite people.
This video honest to god changed my life. The other day I was wondering why just never looked good when I tucked my shirt into my jeans. People would say it made me look wider 😭 I didn’t have pronounced hip dips but I knew that my body just didn’t suit many of the clothes and cuts that are trendy or flattering, it just made me look ‘frumpy’ no matter what weight I was, or would make my butt look like it was tucked UNDER my body. What I did know was that A-line dresses or baby-doll dresses always looked stunning on me. Miraculously almost Nobody on the internet (influencers etc) has the same body type as me, and I’ve only seen it on one other woman. Then i realised that I could feel my hip bones at the same level as my belly button, and I typed up “high hips” on Google last night wondering if that was the reason… and Lo and behold this video came up. I have never felt so understood. We have the *exact* same body type. High and wide trochanter that’s parallel to the ilium flare. It’s mind blowing. I feel like I can finally start to love and embrace my body instead of fighting it. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!
Ahhhh I'm so happy to hear you say it helped you!!! I spent s many years not understanding why I didn't look like most other women in my clothes and when I figured it out I wanted to spread the word! I know it's not the most succinct/well made video but I'm glad it made a difference for you
thank you for this video. You described the exact issues I have with clothing. I have been busting my brain trying to find something I could look good in. I never understood why I looked so curvy naked but in clothes I look 20 pounds heavier and boxy. I miss the 80s where jeans had a MUCH higher rise, I used to live in Rockies and crop tops as a teen.
I’m glad you said about gathered fabric laying in a way that’s not very flattering for us. I always want a peasant style top and they always look terrible on me. I have high, wide hips and a small bust so I don’t fill most tops out very well.
Thank you for the video, I don't see a lot of people talking about this particular shape combination, and the fitting accommodations it needs. I've also come to the conclusion that the reason why so many clothes don't work for me is because of a high-wide hip bone that's sitting very close to the ribcage, and results in having a wide waist, regardless of weight. For years I kept thinking that it was because of weight that I couldn't wear the styles I liked, but I'm finally realizing that it has nothing to do with size, and whether I'm at a normal weight or overweight it doesn't affect the particular fit issues I'm having. The biggest offenders are separates, like skirts and trousers, and the problem is two-fold: 1) the size that fits my hips is too small for my waist, and even if I size up, or even if the waist fits because of, say, an elastic band, the fabric basically juts out at the hipbone, creating an unflattering tent-like effect, 2) the proportions are off, because the narrowest point of my waist is right under my chest and then almost immediately goes from ribcage to hips, even those high waisted trousers that can deal with the long rise and sit without falling off, create a unbalanced proportion of looking like going from boobs->legs (like the example you've shown in the video). It's *really* hard finding separates that work, and I even had the same problem with dresses (especially the jutting out tent shape). The styles that I've found work the best are: dresses with an empire waist (because they are narrower right beneath the chest and then flare out from there), and certain high waist trousers with an elastic panel at the belly area (because I can get away with my usualy size and not having to size up and then tailor). A lot of clothes can give us a rectangular and wider shape, and finding things that work is A Process...
OMG thank you so much for taking the time to break this down with diagrams! This answers sooo many of my questions and now I know what to look for!! Thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏼
My worst jeans with ultra high hips are low-rise skinny jeans. My best look is dark colored stiff fabric pleated skirts with ultra wide waist band and criss-crossed back suspender straps. I get the waistband in a size large enough for sitting, and the suspender straps hold the skirts above my high hip bones. Then I wear a lighter colored blouse with sleeve ruffles near the shoulders.
I'm 5' 11", 'short waisted" with wide, high hips and a full butt. Along with big boobs, it very challenging trying to buy anything to fit my body type. Even when I was 125 lbs (very underweight), a lot of styles just didn't fit my body properly. I was skinny but no discernible body shape. After a while, I gave up and wore whatever I felt like and I still do to this day. I prefer slim pants, not skinny jeans. Boot cut, wide leg and flare are awful on me. I'm all legs (35" inseam) so I also prefer longer styles which apparently aren't in style. Longer tops and tees not tucked in. A blazer or duster cardi if tucked in. We learn to go with what we have.
