Plus size fashion: how to wear a pareo with style when you are plus size?

The pareo is an asset to look great on the beach! Here’s everything you need to know about this essential holiday accessory and how to wear it if you’re curvy.

Looking great with a pareo instead of hiding? That’s the spirit of the moment! For a few years now, the pareo has been left aside in favor of crochet dresses and pants. But be honest: it’s still more practical to quickly tie a piece of fabric around your hips to go get a pan bagnat at the straw hut behind the beach than to put on all the fashionista gear. Especially when the sand sticks to your butt and you’re dying of heat. But for wear the pareo well whether you are thin or curvyyou have to learn to style it rather than using it to hide yourself!

What size pareo should you choose if you are curvy?

We may surprise you, but you don’t have no obligation to choose a maxi sarongeven if you have curves. The pareo is a large scarf made to quickly dress you over the swimsuit. Often, it is tied around the bust, neck or hips to create a dress or skirt. If you are team dress, we strongly advise you to bet on a large model with which you can have fun. But if you love wearing it as a skirt, turn to intermediate models. The reason? As you are going to cross and tie your pareo on The belly or hips, having a lot of fabric will create extra volume in the abdominal area. In short, everything you want to avoid! With a shorter pareo, the knot is more discreet and you can show off your asset: your shapely legs!

Curvy woman: what is the pareo skirt worth?

For a few seasons now, the pareo skirt has been the perfect wild card from the beach to the city. It is an ultra-light skirt that takes up the crossed shape of the pareo tied around the waist. So is it better than a DIY sarong? This might be interesting if you want to have the certainty that the part will not move. Most use a set of seams rather than a large knot on the side and The crossover-draped effect is ultra flattering if you have a belly. Our advice is to opt for a split model to highlight your legs and add verticality.
A classic pareo in a different color in your vacation suitcase can help you change your look as you wish!

How to tie a pareo to flatter your figure?

The big knot badly tied right on the stomach, we do not recommend it! Here are four ways to wear a pareo and give yourself a beautiful figure without showing your stomach.

• One of the coolest methods to to wear your pareo is to put it as a dress. And rather than crossing it and risking losing it, you can use a belt loop to secure it across the chest before tying it at the neck like a Marilyn dress.

• Another method to create a stunning draped dress is to cross a long sarong around the body. As you cross, pull one end towards one shoulder and the other around the waist. Then tie the two ends in the back. This will create a draped dress with asymmetrical shoulders and a beautifully accentuated chest.

• To make it a super flattering skirt that subtly shows off the thigh and create a beautiful vertical line that lengthensyou must first make a small knot by tying the ends of the bottom of the pareo (on the label side). Once the knot is made, turn the pareo over with the knot facing upwards. Wrap the fabric around you, keeping the knot inside, then tie the ends on the side of the hip or waist. The first knot will have created an asymmetry on the pareo and your skirt will have a beautiful slit on the leg!

• To create a skirt with a beautiful pleat that blurs the bellycross the ends of the pareo twice in front. Then tighten the two ends by pulling them and tying them at the bottom of the back. If the pleat is too prominent on the lower stomach, you can also do the same thing on one hip!