Anyone care to explain low-rise jeans to me?

[Robb]

My sis sent me a pair of these Diesel jeans, for reasons I can't completely fathom (as ever, I wish I had the cash instead).

I just don't get them.

They look nice on and all, but feel like they're perpetually going to fall off. I bend over to get stuff, and I fear there's crack afoot. :D

Belt seems to help, I guess. But really... how much of Robb's waist does the world need to see?!?

[Taverner]

1. Well I can't explain low rise for guys but....

On women they look hot!

[Jack_Dawson]

45. Roger That

:toast:

[jobycom]

2. They let you wear a smaller size when you have a pot belly. nt

[Patiod]

13. So your belly falls out over the top?

Ew. My love handles pop out as well. Double ew.

God I hate those jeans. Would have probably loved them at 18, when I was rail-thin, and had a concave belly, but no, back then everything was covered with those stupid extra-high-rise pants (if you weren't around then, just check out what the Jackie character wears on "that 70's show")

[NewWaveChick1981]

3. As long as low-rise jeans wearers don't have a noticeable gut, they

can be hot. :) However, in my days as a college administrator, I saw more than one muffin top (low-rise jeans, crop top, and gut). :yoiks: If you like them and feel like you can pull it off, I say go for it. :D

[crim son]

11. "muffin top" OMG

I live in a state full of muffin-tops. Nobody seems to notice or care, any more than they did in the days of leggings and short shirts (now THAT was awful).

[NewWaveChick1981]

12. Geez...what IS it with muffin tops???

I remember the olden days of leggings and short shirts, and this is just as bad. :yoiks: Is it just that people aren't aware of how they look when they do that??? :(

[crim son]

16. I honestly don't think they do.

My daughter is in high school and has a cute figure... slim and tall. She can wear anything. Her best friend (who I love) is a large, chunky girl who weighs more than I do, has a very round belly and hefty legs. She imitates my daughter in her attire. What looks good on a svelte, muscular figure does not work on a chubby, bulging one, but nobody seems to notice but me (and my husband, who likes slim women. I just want to cover the girl with something large and flattering. Around here though it is not unusual to see a gangly, stringy teenage boy with his arm around the gargantuan waist of an overfed teenage girl. Maybe that's cute. I don't know.

[seaglass]

30. That is a good thing. I like the idea that young women feel

comfortable with their bodies even when they are not perfect.

[crim son]

31. I don't disagree.

It's just hard for me to look at. I'm from the era when bone-thin was hip and bulimia was a lifestyle choice. It's hard to see rolls of fat and think of it as attractive or healthy. I realize I'm probably being offensive but there it is: my private thoughts out here for all to see.

[Quantess]

39. Sure, but,

learning how to dress yourself in flattering clothes that fit properly is also a good thing.

[petronius]

24. I've actually noticed far fewer muffin-tops on my campus this quarter

I think the trend this season (around here, anyway) is for girls to wear clothing that actually fits. (Unfortunately, the Ugg Boot/miniskirt combo is still going strong, but we can't have everything...)

[NewWaveChick1981]

28. Well, that's something, at least.

Now if we can get rid of the Uggs...

[idgiehkt]

25. roflmao

"muffin top"

:rofl:

you are so funny. :hi:

[NewWaveChick1981]

27. LOL...

:hi: Can't take credit for that one---I heard it on campus, no less... :P But it's still damn funny! :rofl:

[alfredo]

54. Here's a muffin top

[ThomCat]

4. We need pictures.

You're a cutie. How about modeling them for us? :P

[wildhorses]

5. you took the words right off my keyboard--

GMTA (he is a hottie):hi:

[ThomCat]

6. Right. The Robb fan club wants pictures!

:7

[Robb]

50. Cool yer jets people

I'm still getting used to them. On the plus side, I did notice they do show off the assets nicely.

On the minus, not every pair of boxers was meant for public consumption. :blush:

[bleedingheart]

7. they make you more aware of how out of shape you are

I am sorry they look awful on anyone who isn't really thin....

[Lilith Velkor]

48. That seems to be the purpose of them

Insecure, unhappy consumers spend more money....

[MrCoffee]

8. you can introduce your thong to the world.