Girl, I literally love you for making this video your beautiful and you’ve made me feel beautiful, I’ve been struggling recently but this is spot on and I feel so much better about my body so thank you🥲😘😍
Hendricks also hikes up her bust which can help a lot. I feel like most women with high hips have a larger bust than average, (most clothes are designed for a B cup despite the average being a C cup for the past 30-40 years) and wearing a bra that lifts even 1 inch more than usual gives a longer waist line. I ended up learning to sew because clothing manufacturers seem to want to ignore us completely. It’s surprising how many styles I “couldn’t wear” actually looked good once I learned how to change patterns to fit my body. Standard clothing sets the hip line around 8-9 inches below the waist and that doesn’t work when your wides point is 3” below. 😁. I also like being able to control the crotch depth so my pants sit at my waist without giving me a wedgie or high water hemlines! Thank you for a great video!
Thank you so much for this video! My body has always looked different and I’ve never been able to find jeans that look good. I used to get in trouble in high school because my skirt would constantly ride up. They wanted me to be embarrassed so they would send me to my locker to change into gym shorts.
A great video and helped me a lot. I have just realised over the last few weeks this is my problem and could never understand that no matter how slim I was, skirts nearly always puffed out sharply over my hips making me look funny.
My lumbar spine is a bit hunched back (if I express that right in english, that very common kinda duck-look in profile😄🦆), so when I look from the front my hips look ”normal” in lack of a better word. But when I look in profile- I think this really affects the overall look, the way I carry clothes, the way it drapes on my body, no matter the weight. I always wondered why the profile is not taken into consideration in the kibbe method for example. To me an item can give a totally different vibe when seen only from the front. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on that.
I have high and wide hips and I think a low and narrow trochanter, and even underwear is hard to fit. It’s even worse because I’m plus sized with an “apple shaped” stomach. I mostly wear a line or flowy skirts and dresses and wide legged, high waisted pants
I've been up to a size 18 and I definitely get apple shaped, too. It's a hard shape to dress and most plus size clothes seem to assume you're more bottom heavy. Especially underwear! The leg/butt area gets bigger than my thighs so then they ride up in the worst way :(
Yes! The brand Vixen by Micheline Pitt (and the sister brand La Femme en Noir) makes pants that work for high hips. They are a bit retro in vibe, especially they way they style them on the website. But if you style them in a non-vintage way I think they can work for modern styles. I'm actually working on a video reviewing the brand that should be out in the next couple weeks
@@LexiLadonna Thank you! Do you know if they work even if you don’t have an hourglass shape? I absolutely have high hips, but I also have a lot of stomach and I’ve been scared off of more retro shapes because of my WHR. Super excited for the video! This information has explained so much about why clothes never seem to look right on me.
i wish i had known this before i bought my 4k wedding dress with flowy lengths that *almost* show my hip dips. luckily enough it’s not toooo bad as it’s sits heavier but it’s made out of chiffon. this was sooo informative though. i’m finally in an office job and thought i’d start to dress better but have always hated my body, living in tights and baggy jumpers. so yeah. all of the info really works for me though especially with the pants. literally put on my comfy but conforming sweat pants on that follow my shape and they’re perfect. i understand now as i always ised to just go for high waisted
i get the whole sweater thing too. i bought some merch from my fav artist and it was a jumper that hit me at my mid hip too and just looks absolutely ugly and unflattering to me so definitely get that
I can rub my lower ribs on my hips if I want they have like 4-5 inches between them. Unless I use my back and stomach muscles constantly to hold up a full straight back lol
Literally eveything you have said is stuff ive been trying to explain to people. Especially partners who dont understand why i can't just buy any type of clothes 😔 31:22
This needs to be viral. Why is this so fucking hard to hear about. Why don't people understand this?!
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OMG, yes, yes, yes! I've just recently realized that pants are uncomfortable for me because I'm always trying to hike them up! And consequentially came to the conclusion that I have high hips. to hit my natural waist, the rise needs to be 13" at least! Different from you though, I also have a long torso, so getting those pants to sit at my natural waist really does make an impact on my silhouette. This type of information should be more widely spread because I feel that so many woman struggle because they just don't know exactly what to look for in their clothes. Great video!
