High Waisted Jeans #1

[MahaK]

^^I agree with Disco.

High waisted is hard to pull off, but I have seen pics where it looks really good. Like disco said I think intricate or frilly girly tops do not always work well. The jeans themselves draw enough attention. I wear mine with simple tanks of solid color and it looks ok to me. But to others it may just look ridiculous. Hahahaa....
I love them regardless. They are fun and a different style to wear other then low rise.

 

[disco54]

A true high waist jean can be hard to pull off but a HIGHER rise of say something between 9-10 inches is something , vast majority of woman can pull off and it shows of their feminin form. We are soo use to seeing low rise , we forget it doesnt do much to the female form. Yeah high waist jeans , have a personality of their own , you dont need a big jazzy top , which is what makes them great .

 

[shewar]

agreed. i refuse to admit that skinny jeans are going out of style. absolutely refuse. i will fight til the bitter end, lol.

 

[lostinemotion]

shewar, don't you just see absolutely no one but bankers or corporate types wearing high waist flares on the weekends?

 

[shewar]

^ yea, the cluelessly trendy manhattanites eat 'em up. i just can't get over how it all looks from behind.

 

[lostinemotion]

looks like someone gave a wedgie and then slammed a door on their bum

 

[softgrey]

high waisted jeans work well for people who have longer legs than torso's (like me), i thought it would look freakish but i'm pretty happy with the way they fit

agreed...

i have been dying for high waists to come back for forever!...
the longer rise is key for me...

 

[softgrey]

A true high waist jean can be hard to pull off but a HIGHER rise of say something between 9-10 inches is something , vast majority of woman can pull off and it shows of their feminin form. We are soo use to seeing low rise , we forget it doesnt do much to the female form. Yeah high waist jeans , have a personality of their own , you dont need a big jazzy top , which is what makes them great .

YES...absolutely...so true..

 

[Alber Elbaz]

I think high waisted trousers a la 1940s look much better than the whole high waisted jean look. Although there are some people who can pull off the high waisted jean, but I agree about it being very difficult. Keira Knightley recently wore a pair with a simply black tank & black blazer, which is probably the best way to wear them - simple & clean.

 

[disco54]

I still believe a higher waist jean is much more attractive to woman ,there have been disastrous versions of high waisted jeans , 80s acid wash jeans , mom jeans , and high pocket jeans from the 90s but low rise jeans dont have a great track record either with muffin tops and whale tales ,etc . Then they are jeans which are timeless , Marylin monroe in her jeans , Charlotte Gainsbourg to Farah Fawcett and Jacyln smith in their trouser jeans/flares , to Brooke shields in her jeans. Im not saying women should ditch low rise but I am saying is a higher rises do more justice to them ( 9-10 inch rise is safe for the vast majority of women) anything higher is more trickier to pull off. Yeah pants are always easier to pull off , because the fabric is flowy and not skin hugging typically. Well high waist pants , the 40s/70s YSL type pants are gaining significant ground in the corporate world , most go to work clothing stores like Banana republic , Lerner NYC , and Express have been selling these pants as staples in their stores .

 

[gia0202]

but disco---one really must keep in mind body types. some look amazing in lowrise. marilyn monroe has an ideal figure, not the average.

 

[disco54]

but disco---one really must keep in mind body types. some look amazing in lowrise. marilyn monroe has an ideal figure, not the average.

Yeah true , I was giving example of woman who looked amazing and she was extremely voluptous and sexy. In any case , does any one have photos of high waist jeans for Fall 2008???

 

[mermaidsandcats]

I am considerung buying some high waisted pants in black, but not as a trend piece, more as a classic. Simple, but with a great cut, of decent material.

Like the pants in the pics below, but made of better material and not cut like skinny jeans, but straight.

Any ideas where I can get some? Or other ideas that will make them more classic than trend?

What do you think of getting them custom made by a tailor?

Cheap Monday Kitty Pants - ilovevintage.nl

 

[sill]

I like high waisted jeans when they are wide.. don't really like skinny high waisted jeans since the butt always looks awful in them

 

[disco54]

high waist skinnies look good on very tall lithe girls , but a high waisted straight/slight boot cut akin to late 70s early 80s jordache jeans look very sexy but I think high waist straight wide legs /trouser legs look best in high waists

 

[gia0202]

i just saw those cheap mondays in white on someone today.
it looked AWFUL. n order to wear such a high rise, one needs to have longs--to avoid long crouch.

she wore heels, but it wasn't enough.

 

[LolaSvelt]

I love high-waisted jeans. Keira Knightley wears them well.

 

[jupiter]

I saw pictures of high-waisted jeans and thought that they looked so incredibly difficult to wear, but I caved the other day and bought a pair of black high-waisted, wide-legged jeans. I think they look surprisingly good, considering they pretty much defy every jean norm today. I'm not even super tall and skinny (I like to think of myself as Olsen-sized haha), but the high waist makes my legs look longer and I just think it's a really interesting cut. I say if you can find a pair that you like, go for it! Who wants to be the same as everybody else, anyway?

 

[lostinemotion]

lol gia

 

[disco54]

cheap monday makes some good jeans but most of their jeans are badly cut esp their high waist , the have high waist skinny jean with a 15 inch rise it is truly hideous .