Style advice for the Bea Trousers

The Bea trousers are an absolute must-have. However, if you really want them to flatter, make them in the right length, colour, and fabric type based on your body shape and height.

 

General tips:

  1. Choose the proper length based on your body height.
    Are you tall? Wear the Bea trousers at calf-length, which will make your legs look shorter. Those on the petite side should wear the Bea trousers just under the knee and pair them with heeled boots (no contrasting colours). That adds a few bonus inches. Create even more length by selecting fabric with a vertical stripe. The hem creates a horizontal line on the leg, adding interest. The wide trouser legs are a dream for making stockier calves look more slender, which is an excellent reason for tailoring the Bea to end just under the calf. Are your calves narrow or thin? Make the culottes calf-length to ‘fill them out’.
     
  2. Choose colours based on your body shape. Go for dark shades on more prominent (too prominent) areas of your body and use light or bright colours or prints on areas that you’d like to highlight. Are you on the petite side or have you got curves to spare? Mix and match monochrome colours, i.e. combine different shades of the same colour. That will make your figure look longer and taller. Avoid outfits with excessive contrasts because they will make you look smaller. For that reason, pair the Bea trousers with a top in a colour or shade that doesn’t differ too much.
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The Bea Trousers for A-types

The A-type's objective is to minimise the lower body and shine a spotlight on the upper. Make the Bea trousers in a dark colour and pair them with a top in a bold, light or pastel colour in a print. That way you draw more attention to your upper body and balance out your silhouette.

Make your legs look longer by choosing fabric with vertical stripes or ribs, e.g. corduroy or ribbed jersey. It’s the perfect trick for ‘stretching’ your lower body.

Pair the Bea trousers with boots in a shade similar to that of the trousers.

Wear your top tucked into your trousers or go for a top with a short cut. Pears often end up with a trouser waistline that rides too low at the back compared to the front. Here’s how to remedy that problem.

 

The Bea Trousers for V-types

The wide legs of the Bea create a lovely counterbalance to your broad shoulders. Feel free to play with textures, prints, and colours. Make the Bea trousers in stiffer, textured fabric (leather, satin, corduroy, velvet, denim, etc.) in a light or striking shade, or go for a print. Pair that with a simple top in a ‘soft’ material (e.g. fine knits, viscose with a fluid drape) in something a shade darker. Your reward will be a balanced silhouette. How? The dark colour and fluid texture make your torso appear more muted, softer. The colour of the trousers or the print adds a ‘pop’ to your lower body.

A common fitting complaint by inverted triangles is that there’s too much fabric in the seat of the trousers. Here’s how to remedy that problem.

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The Bea Trousers for I-types

This is the pattern for straight, slender figures on the lookout for more body. These trousers feature delightful details such as pleats, a unique button closure, etc. – all of which create the illusion of movement. That’s precisely what your figure needs! Pair the trousers with a top that features details around the bustline to produce a well-proportioned whole.
Play with colours, textures, and patterns!

Wear the Bea trousers with nice socks and loafers or trainers.

 

The Bea Trousers for H-types

Wide rectangles lack a waistline. That’s an excellent reason to pair the wide leg Bea culottes with a top that makes your shoulders look broader. It will create an X-shape across your body, giving you a waistline at the centre. Make sure the waistband fits nicely and isn’t too tight. That will help keep your stomach nicely tucked in.

Make Bea in leather(ette), denim, gabardine, or a wool check, for example.

A common fitting complaint among wide rectangles is that there’s too much fabric in the seat of the trousers. Here’s how to remedy that problem. 

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The Bea Trousers for O-types

Your body shape's objective is to create as many vertical lines as possible.
That’s why you should make the Bea trousers in a shade similar to your top. Fun combo tip: wear a dark (similar to that of the Bea trousers), loosely-buttoned cardigan or jacket to show off a top in another colour. That draws the focus in and ‘trims down’ the sides.

Wear the Bea culottes with boots in a colour that doesn’t contrast with your trousers to maximise ‘length’.
You may want to lengthen the trouser legs to add vertical lines to your figure that way.

For those with a rounder midriff, a common fitting problem is that the trousers are too tight and low at the front, while they fit just fine at the back. That means the fabric isn’t wide or long enough at the front. Here’s how to make the necessary alterations.

Make the trousers in fabric with a sufficiently fluid drape, i.e. avoid overly rigid or stiff fabrics.

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The Bea trousers for X- and 8-types

The key to success? Your clothes should follow your body’s natural curves and accentuate your waist. The A-line of the trouser legs helps conceal wide hips. Bea should be made in a medium to dark-coloured fabric with a reasonably fluid drape. Pair the Bea trousers with a top that has a pretty, round neckline.

If you have a rounder seat, then you might feel like the trousers aren’t high enough at the back. Lengthen the crotch length on the back to take care of that problem. Here’s how!

It’s also possible that the hourglass might feel like the trousers don’t ride high enough, in general, at the waist. That means the rise will also need to be altered at both the front and back. See how to make these alterations here.

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