I had to learn this the hard way. Before I was 12, my hips were straight. Then, I gained weight and peeked into my dad’s dirty magazines, and then looking at my own naked body, I was 14 and my hips looked peanut shaped, nothing like the nude models. So at 15 1/2, I kept dieting and exercising until I was skin and bone, and the pelvis was still the same as when the fat covered it.
As a home seamstress, it was a staggering moment when years ago I realized I had high hips. We really need to look at our bodies and think about why clothes don’t fit or are pulling in a certain area. I’m so glad to see you addressing this fit topic, which is ignored so often. Another area is darts for the bust. Almost nothing has darts anymore but they are essential to fitting non-stretch material over the bustline. Otherwise it pulls at the armhole in an unattractive way.
I have all of this, very short waisted with high hips, and pronounced lordosis with a big butt and a large chest with little runty legs. Dressing is a challenge, either I’m a frumpopotamus or feeling like I’m too curvy in fitted clothes. I wear layers like a fucking Sherpa
This! I have the a very similar body type. It’s like I have to wear body con to look normal but then it’s way too sexy. I’ve ended up wearing a body con base layer of clothing and then a big coat or duster to feel comfortable.
Ok, I have high hips. But I cannot wear highrise. I look better when my pants are midrise. Lowrise works as well, as my butt is low compared to my hips. Yeah, that is a thing too ;)
@@LexiLadonna right? I totally agree. And as I get older I embrace my body more. And try to help others do the same. We come in all sizes and shapes. And we are worth so much more then trying to be the body shape of a trend. My poor mom grew up in the twiggy phase, not ideal for a person with the perfect hourglass.
It also explains why I’ve very rarely had compliments in pants, but get them in dresses and skirts…just not the body con type. My hips are high, dippy and narrow, and you did a great observation about how many with high hips have flat butts. I’m okay with my flat butt, because it’s Eurocentric, and I’m proud of my European heritage. About the crotch curve on many pants and shorts, I tend to get the camel toe wedge, but sometimes sagging in the seat of the pants at the same time. Leggings are problematic for me, because I always get bad camel toe and uncomfortable wedging into the crotch. I wonder how most people wear them all the time and don’t get that problem, like, is it a high hip problem?
Nobody talks about high hips. They look fine (OK at least) from the front but awful from the back. The only time I've felt ok about them is when I was at my lowest bmi around 19...
The only time I ever felt OK about them I was also at a 19 BMI. But I'm trying hard to love them at any size! It's hard when it's not the beauty ideal we're presented with and clothes are not made to flatter the shape.... but I will kep trying!
You were just far too hot for the military - theys were just jealous obviously! The mid 2000s were a rough time for women's body image, but thankfully things have moved on some thanks to campaigns surrounding body positivity for women. Unfortunately it seems that rather than us all becoming more accepting, the emphasis on body shaming has now shifted on to men - especially certain groups e.g. those less tall than average, non-white ethnicity etc. Society is increasingly treating certain groups of men very badly for physical traits beyond their control. There is little or no support network for them - and certainly no body positivity movements for them. Society takes the view that men shouldn't show weakness, so the idea of men talking about their feelings is usually stigmatized. Consequently lots of men internalise this and some can suddenly erupt in acts of violence when they reach breaking point. Others self harm in various ways. The male suicide rate in adults below the age of 45 is currently notably higher than any other demographic. We as a society need to take this problem seriously. I applaud you for being so open about the topic generally. Thanks for your video.
This is the best video that I have ever seen on the subject of having high hips. I now know what to wear because I was having a hard time trying to figure out what to wear. Thank you so much for this video. I needed this so much.
