What is the correct rise in jeans: low, medium, or high. They all seem trendy, so how can you tell which one is the right thing for you? – Jenny, Charlotte, North Carolina
The mystery of jeans rises – the distance from the crotch seam to the waistband – and what's best for you is like fashion, the equivalent of the mystery of the Sphinx. Not decades ago, but once upon a time there was a clear moment when some sort of ascend was considered the answer. As you point out recently, everything goes.
There are natural waists under the hip bone points and high-rise jeans that rise into lower jeans. There is a mid-layer falling somewhere between the two, and a natural rise that hovers very close to the abdominal button, and is considered a high rise, although not always.
This last runway season, I had extreme Bumster jeans in the diesel, which fell low on my body, exposed a crack in the bottom and had to hold it with an internal strap. Just a week later, a high rise appears in Chloe, where they are personal signatures of designer Kemena Kamari.
On the other hand, this is a good thing. When it comes to jeans, you can follow bliss at will. On the other hand, it's confusing. What about those who want to choose great denim?
We asked Benjamin Tully Smith, known within the fashion industry as the Whisperer of Jeans, and the man behind Kite, Ula Johnson, Reforma Reform, La Ligne and Walmart denim how he suggests to think about their jeans.
First, think about what you feel comfortable with, not just physically but psychologically. High rises “incline to hold you more and emphasize your hips, and a more curved person would be better,” he said. They read as more formal as they make their legs look very long and are often the best in hidden shirts. They tend to work well, for example, at work, even when they are in faded denim. But they can also feel contraction when you sit or bend.
Mid Rice, Tully Smith, said, “It's the most versatile fit for all body types and the easiest to style. It helps with body types from petite to curves.” They are essentially Swiss in jeans. Safely neutral.
As for the lower levels, I definitely got back, but it has been improved. Not at the low levels today, Tully Smith said, “a low and severe rise in ages.” It reminds me of Malls and Britney Spears, and although they didn't live in that era, the rest of us seem inexplicably appealing to those who need a sarcastic amount.
Instead, modern low-rise jeans have been characterized by the surgical term “appearance” “giving a more relaxed attitude and a lower abrasion to the lower back to give the waist a lower appearance.” These low-rise jeans are considered more than older low-rise, and do not emphasize spare tires as much as older versions sometimes did. They also flatter people with short torso because they change their visual balance.
“This is a new way to wear low-rises that are more accessible and easily worn at all ages,” Tully Smith said.
He continued when deciding which rise is your rise, and it is also important to take into account manufacturing. “If you want to wear stiff jeans, the new low-rise buggies are the most comfortable and flattering option,” he said. “If you're a stretch denim fan, a skyscraper would be better.”
Then it's just a matter of personal preference and the waist.
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