Flatter Your Figure: Hiding a muffin top

Posted Jun 12th 2008 at 12:01PM by Kristen Seymour (Subscribe to Kristen Seymour's posts)

Filed under: Accessories, Clothing, Jeans, Fashion, Best of the Season, Denim

We are so sick of seeing the muffin top. Yes, many women end up with a little extra around the middle at some point in their lives and have a hard time getting rid of it, but by no means are those same women forced into tight, low-rise pants with a fitted top. There are a million stylish options that are infinitely more flattering.

We're not only passing judgment on the mom crowd -- girls and young women are just as much at fault. But don't worry -- we've got some suggestions for camouflaging your muffin top with style!

Flatter Your Figure: Hiding a Muffin Top

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Tags: belt, disguise, featured, hide, low-rise, middle, muffin top, MuffinTop, pants, tummy, waistline

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

suzanne 6-12-2008 @ 5:37PM

I have the muffin thing going on and I hide with nice tops.

dina 6-14-2008 @ 12:01AM

if you have a muffin top than your pants are too tight! Buy pants that actually fit and then this wouldn't be an issue for you and other women! Just because low rise jeans are a trend doesn't mean that it will flatter every person and that everyone should be wearing them!! ughhh so gross

Fash 6-13-2008 @ 10:49AM

Jeans that fit are probably one of the easiest ways. Seriously, I am clueless as to why the entire nation has continued to carry a trend that's unflattering on 98% of those who wear it.

Emma Leigh 6-13-2008 @ 11:41AM

Those of us in the "mom crowd" are usually accused of wearing jeans that have a high rise like this http://msinformedblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/momjeans.jpg

I see muffin tops on thin girls (late teens & early 20s) as well as those that should seek something more figure flattering. Butt cracks and flab just aren't a good look. When are these people going to wake up to that?

otrpu 6-13-2008 @ 9:45PM

Fat is just fat, period

D. Terry 6-13-2008 @ 10:41PM

If you're young and/or older but built such that you DON'T have a muffin top, lucky you, exercise and eat healthy to keep it that way for as long as you can. If you haven't kept up that part of your figure, or have let it get out of hand, then camouflage with light, attractive tops and be careful of tight waistbands on pants and skirts. And remember - Spanx is a great brand for just about anything - age isn't an issue, but health and (face it) vanity sure are. xo

denise 6-13-2008 @ 10:42PM

i saw a young woman with 4 kids she couldnt have been more than 22, she had on very tight low rise jeans short tight top, she had a spare tire that rivaled many men. it looked awful maybe thats the style among the young ive had 6 kids im in my 40's i hide my muffin top by wearing shirts that cover my stomach wearing pants with a tight waistband only shifts the muffin top up higher so the boobs and the muffin top are 1

jeannie 6-13-2008 @ 10:56PM

When I used to get dressed it was all about how I can hide this flaw and that flaw. I recently lost 50 pounds and I hae a lot more choices. Be that as it may...low low pants do not flatter anyone that has had a kid or that has any kind of figure! I love my Levis 518's and 504's which are low but not ridiculous. Good old levis are great!

I lost the weight after years of struggle by weight watchers http://www.weightwatchers.com. Their new program rocks. And by wearing smartsole anti-cellulite insoles which increase the amount of calories you burn with every step. http://www.smatsole.com I found a coupon code that give you 15% off too. It is SMART15 I also love to wear spanx panties under my clothing which holds everything in oh so tight!

Stalota 6-14-2008 @ 5:11PM

I appreciate the smartsole. Figured out the link was not right and just added the missing letter. Looks like a godsend for me.
Now on the muffin tops and low hipped pants. I'm 43 and have lost 74 pounds by walking and strenuous workouts along with massive swimming. I have the figure I had in high school again. I have 4 children. I do wear the low rise pants. My husband actually has this comment. He thinks it's more in how the person is proportioned on if they can wear these pants. I have a 44-26-36 figure. As he said they are really only made for women with hourglass figures. Believe me he would never let me wear anything that looks bad. He's not one of those husbands that just agree. He knows I want to look my utmost best so gives me honest opinions about clothes before I buy them. They are comfortable to me and I have no muffin top with them. It really is all in how you are built. My son's 20 yr old girlfriend who is tiny should never wear them. I have to say I agree with him on his observation.
Bravo on your weight loss! It certainly IS worth the work to wear cute clothes again! :D

gynger 6-13-2008 @ 11:14PM

Why, oh, why, do they not use models for this story that actually have a muffin top?!?! It's hard to imagine how these things really work if they show it on a size 0!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kristen 6-14-2008 @ 8:55AM

Honestly, because stores and designers don't show their clothing on women with that problem.