I’m so glad I found this video. I always thought these were love handles that just never go away. It wasn’t until yesterday when I had a consultation for liposuction to remove them when the doctor told me these were actually my hips. But it looks so bad since my butt area is so small and it makes me have a V shaped butt. It’s a nightmare and dressing like this is so helpful !😊
We r similar sis ❤
THISS!! My hips have always been wider then my butt and it feels like i can never wear anything with it. 😅
Same!! Thought these were love handles too!
this is by far the best video on this subject I have ever seen. I am impressed not only by the style advises, but also by all your the explanations and visuals you prepared. An absolute must for every women who feels uncomfortable about her high hips. I understood my body shape only some years ago (I am in my 40ies) and indeed, I regret this happened that late. Thanks a lot, I am going to subscribe and once again, congrats. Great job.
Wow, thank you!
Thank you for making this video! The skirt riding up thing is so OBNOXIOUS 😂
It really is!
I have been feeling so insecure for so long because I hated my body shape. I always thought the hips were lower and that I just didn't have any. But for the first time I see my body in a new light that isn't negative, unattractive or ugly. I feel so seen! Thank you for this video!!
this video really helped me. I have, in my opinion, some of the ugliest looking high hips that don't match the rest of my body at all. I've been super insecure about them for a while now. I have a super small waste then very wide high hips then it dips back down towards my butt. I'm glad I found this video though so now I'll look for clothes that fit my body type. I'm young so I still got a lot of ways to go 💜
WOW, I FINALLY found someone with my hips that can actually give me advice on clothes. I love flowy skirts but gathered waists look
awful on me. I DO wear longer tops to hide my large belly. It's about time I found the answers for my high hips--I'm 73 and I am just finding my style!
I love that you're finding your style!! And yeah, gathered waists are the absolute worst
This video was so validating. Literally spoke to every struggle and observation about my body I’ve ever experienced
So glad I found this, there is hardly any info on this and I've always wondered why my clothes can sometimes make me look frumpy. I have hips that aren't on that chart, so I have high Illium flare and high and wide trochanter. Another 'issue' is that I also have a tiny waist so clothes for my bottom half, especially pants, is a nightmare mainly because my waist and hips are about 2 sizes apart and my hips jut out instantly from my waist. I love what you said about the tops and it makes so much sense to me now! I look great in a crop, it never looks cropped on me and makes my waist look nice but 'normal' tops, if they don't fit super tight just billow and pull around my hips and make me look frumpy. I feel validated! 💕
This is precisely my body shape. I have long legs, a very short torso due to my high hips, and my butt is only slightly perky because I work out. But even at my fittest my fat accumulates around my hip area and the back area right above my butt, which is super frustrating because I feel like I am doing the most and I still don’t look like I want to. My only solution would be to get Lipo around those areas to create more of a defined silhouette but I can’t afford it lol 😂 but my gosh I feel seen! I didn’t know so many girlies struggled with this! Finding flattering clothes is always so hard too!
Wow just wow. I could cry just bc you literally explained what I’ve been trying to tell people my whole life that didn’t understand what I was saying. Thank u so much for taking the time to make this video.
You are so welcome!! I'm working on some more content about this but everything is slow now that I have a baby...
Yes!!!!!! Thank you for taking the time to record this! I've struggled with this ever since puberty and nobody seems to understand. Thank you for doing this 😊
This shape is called the spoon/violin figure 8 I have this shape it’s close to being a pear shape but not the same due to how high hip it’s hard to dress I found that an A line skirt are perfect for spoon shapes and boot cut jeans also look great thanks for talking about this shape there aren’t many videos on this!
My hip bone reaches my belly button... needless to say I never know how to dress. I generally prefer dresses that flare up right after the boobarea or that have a larger bottom, skirts look like a triangle on me, literally. For pants I just go with flares or very very high pants and I then I put shirts on that are long so they fall over my hips since my legs are 60% of my height, therefore my torso is very short. My ass is neither big nor small but it’s pretty low, actually very low, ideal for conventional low waist pants. I'm pretty skinny, bmi is around 19 and im 179 cm tall, 5'12" and I'm still growing. I just feel i look so weird in everything, i don't want this to be another insecurity. Thank you for talking about high hips, I can never find anyone doing so
My high hips hits my belly button as well. I find that I can't wear fitted tops because it will make look weird. Bummer 😞
I have bella hadid hips and you explain this magnificently. I recently discovered I'm an hourglass figure but didn't know this because of hip dip, which made me refrain from wearing tight dresses guess i didn't want to pronounce them. I lost so much weight till at a point of my life I was 48 kgs and my hips were still defined and I just learned that's just my body shape and learned new ways how to look great with them. Marylin Monroe, Sharon Tate and Sophia Loren all have hip dips and they're considered the epitome of feminine beauty.
