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How to Wear Print Pants

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Be Careful with Print Pants if You Are Bottom Heavy
Elodie Frenck in print pants

Elodie Frenck in print pants

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Wearing print pants draws the eye to your lower half. If you are bottom heavy (wide hips, heavy thighs), it will make that area the center of attention for your whole look. Even though Elodie Frenck isn't bottom heavy, the print pants make her look like she is.

How to Wear Print Pants:: Opt for tightly spaced prints with just a little background showing. Other ways to look slimmer in prints is to choose a dark-ground print, horizontal print or allover subtle print.

Wallpaper prints -- like Elodie is wearing -- are especially tricky because they tend to feature ditsy (small, feminine) prints that can look out of place on a larger frame. A safer bet is a large floral or allover animal print (like cheetah.)

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