Picking a Women's Pants Suit

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Terri Turco with Expert Village. Now this is wardrobe staple number three. Are you keeping track? Well, you've got your suit, you've got your skirt, what's next? The pant, of course. Now, pants are really a conundrum for women. With men it's so easy. They're 32, 33, they got the waist, the inseam, boom, boom, boom. They go, they get it, it's done. Women, we're not so lucky. You know, we're bigger here, smaller there. It's harder to find a good pant that fits. Here's my number one tip about a good pant. Get a tailor. Tailors aren't expensive and they can make anything fit. But here are some tips that I really want you to look for. When you are looking for that basic pant, as you can see I have black again, and yes, I have more than black, but it's just for the sake of simplicity. It's just is easier. First of all, when you buy a pant, you want something once again that's a season less fabric. You're going to hear a lot of that. But you always want to look crisp and clean. You don't want to look wrinkled. I never really recommend linen in the pant and you know why. You've seen those women getting off the plane. But another thing is, if it's a waistband pant, you want to make sure that the waist does fit you and it doesn't bunch. What's real important with women is your crotch area. Of course it's important, but you got to make sure that it fits there. You don't ever want to see a women pulling. When something?s too tight, it always pulls in this area and that is such a bad thing, because you just know that the woman is wearing pants that are too small, and you think that she's heavier than she is. But she's really not; she's just in the wrong size pant. Another thing about hems, don't tape the pin, don't pin the hem. Have the hem put up and if you can't do it, have it done by a professional. When it comes to pants and hem, you always want it to hit right like these jeans are. Granted, they're jeans, but it hits you right at the top and like breaks ever so slightly right there. You don't want high waters. You don't want anything too long and you're tripping over it. Now a word about side pockets. When you have an angle pocket like this, instead of inserted in the side, that's a much more slimming look. When pockets are at the side, what happens is they can gap and make your hips actually look bigger. And last, but not least, here's one more tip for you. If you have a little bigger, extra skin going there in the tummy area if over 30 you've had a baby or whatever, which is a wonderful thing, but if you really want this to look a little thinner, go for a bigger waist band. The bigger waist band gives it the illusion that you're actually smaller there. Hope you like that little tip and we're coming right back with wardrobe staple number four."