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Want Your Sweatpants to Look Chic? Here's How to Buy the Right Kind for Your Body

Now that athleisure is apropos everywhere, except maybe a funeral, it’s time to really elevate your version of it. Skinny, curvy, long- and short-legged women, there are multiple styles and price points to suit you. The trick? Make sure your sneakers are clean and your undies are seamless, because scuffs and VPL will sink your sweet style right fast.

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Dana Dickey

If You’re Curvy

You don’t want anything that’s too short or too tight, so opt for a pair with a roomy, gathered waistband and legs that are a tad long so you can comfortably fill them out.

Get the look: Forever 21 ($20); US Blanks ($48) American Giant ($79)

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Dana Dickey

If You’re Lean

You’ve got a throw-anything-on-and-look-amaze figure, so really go for it and rock some fresh-looking white sweats. Choose a fun interpretation like a pair with a side panel of mesh or a colorful stripe.

Get the look: Lime & Vine ($110); Freecity ($125); No Ka’oi ($275)

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Sundry

If You’ve Got Long Legs

You’re the chassis that inspired horizontal stripes, patterns and loud graphics. Because you’ve got plenty of billboard space to fill.

Get the look: J. Crew ($60); Sundry ($117); P.E. Nation ($140)

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Assembly New York

If You’ve Got Wide Hips

Womanly hips look great in palazzo-cut sweats. Plus, it screams “fashion.”

Get the look: Silence + Noise ($69); Assembly ($124); See by Chloé ($290)

If You’ve Got Short Legs

Just ask yourself WWRWW? (What Would Reese Witherspoon Wear?) The answer: A well-fitting, not too long and not sloppy at all crop sweatpant that is brunch-ready at all times.

Get the look: Athleta ($69); Chaser ($80); Marcus Lupfer ($225)

If You Don’t Really Have A Waist

Create the illusion of a nipped-in waist with low-slung sweats in a fun print or with brand messaging.

Get the look: Mossimo ($20); Aviator Nation ($144); Monrow ( $153)

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If You Have A Round Tummy

Welcome to your drop-crotch dream. This fashion-forward style elongates the appearance of your abs and focuses on how lean your legs look.

Get the look: H&M ($30); Puma ($60); The Great ($225)

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Revolve

If You’re Muscular

You’ve worked hard for your gym rat quads and glutes, so show them off in close-fitting joggers that are made more substantial by laces up the sides or at the cuff. It’s an on-trend accent that balances out any bulkiness in your awesome physique.

Get the look: Topshop ($68); Pam & Gela ($127); NSF ($195)



dana dickey

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  • Studied journalism at the University of Florida

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