Gale 6-13-2008 @ 11:18PM

I don't have a muffin top, I have an entire cake around my midsection. I didn't have that until I went through menopause. Love not having to deal with that anymore, but I now have a classic apple figure. I look short and round.... wonder what I can do to camoflage all that, other than growing about 6-8 inches taller.... LOL

Greenlee 6-13-2008 @ 11:31PM

Well, lol...here's my two cents. I'm alot older now, but for the past several years, I've worn 'overalls'...not the constuction kind..but cute corduroy and denim ones. Some even have Pooh or Disney stuff. You CAN actually pull off a sexy look with these, WITHOUT disgusting ppl with your 'muffin top'..lol. I've had compliments for years, and all I say is...'they hide a MULTITUDE of flaws'.!
Thanks : )

rose 6-14-2008 @ 12:18AM

its high time these stylists began to show us some pudgy, overweight men who need to change their type of clothing also something for men who wear a size 28 inch belt but you cant see the belt cause its deep under all the roll of blubber....oh sure men want women to be perfect but what about them? look for older men in their 70's dont alsways be concentrating your efforts on thease young guys who don't evennsha V

rose 6-14-2008 @ 12:13AM

luckily the tops fr women are now boxy looking like the old maternity blouses rememeber them I wear a few during the week they look nice the wind blows and you can tell your not pregnant but if you look like you are then big deal; you'll get more ATTENTION

Andrea H 6-14-2008 @ 12:19AM

Geez, buy clothes that fit so the whole world doesn't have to see the fat rolls....Blech..Overalls? OMG that is as ridiculous as clothes that are too small.I hope you are 5 if wearing those or at least live on a freakin farm....LMMFAOAY!!!!

Christy 6-14-2008 @ 12:23AM

Forget what you heard and saw. Everything is NOT okay for everyBODY. What looks good on me probably won't look all that good on you. If you weigh 100lbs and are 5'5" and I weigh 100lbs and am 5'11" the apple bottoms on me and the apple
bottoms on you will tell a very different story. The mirror really is there for a reason. Please look in it before you go out and force every one else to see
that you tried tooo Hard to get into those jeans.

Christina 6-14-2008 @ 12:24AM

It would be nice if after insulting me because ive had 2 kids, the link n how to hide it actually worked.
Was this just a way to get your jabs in?

Shelby24019 6-14-2008 @ 12:50AM

I think it is amazing how lots of women will wear something just because the clothing companies put them out as the lastest style. They don't stop to realize how they look in it. These companies are smart!! They made these pants and jeans that after wearing them for a few months make women look like they are 5 - 8 months pregnant. The pants are so tight on the bottom part of their stomach it forces everything to the top. There is no support to hold the top in so it bulges out. At first they wore short tops to show their belly buttons. JUST LOOK AROUND YOU NOW, the clothing companies are making cute little maternity tops to hide those big bellies. We now have LOTS of young women from 13 to 45 running around pregnant. (or at least look like it).
There are a few young women that look great in these jeans and they are the ones that take pride in their apperance. They are conscience of their weight and do not have all that extra weight to hang out.
In case you are wondering, I am a 71 year old great grandma and I have always been very conscience of my weight. I get a lot of excerise gardening, eat what I want, just eat healthy.

Mike 6-15-2008 @ 9:00AM

Ladies, most guys I know do not think a muffin top is unattractive. In fact, its the skin and bones stick figures than men find unattractive. If it bothers YOU, then by all means do something about it. Men prefer buxom women by far.

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