Ok mid-rise and low-rise pants - you can come back now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Np. I’m 5’3 and mid and low rise just fit better. I feel like gagging in high rise. I always end up undoing the top button in my car when it cuts into me.

Same here. And if I size up in the waist in high rise, then the legs are too baggy. I like mid rise best. I had this problem at Everlane yesterday, which surprised me because the styles seem a little mom-ish versus young woman-ish - all the jeans were high or "super high" rise.

- Apple shaped 50 year old

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Np. I’m 5’3 and mid and low rise just fit better. I feel like gagging in high rise. I always end up undoing the top button in my car when it cuts into me.

Same here. And if I size up in the waist in high rise, then the legs are too baggy. I like mid rise best. I had this problem at Everlane yesterday, which surprised me because the styles seem a little mom-ish versus young woman-ish - all the jeans were high or "super high" rise.

- Apple shaped 50 year old

Buy what fits you best in the legs and get a set of these. Then untuck your shirt or wear a belt.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BHKRQV37?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

[Anonymous]

OP here. Interesting reading about all the fit challenges!
I wear a size 8 or 10 mid/low rise. I have a smaller waist and a bigger under belly pooch. I have to size up to a 12 to zip up the high rise jeans but then the waist is too big and gapping - I’m swimming in fabric. Yet a size down would be uncomfortable on my tummy - esp sitting and driving.
My preferred look way back when was (modest) low rise with a longer fitted tee or top, sometimes layered - so the muffin top was well covered. Cute belt. This was flattering and comfortable on me. Funny this is the opposite of what my daughter and her friends wear, who look super cute in their mom jeans and crop tops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hear you. High rise is not flattering unless you are like, under 35.

Nope. I haven’t seen anyone, any age, look good in high rise because it flattens your butt.

This is idiotic because not all women have flat butts or butts that can be flattened. My butt looks amazing in high rise -- the higher waist makes it look more lifted and round. Midrise are fine on me, low rise make my butt look saggy even though it isn't.

Do some freaking squats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Interesting reading about all the fit challenges!
I wear a size 8 or 10 mid/low rise. I have a smaller waist and a bigger under belly pooch. I have to size up to a 12 to zip up the high rise jeans but then the waist is too big and gapping - I’m swimming in fabric. Yet a size down would be uncomfortable on my tummy - esp sitting and driving.
My preferred look way back when was (modest) low rise with a longer fitted tee or top, sometimes layered - so the muffin top was well covered. Cute belt. This was flattering and comfortable on me. Funny this is the opposite of what my daughter and her friends wear, who look super cute in their mom jeans and crop tops.

You need a curvy fit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hear you. High rise is not flattering unless you are like, under 35.

Nope. I haven’t seen anyone, any age, look good in high rise because it flattens your butt.

This is idiotic because not all women have flat butts or butts that can be flattened. My butt looks amazing in high rise -- the higher waist makes it look more lifted and round. Midrise are fine on me, low rise make my butt look saggy even though it isn't.

Do some freaking squats.

IMO it depends on the back pocket design more than the rise. I'm quite blessed in that department and these high-waisted Khaite jeans flattened my butt so badly. Everyone raves about these jeans. I'll stick to my 501s.

[Anonymous]

Well I'm relatively short (5'4), size 26 or 27 depending on brand, flat pooch-free stomach, decent butt from cycling. I can't stand high rise and they are not flattering on my okay(ish) body.

Maybe they just don't hit me in the right place or maybe I'm just old and wore midrise for too many years. I'm not an apple or an hourglass, more of a straight/rectangle shape.

[Anonymous]

I agree with you.

I remember the super low rise of the 90’s and that was a really unflattering extreme fashion. However, back then it was easy enough to find pants that hit just below the belly button and generally looked very nice on a small/medium figure.

Now the pendulum has swung to the opposite extreme with high rise pants. Sure, if you have a model’s body you can pull it off (just like the ultra low rise jeans of a couple decades ago) but for everyone else, both of these extremes are very unflattering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Interesting reading about all the fit challenges!
I wear a size 8 or 10 mid/low rise. I have a smaller waist and a bigger under belly pooch. I have to size up to a 12 to zip up the high rise jeans but then the waist is too big and gapping - I’m swimming in fabric. Yet a size down would be uncomfortable on my tummy - esp sitting and driving.
My preferred look way back when was (modest) low rise with a longer fitted tee or top, sometimes layered - so the muffin top was well covered. Cute belt. This was flattering and comfortable on me. Funny this is the opposite of what my daughter and her friends wear, who look super cute in their mom jeans and crop tops.

You need a curvy fit

I was going to post the same - OP's shape is what curvy fit is designed for. My personal problem is that my waist and belly are my largest parts (I'm an apple).

[Anonymous]

https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E465980-000/00?colorDisplayCode=01&sizeDisplayCode=004

[Anonymous]

I never want to see low rise pants again. Definitely not on me, but also not on 98% of the people who wore them. So unflattering. Mid rise is okay on more people but still shows too much muffin top on many.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, just go to Chicos. You don’t have the body for random hopeful Amazon orders, you need a store that designs to flatter pooches and less wannabe fashiony trends.

I have a feeling you meant to score a point here while being ageist. Your type is easier to spot than you think due to your boring overuse of 'boomer,' 'Karen,' Chico's and my favorite, 'pearl clutcher.'

Anyway, the people who actually look the worst in high waist jeans are the Body Positive 14-30 year olds with a BMI >35. Extra good when the jeans are 2 sizes two small and worn with a baby T.

I have a feeling I’m older than you are, and am happy in my non-stretch Agoldes. Ordering a lot of cheap sh!t from Amazon and pretending a younger fat woman wears trends more poorly than a post-childbirth middle-aged woman with serious spread is just dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:low rise in your 50s? really?

+1

Ew.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I never want to see low rise pants again. Definitely not on me, but also not on 98% of the people who wore them. So unflattering. Mid rise is okay on more people but still shows too much muffin top on many.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am in my mid-50s and, surprisingly, I love American Eagle for low-rise flare jeans. They have just enough stretch to not be constraining. They look good. They are perfect!
Try these: https://www.ae.com/us/en/p/women/flare-bootcut-jeans/flare-jeans/ae-next-level-low-rise-flare-jean/1436_4165_451?menu=cat4840004

Ha! I guess low rise doesn’t mean the same thing it used to.

Yes, which is why I try on midrise the rare times I see them and they are often...wait for it...high rise!
You could sometimes find past season gems in thrift stores but now they no longer have fitting rooms.