I feel so seen!!! Thank you so much for this! I always just thought it was a short torso but the issue is the hips! I have all of the same fit issues and wider waist etc.
I love this. I have high hips and consequently a short waist. I employ a lot of these tips intuitively, although I favour narrower belts as I'm only 5' 1" (Kibbe R rather than SD) and the heaviness of thicker belts overwhelm me. The one problem I have never found a cure for is how tops give me a fabric hunchback, as my short waist and full bust always mean too much fabric on the back and zips are always way too long!
Some great ideas, thank you.
I have the same problem with too much fabric around the back of the neck! Some times I'll pin things (but it looks weird) and I've also taken a few things to get tailored with mixed results. The shoulders and neck area can be tricky to tailor! TBH it's one of the many reasons I usually only buy clothes that I can try on first in a store .
And that totally makes sense about the small belts! Bigger details work better for me as an SD but small belts definitely sound like a better choice for more petite people.
I discovered I need petite on top. I have long legs but short waist.
Oh my goodness. I have struggled with finding my “body type” and clothes that look flattering my whole life. This has helped me so so much
This video honest to god changed my life. The other day I was wondering why just never looked good when I tucked my shirt into my jeans. People would say it made me look wider 😭 I didn’t have pronounced hip dips but I knew that my body just didn’t suit many of the clothes and cuts that are trendy or flattering, it just made me look ‘frumpy’ no matter what weight I was, or would make my butt look like it was tucked UNDER my body. What I did know was that A-line dresses or baby-doll dresses always looked stunning on me. Miraculously almost Nobody on the internet (influencers etc) has the same body type as me, and I’ve only seen it on one other woman. Then i realised that I could feel my hip bones at the same level as my belly button, and I typed up “high hips” on Google last night wondering if that was the reason… and Lo and behold this video came up. I have never felt so understood. We have the *exact* same body type. High and wide trochanter that’s parallel to the ilium flare. It’s mind blowing. I feel like I can finally start to love and embrace my body instead of fighting it. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!
Ahhhh I'm so happy to hear you say it helped you!!! I spent s many years not understanding why I didn't look like most other women in my clothes and when I figured it out I wanted to spread the word! I know it's not the most succinct/well made video but I'm glad it made a difference for you
thank you for this video. You described the exact issues I have with clothing. I have been busting my brain trying to find something I could look good in. I never understood why I looked so curvy naked but in clothes I look 20 pounds heavier and boxy. I miss the 80s where jeans had a MUCH higher rise, I used to live in Rockies and crop tops as a teen.
Girl thank you so much for this. I’ve struggled for so long and I’m almost 30 years old. Thank you again 💓
I'm glad this was helpful for you!!!!
I’m glad you said about gathered fabric laying in a way that’s not very flattering for us. I always want a peasant style top and they always look terrible on me. I have high, wide hips and a small bust so I don’t fill most tops out very well.
Well done! My clothes either ride up or I’m constantly pulling them up. It’s such a struggle.
It really is a struggle!! I just want to be comfortable in my clothes and not feel like I'm battling them constantly
You cracked the code!
haha I don't know about all that but it's working for me so far...