[NewWaveChick1981]

9. Are you speaking from personal experience?

:) :hi:

[MrCoffee]

14. wouldn't you like to know?

probably not, that would terrify you, and i can't afford therapy for both of us

:hi:

[khashka]

10. I like 'em

On women they show of their hips. Best part of a girl.

On men they show off that litte triangle of hair so many men have on the small of their back, which is deadly sexy.

What they are designed to do is show just enough to make you excited about what you can't see.....


Khash.

[ThomCat]

15. You are the first person I've ever heard

describe that small bit of lower-back hair as sexy. :P

[khashka]

35. Stick with me

my dear Thomas Cattus and I can teach you many thangs :)


Khash.

[ThomCat]

36. Yes, my guru!

:loveya:

[SOteric]

17. It's an insidious fashion plot to see more butt cleavage.

And I do so hope there's not afoot in your crack.

[kwassa]

18. It is the latest fashion for plumbers.

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. Women should be aware

they make your butt look bigger.



Just sayin'.

[Quantess]

29. But I need that.

My butt is flat.

[Oeditpus Rex]

32. I understand some would welcome

or at least not mind a derriére extension. But there're a lot who wouldn't, too. I've seen women in low-rise jeans who've made me think, "I wonder if she realizes she looks like a duck?"

[Quantess]

41. Low waist jeans do draw the eye to the roundest part of the ass.

Same goes for butt-pockets with buttons and flaps. It's not for everyone, but flat assed women need them.
However, I can use all the trompe l'oeil I can get. Once, a car full of teenagers drove by me as I was walking down the street, and one of them shouted "(expletive) your ass is flat!" :evilfrown:
Upon edit: I never wore those pants again.

[Left Is Write]

40. Actually, properly fitted, they make one's butt look smaller.

High-waisted jeans with more fabric covering the back area creates the illusion of more back end.

[Quantess]

44. more like: high waisted = long ass

Nobody wants their ass to look long, in 2006. :thumbsdown:

[BarenakedLady]

20. Originally I was against the idea

But now I've been converted.

I don't see the purpose in men's jeans however.

[MrCoffee]

22. FLIP-FLOPPER!

you've got more waffles than the House of Pancakes.

[BarenakedLady]

23. Yup

You got me pegged. I was against it, but now I'm for it.

And waffles are just damn tasty!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

21. Dudes SHOULD NOT wear low rise jeans.

I wear them because I have a short waste and they look really good on me. But I really don't think a dude should be wearing them.
Duckie

[ThomCat]

26. I respectfully disagree

A hot guy with a tight body looks Damned Hot in low rise jeans. Especially when he's not wearing a shirt.
:blush:

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

33. Agreed. n/t

[Roon]

34. Yep, and you can see their penis lines

[Nicole]

43. I'm with you

If they got the body for it, they should definitley wear them. :loveya:

[donheld]

49. WRONG!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

51. Those are the ugliest jeans I've ever seen...

And don't even get me STARTED on those shoes. :puke:
Duckie

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

37. Just Say No To Crack.

[Floogeldy]

38. The design is a way to save on materials, and make teenagers look sexy.

You got a problem with that?

:smoke:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

47. Only some teenagers...

They were called "hip-huggers" back in my day. I never owned a pair, because I could never find a pair that fit. If they were big enough for my thighs, they were 4 inches too big around the hips. I had a choice...I could wear elastic waist polyester pants like my mom wore, or I could wear skirts and dresses all the time. Jeans were verboten in our house.

[swag]

42. They are for to see half the wearer's ass. This is sometimes good.

If low-risers are not for you to wear, they're not for you to wear.

Can't get a belt tight enough any more either.

[hickman]

46. Less material, more savings for the corporations.

Pedal pushers are the same. Cut the pants off at the calf and sell them for the same money or more. I am so tired of seeing actresses trying to pull up their low risers as they deliver their lines. If you have to adjust your wordrobe while delivering your lines, something gets lost. On the upside though, a new drinking game was born.

[alfredo]

52. They exaggerate the sway of the hips. Also the thigh bone

and belly are quite sexy. On some women, the hip bone is very sensitive, if you know what I mean.

[trof]

53. Alls you needs is a big ol' pair of suspenders.

yep
Red ones.