Help for leggings that cause camel toe?

[Anonymous]

Don’t worry everyone, I’m guessing the answer is that these aren’t the leggings for me. But thought I would ask….

Dh got me a pair of super pricey leggings for Xmas. I typically only wear leggings for exercise every day, but Dh happens to love me in leggings, hence the surprise. They are fancy ones from carbon 38 and look fantastic on me…. But for a bizarre camel toe!

All my other leggings are lululemon and Vuori, and have zero camel toe issues. I’m thinking the carbon 38 ones are problematic because the fabric is super thin, they have a single seam right down the crotch, and are very high/cinched waist while I am very long in the rise, so I’m wondering if the combo of all that causes the seam to obviously pull up my crotch in a way my others don’t.

In any event, dh really really wants these to work for me. But the camel toe is so severe that I couldn’t wear them as is. Regular undies underneath don’t make any difference. Is there a fix for this? Undergarments that pull stuff up tight? Or is this a lost cause and I have to let my dh down easy?

[Anonymous]

I have a couple of pairs like that. I do yoga in them in front of DH. Think of them like lingerie not like exercise clothes.

[Anonymous]

I had the same issue. Can only wear them with something long covering the camel toe. I'm hopeful someone has a solution!

[Anonymous]

Why not just wear them around the house?

[Anonymous]

What is so special about these leggings? They are the same price point as Lulu - why can’t you just wear leggings that fit?

[Anonymous]

Do you think other people think you're a Barbie doll down there?

[Anonymous]

Wear a panty liner.

[Anonymous]

Do you have very thin legs?

[Anonymous]

Just wear them around the house for him. He obviously likes the look.

[Anonymous]

Mini pad or get a bigger size.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:...problematic because the fabric is super thin, they have a single seam right down the crotch, and are very high/cinched waist while I am very long in the rise, so I’m wondering if the combo of all that causes the seam to obviously pull up my crotch in a way my others don’t.

This is a pretty solid explanation. No gusset = separation where you may or may not want it. The high waist on a long torso will also create this issue.

The fabric isn't something you can do much about, so your options are: adjust the waist so it doesn't pull up as much (i.e. roll it down), or adjust what you're putting against that single seam to change the shape. Super tight underwear might do it, but will likely create other problematic lines.

Pantyliner is a possible fix, but may actually exacerbate the issue if it also folds over that seam (or requires additional layers).

Fellow burlesque artists use these: https://www.amazon.com/Cuchini-Camel-Keeping-Kardashians-Doctors/dp/B009SNB978

[Anonymous]

You can also cut a piece of shoulder pad or one of those removable cup padding pieces from a bra to help redefine the shape

[Anonymous]

Sorry but the leggings do not fit you. Adding anything to "disguise" it is just going to make you look like you have on a codpiece.

[Anonymous]

New Year's Eve troll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wear a panty liner.

This. I have a pair of underwear (a thong actually) that basically has a built in pad in the front crotch part to smooth out the labia for this purpose. It's more comfortable than wearing a sanitary pad since it's built in. I think the brand is called Camel No or something like that, but I can't find it on google so that specific brand probably doesn't exist anymore.