Thank you for the video, I don't see a lot of people talking about this particular shape combination, and the fitting accommodations it needs. I've also come to the conclusion that the reason why so many clothes don't work for me is because of a high-wide hip bone that's sitting very close to the ribcage, and results in having a wide waist, regardless of weight. For years I kept thinking that it was because of weight that I couldn't wear the styles I liked, but I'm finally realizing that it has nothing to do with size, and whether I'm at a normal weight or overweight it doesn't affect the particular fit issues I'm having. The biggest offenders are separates, like skirts and trousers, and the problem is two-fold: 1) the size that fits my hips is too small for my waist, and even if I size up, or even if the waist fits because of, say, an elastic band, the fabric basically juts out at the hipbone, creating an unflattering tent-like effect, 2) the proportions are off, because the narrowest point of my waist is right under my chest and then almost immediately goes from ribcage to hips, even those high waisted trousers that can deal with the long rise and sit without falling off, create a unbalanced proportion of looking like going from boobs->legs (like the example you've shown in the video). It's *really* hard finding separates that work, and I even had the same problem with dresses (especially the jutting out tent shape). The styles that I've found work the best are: dresses with an empire waist (because they are narrower right beneath the chest and then flare out from there), and certain high waist trousers with an elastic panel at the belly area (because I can get away with my usualy size and not having to size up and then tailor). A lot of clothes can give us a rectangular and wider shape, and finding things that work is A Process...
Thank you so much for this video ❤️ I’m finally embracing my high hips and this has been a super helpful guide
OMG thank you so much for taking the time to break this down with diagrams! This answers sooo many of my questions and now I know what to look for!! Thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏼
Smock Waist skirts work well to pull in the waist too.
This is amazing. So informative with visuals and logic behind the video. This is fantastic ❤
My worst jeans with ultra high hips are low-rise skinny jeans.
My best look is dark colored stiff fabric pleated skirts with ultra wide waist band and criss-crossed back suspender straps. I get the waistband in a size large enough for sitting, and the suspender straps hold the skirts above my high hip bones. Then I wear a lighter colored blouse with sleeve ruffles near the shoulders.
I'm 5' 11", 'short waisted" with wide, high hips and a full butt. Along with big boobs, it very challenging trying to buy anything to fit my body type. Even when I was 125 lbs (very underweight), a lot of styles just didn't fit my body properly. I was skinny but no discernible body shape. After a while, I gave up and wore whatever I felt like and I still do to this day. I prefer slim pants, not skinny jeans. Boot cut, wide leg and flare are awful on me. I'm all legs (35" inseam) so I also prefer longer styles which apparently aren't in style. Longer tops and tees not tucked in. A blazer or duster cardi if tucked in. We learn to go with what we have.
Best video! No one ever talks about hip dips, my hip is really high up and its really damaging my mental health, but im trying to figure it out.
Girl, I'm so glad i found this video. These are my hips. Thank you!
Girl, I literally love you for making this video your beautiful and you’ve made me feel beautiful, I’ve been struggling recently but this is spot on and I feel so much better about my body so thank you🥲😘😍
I’ve never heard anyone talk about this before. Great video!
I also find paper bag waists really flattering
Yes, Paper bag pants for the win!!
Hendricks also hikes up her bust which can help a lot. I feel like most women with high hips have a larger bust than average, (most clothes are designed for a B cup despite the average being a C cup for the past 30-40 years) and wearing a bra that lifts even 1 inch more than usual gives a longer waist line.
I ended up learning to sew because clothing manufacturers seem to want to ignore us completely. It’s surprising how many styles I “couldn’t wear” actually looked good once I learned how to change patterns to fit my body. Standard clothing sets the hip line around 8-9 inches below the waist and that doesn’t work when your wides point is 3” below. 😁. I also like being able to control the crotch depth so my pants sit at my waist without giving me a wedgie or high water hemlines!
Thank you for a great video!
Yes! Finally someone gets it and you explained it so well!! Thank you.
Thank you so much for this video! My body has always looked different and I’ve never been able to find jeans that look good. I used to get in trouble in high school because my skirt would constantly ride up. They wanted me to be embarrassed so they would send me to my locker to change into gym shorts.
A great video and helped me a lot. I have just realised over the last few weeks this is my problem and could never understand that no matter how slim I was, skirts nearly always puffed out sharply over my hips making me look funny.
You have a figure 8 body type just like me! It’s a variation of the hourglass with a lot more round shapes
My lumbar spine is a bit hunched back (if I express that right in english, that very common kinda duck-look in profile😄🦆), so when I look from the front my hips look ”normal” in lack of a better word. But when I look in profile- I think this really affects the overall look, the way I carry clothes, the way it drapes on my body, no matter the weight.
