

Why: the cross cut of the material makes it cling like a newborn on the breast to your hips. This is great for the hourglass, but style suicide for the pear-shape because it makes thunderous thighs positively torpedo-like.
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Why: too tight for pear-shapes. Your saddlebags might as well be enlarged by the Hubble telescope and put on show at the Tate Modern so gross-making are these skirts for you.


Why: the material glides over and continues past the physical catastrophe, making it impossible for onlookers to become aware of your dark secret.