Low Rise Trousers

[gessoo]

Do girls wear them because (a) they are fashionable (b) they look sexy or (c) they are comfortable? Do men find them particularly sexy on women?

I ask this because I am way past the age of wearing them, so perhaps it is jealousy. However, on the majority of girls I think they look very unattractive, but great if you have a figure like Rachel Stevens. I just see so many girls wearing them who have 'spare tyres' and who would look so much better if they didn't reveal middles and builders' bums.

[chazza]

I wear them because they are comfy and flattering to the shape of the bum! But I am a size 10 with no spare tyre and i ensure you can't ever see my underwear or builders bum!

Also, for the last few years it has been difficult to find anything but low rise as high waisted jeans/trousers have gone out of fashion. They are on their way back in again though

[gessoo]

Oh dear Chazza - high waist trousers. My waist has disappeared over recent years!!! High waist trousers with wide waistbands were very fashionable in the seventies. I could wear them then.

[WoWo]

I agree I don't like them, even on women with a nice figure.

[Supernick]

On the right girl, definitely flattering and sexy. On the wrong girl, comedy gold.

[gessoo]

Just thought, Hi waist trousers make bums look absolutely huge, even fairly small bums. Best jeans I think are those which just come under the waistline. They seem to flatter most shapes and sizes.

[Ethel]

I have to stop my self from smiling when I see someone wearing low risers who has obviously looked at themselves in the mirror whilst standing rigid and breathing in.

That's the only explanation I can find for all the flabby tummies, spare tyres and rolls of flesh that these women display in all weathers.

Mind you - I've destroyed all the evidence of what I wore in my youth. :)

[gessoo]

I must admit Ethel that I was an extreme exhibitionist in my youth as far as clothing was concerned. However, I was very tall and slim when I wore micro suede hotpants and those blouses that knotted just under the bust. (I wore them to work!!!). Girls generally seem to have got a lot plumper in the last thirty years. Even the clothes sizes are bigger, eg. size 12 used to be a 24" waist, now I believe it is 28".

I have diversified, sorry.

[morg_monster]

I wear them because they are the only thing I can find. (Not the REALLY low ones!) In most shops, high waist jeans are always accompanied by baggy thighs and tapered legs - very mumsy and not the look I like. I'm more concerned with what my legs look like in jeans! (although I admit that I do have a bit of a muffin top even though I'm only a size 10 - try to keep it hidden away though!)

When I started my current job I had a real job trying to find jeans which looked nice but had a higher waist. The dress code is casual so I wanted to wear jeans, but didn't want to show any bumcrack to my bosses...! Eventually I found a pair that don't show too much flesh when I sit down or bend down, but they are still a couple of inches below my belly button, so not really that high.

[gessoo]

morg-monster. I agree those waisted jeans with tapered legs look mumsy and are very unflattering. , and why are the legs so baggy! They are made for people with small waists and large bums and thighs.

I used to be able to get exactly what I wanted from M&S, waistband just below the waist, nice longlegs and snug round the hips and thighs - but, as always when I find something good - they have been discontinued.

[metagirl]

simply - girls wear low rise trousers because you cannot buy a "modern" cut jean that is reasonably priced that ISN'T. I'm a size 10 - but short and on the curvy side and I CANNOT find a pair of decent jeans that are not low-rise. Walk into any "trendy" shop and the majority of jeans on offer will all be low-rise. I've had this conversation/rant with many women and its the same everywhere. So be a little more sympathetic to girls you see walking around with "spare tyres" - believe me they would rather not be showing off their "assets" if clothes makers would keep "natural" women's bodies in mind - not the Rachel Stevens of the world!

[gessoo]

Fair point metagirl, and I realise the problems. I also realise that all tops seem to be made very short these days as well. Nobody should be ashamed of their body, but I do find that it's often the biggest ladies that wear these current fashions to extremes.

[netibiza]

I like to tuck my bazooms into my trousers, so soon perhaps I'll be wearing low-cut ones eeek!!!

[Katiebee]

metagirl - I bought some jeans in New Look a few weeks ago - they had a selection of styles there, from low, low risers, to just low risers and the ones I got were just below the waist, in all different sizes and leg lengths, and they were only �15, which I thought was excellent value!

I think the low risers can look attractive on the right figure but, as has been mentioned previously, some girls just don't suit them!!

[gessoo]

Trust Neti!

[gessoo]

AB trip to NY perhaps!

[4getmenot]

I wear them because I dont like things high up round my waist. But I also wear a belt, tends to stop the builders bum as I hate seeing girls with these ridiculous diamond thongs. Just makes girls look trashy.

[shaneystar2]

I'm afraid my waist has gone like the rest of me...South !!

[smurfchops]

Their backs look so cold, hanging out like that in the winter, and anyhow, they can't tuck their thermal vests in anywhere ... by the way gessoo I was like you in the 70s - micro minis, platforms etc etc, how the years go by .. hey ho

[gessoo]

judiewudie - you sound as if need need to join in on Biddiebank!! We welcome everbody and have a laugh!

[Clanad]

Fashion trends come and go, and a look back on each departed trend raises the corner of the mouth into either amusement or a sneer... It appears most of the entries in this thread are from the female of the species, but, here in the U.S., I hear a term applied to the female wearing the low riese or ultra-low rise fashion when they obviously don't have quite the waist line or hip line for them... the term, somewaht applicable is "Muffin Top". Usually, the term is spoken by a gaggle of young girls when observing other gaggles...