I always wondered why the profile is not taken into consideration in the kibbe method for example. To me an item can give a totally different vibe when seen only from the front. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on that.
Yes, I have this 😆 Also, Petite Dressing has a video on high hips but she calls it "short waist".
omg the black pants r so nice on you
Extremely smart and helpful Vlog. Thanks for putting it together.
Thank you so much for making this video! ❤
Best video on this topic!! Thanks!
Thanks so much for this, what an eye opener!!
You've just enlightened me! Big thank you ❤
Glad to help!
I have high and wide hips and I think a low and narrow trochanter, and even underwear is hard to fit. It’s even worse because I’m plus sized with an “apple shaped” stomach. I mostly wear a line or flowy skirts and dresses and wide legged, high waisted pants
I've been up to a size 18 and I definitely get apple shaped, too. It's a hard shape to dress and most plus size clothes seem to assume you're more bottom heavy. Especially underwear! The leg/butt area gets bigger than my thighs so then they ride up in the worst way :(
Great quality content! Many thanks!
Does anyone know if there are any brands that are friendly to this shape? It’s like we don’t exist.
Yes! The brand Vixen by Micheline Pitt (and the sister brand La Femme en Noir) makes pants that work for high hips. They are a bit retro in vibe, especially they way they style them on the website. But if you style them in a non-vintage way I think they can work for modern styles. I'm actually working on a video reviewing the brand that should be out in the next couple weeks
@@LexiLadonna Thank you! Do you know if they work even if you don’t have an hourglass shape? I absolutely have high hips, but I also have a lot of stomach and I’ve been scared off of more retro shapes because of my WHR.
Super excited for the video! This information has explained so much about why clothes never seem to look right on me.
this is exactly the video i needed. thank you
well done! Thanks so much
This is me. Your telling me it took 40 years to learn this!
it took me forever also!
Same! I’m 41 and after losing weight I’m just starting to realize that what I thought were love handles are my actual hip bones! 😩
i wish i had known this before i bought my 4k wedding dress with flowy lengths that *almost* show my hip dips. luckily enough it’s not toooo bad as it’s sits heavier but it’s made out of chiffon. this was sooo informative though. i’m finally in an office job and thought i’d start to dress better but have always hated my body, living in tights and baggy jumpers. so yeah. all of the info really works for me though especially with the pants. literally put on my comfy but conforming sweat pants on that follow my shape and they’re perfect. i understand now as i always ised to just go for high waisted
i get the whole sweater thing too. i bought some merch from my fav artist and it was a jumper that hit me at my mid hip too and just looks absolutely ugly and unflattering to me so definitely get that
I wish some designer would make clothes for this shape. Being 60 I know what looks good on me but it's hard to find much variety in those things.
Any advise for (high hip) women’s suit jacket and pants?
dear god thank you for having my body type, this helps so much lol
I can rub my lower ribs on my hips if I want they have like 4-5 inches between them. Unless I use my back and stomach muscles constantly to hold up a full straight back lol
I can do this too
Coming here from reddit, thank you for this. It helps. We have the same torso issue!
I’m so glad it helped you!!!
Thank you for this video!
Literally eveything you have said is stuff ive been trying to explain to people. Especially partners who dont understand why i can't just buy any type of clothes 😔 31:22
My high hips hits where my belly button is and I hate that I can wear fitted tops.
This needs to be viral. Why is this so fucking hard to hear about. Why don't people understand this?!
OMG, yes, yes, yes! I've just recently realized that pants are uncomfortable for me because I'm always trying to hike them up! And consequentially came to the conclusion that I have high hips. to hit my natural waist, the rise needs to be 13" at least!
Different from you though, I also have a long torso, so getting those pants to sit at my natural waist really does make an impact on my silhouette. This type of information should be more widely spread because I feel that so many woman struggle because they just don't know exactly what to look for in their clothes. Great video!
for sure!!! I wish this was more talked about. So many other fit issues are talked about regularly but not this!
I also have a long torso and high hips too!! I definitely don’t see this combo as much honestly and not looking frumpy can be so hard
This is me, my solution was the opposite I hide everything from my torso, make it kinda boxy and just show my legs and upper body 😅
Also when are you going to start a clothing brand for our body types?
