Low Rise Jeans

Low rise jeans have been the style in jeans for some years now. Low rise jeans have a shorter crouch and can end any distance between the crouch and waist. Most end just under the belly button, while some are rather risky and barely cover the buttocks and pubic area. They can come as low rise skinny jeans or low rise stretch jeans and though usually worn by women, there are now men’s low rise jeans as well.

Why are low rise jeans so popular? Women appreciate not having a waistband cutting into the abdomen area. Low rise jeans sit on the hip area and so do not dig in as you sit down. Low rise jeans can also look fantastic when worn well with clothing that compliments them. We all know that while low rise jeans may be comfortable, they do make some figure flaws more obvious. For those who do not have the perfect figure, but still want to be in fashion by wearing low rise jeans, there are some simple strategies that you can use to combat the disadvantages of this style of jeans. By using some of these clever fashion tricks to accentuate your figures strengths but disguise those parts of you which you would prefer to not be easily seen, you can also enjoy the comfort benefits of low rise jeans.

When purchasing your next pair of low rise jeans, buy a longer leg length of jean. When hemming the jeans try on your highest pair of boots and fold up the jean legs so that the hem almost touches the ground at the back. This causes the eye to travel from the top of the jean all the way to the ground, instead of inches above it. It may be a good idea to purchase two pairs of jeans and hem one to wear with flat or low heeled shoes and the second pair hemmed for your highest of heels. This gives you the option to give visual appearance of much longer legs if you desire.

It is always a good idea to purchase a size bigger rather than a size smaller. We all have a psychological aversion to larger sizes. They stare at us as we iron our low rise jeans and as we put them on, but if you have the choice all stylists will tell you, it is always more flattering to wear your low rise jeans a little larger, rather than too tight. This strategy will help to eliminate the bulge which can occur around the hip area of a pair of low rise jeans that are too tight around the hip.

Another strategy is to wear a large belt with your low rise jeans.  Again don’t pull the belt too tight because this creates unneccessary bulges in the hip area, but a belt can help to define the top of the jean and draw the eye away from other areas which you are trying to disguise such a short legs, saddle bags at the top of your thighs.

A clever trick is also to wear a long cardigan or jacket which covers the bottom, but allows the front of the low rise jeans to still be seen.  This covers a multitude of sins, but skimming over the hips and bottom.  Wearing a jacket or long cardi also means that when you bend over or sit down, you will not be revealing more of your buttocks than you would prefer to.

The low rise principal has been extended to all pants, leisurewear and skirts. Undergarments such as panties and panty hose have been designed to accommodate this long-term trend and are particularly necessary with extreme low rise jeans.  This has been a trend for some years now.  A whole generation of girls have grown up not knowing what it is like to wear pants or any other garment on their waists.

As each fashion trend changes there is always a phase in and out period. This is where both the old trend and new trend are readily available in all retail outlets. This allows us to continue to purchase the low rise jeans we are used to while we get used to the high rise jeans the designers and stylists are urging us to new purchase and wear. This period does not last forever and before you know it, you will only be able to purchase high-rise jeans including the new tummy tuck jeans and the low rise will have been cleared out to ensure maximum selling space for the popular new fashion trend. So my advise for those wedded to their sexy low rise jeans and low rise pants, leisure wear and undergarments is to stock up in case they cannot be easily purchased in the future.