Complete the look What works best

Classic

Tip: Not too wide, not too skinny, and flat-front works for most (“pleats make your stomach pooch out,” says Jasmine H. Chang, of O, The Oprah Magazine).

What’s afoot: Chang likes pumps, slingbacks or lace-up oxfords.

Cropped

Tip: Capris look best on long legs, says Lord Taylor’s LaVelle Olexa. New versions offer menswear cuffs or tab-closure waistbands, says Gregg Andrews, of Nordstrom.

What’s afoot: Flats, wedges, heels — though wide hems demand height. “Match shoe to skin tone,” says Chang, “to elongate the leg.”

Wide-leg

Tip: A great camouflager and good on most, save for petites. “The proportion is forgiving,” says Olexa.

What’s afoot: Think “height with comfort,” says Chang. That means platforms or wedges.

Skinny

Tip: Skip the leggings, “that’s over,” says Chang (with relief). Better — a narrow stovepipe pant, paired with tees and cropped jackets on thin women, tunics on fuller, curvier figures, says Olexa.

What’s afoot: Ballet flats (for a ’50s Audrey Hepburn vibe), gladiator sandals, or heels for a sexy, leggy look, says Andrews.

Washington Post