I'm quite thin and kicking myself for my 'love handles' until my husband told me "you have high hips" so I feel better.
Can I get rid of the high hip flare or at least improve it by exercise?
No, it’s your skeleton
I had to learn this the hard way. Before I was 12, my hips were straight. Then, I gained weight and peeked into my dad’s dirty magazines, and then looking at my own naked body, I was 14 and my hips looked peanut shaped, nothing like the nude models.
So at 15 1/2, I kept dieting and exercising until I was skin and bone, and the pelvis was still the same as when the fat covered it.
As a home seamstress, it was a staggering moment when years ago I realized I had high hips. We really need to look at our bodies and think about why clothes don’t fit or are pulling in a certain area. I’m so glad to see you addressing this fit topic, which is ignored so often. Another area is darts for the bust. Almost nothing has darts anymore but they are essential to fitting non-stretch material over the bustline. Otherwise it pulls at the armhole in an unattractive way.
I have all of this, very short waisted with high hips, and pronounced lordosis with a big butt and a large chest with little runty legs. Dressing is a challenge, either I’m a frumpopotamus or feeling like I’m too curvy in fitted clothes. I wear layers like a fucking Sherpa
This! I have the a very similar body type. It’s like I have to wear body con to look normal but then it’s way too sexy. I’ve ended up wearing a body con base layer of clothing and then a big coat or duster to feel comfortable.
Thank youuuuuu
Yeah our butt is flat because our high hip stores the fat in muffin top
oh my god that's my butt
Ok, I have high hips. But I cannot wear highrise. I look better when my pants are midrise. Lowrise works as well, as my butt is low compared to my hips. Yeah, that is a thing too ;)
Every one is slightly different! I'm glad you found what works for you
@@LexiLadonna right? I totally agree. And as I get older I embrace my body more. And try to help others do the same. We come in all sizes and shapes. And we are worth so much more then trying to be the body shape of a trend. My poor mom grew up in the twiggy phase, not ideal for a person with the perfect hourglass.
It also explains why I’ve very rarely had compliments in pants, but get them in dresses and skirts…just not the body con type.
My hips are high, dippy and narrow, and you did a great observation about how many with high hips have flat butts. I’m okay with my flat butt, because it’s Eurocentric, and I’m proud of my European heritage.
About the crotch curve on many pants and shorts, I tend to get the camel toe wedge, but sometimes sagging in the seat of the pants at the same time.
Leggings are problematic for me, because I always get bad camel toe and uncomfortable wedging into the crotch. I wonder how most people wear them all the time and don’t get that problem, like, is it a high hip problem?
Nobody talks about high hips. They look fine (OK at least) from the front but awful from the back. The only time I've felt ok about them is when I was at my lowest bmi around 19...
The only time I ever felt OK about them I was also at a 19 BMI. But I'm trying hard to love them at any size! It's hard when it's not the beauty ideal we're presented with and clothes are not made to flatter the shape.... but I will kep trying!
My body is like Christina Hendricks in corset with small bust
Welcome to the high hips club ;)
I have the same body shape as Bella Hadid 😮
Me too! I just weigh more than she does and I'm 5'7"
You were just far too hot for the military - theys were just jealous obviously! The mid 2000s were a rough time for women's body image, but thankfully things have moved on some thanks to campaigns surrounding body positivity for women. Unfortunately it seems that rather than us all becoming more accepting, the emphasis on body shaming has now shifted on to men - especially certain groups e.g. those less tall than average, non-white ethnicity etc. Society is increasingly treating certain groups of men very badly for physical traits beyond their control. There is little or no support network for them - and certainly no body positivity movements for them. Society takes the view that men shouldn't show weakness, so the idea of men talking about their feelings is usually stigmatized. Consequently lots of men internalise this and some can suddenly erupt in acts of violence when they reach breaking point. Others self harm in various ways. The male suicide rate in adults below the age of 45 is currently notably higher than any other demographic. We as a society need to take this problem seriously. I applaud you for being so open about the topic generally. Thanks for your video.