Yep . . .you heard right . . . break out the mommy jeans, the high waist is back. I have mixed feelings about the re-emergence of the high waisted jean. On one hand, high waisted jeans help cover the extra lovin’ most of us have in our middle section and have the power to stop the current crack (butt, that is) addiction sweeping the world. On the other hand, many will see this as the okay to pull their Sevens up to their ears and to bring back the dreaded stone wash jean.
P.S. It’s strange that high waisted jeans become “hot” after Britney Spears becomes a mom? Coincidence? I THINK NOT! It’s a conspiracy I tell you!
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What brand are the scarlet jeans?
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I’m sick of not finding jeans. My last pair wripped (is that how you spell it?) and so im on the hunt for new one – i have been searching for weeks and my deadline is thursday as im going on a school trip to Paris. The high waist dont let the extra weight i carry around become an issue – the low ones either dig in or look awful….can i ask WHERE CAN I BUY HIGH WAISTED ONES and why do the big shops no longer stock them??
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im 27 and i dont have much when it comes to boobs and butt. even though i feel sexy + comfortable with my ‘boyish’ figure in my super ultra low risers, theres something about my new high waists and a padded bra that makes me feel like i was born to strut. if your gonna wear high waists, you gotta rock em…super sexy, but keep em for a more ‘high maintence’ look, otherwise, they will definitly look frumpy and outdated.
we CAN LOVE BOTH STYLES girls!
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i LOVE this look! just bought some myself, they have reinvented my wardrobe. i can now wear checekered shirts without looking all emo, and i feel instead very 1950s! theyre probably not for everyone, but i love how curvy they make u look. i do not have a wasp like figure but it doesnt matter to me! i think if u have the confidence u should go for it – why not?
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All I have to say about low-rise jeans is…BOY BUTT. Ladies, we are supposed to have nice, sexy curves. The low-rise jeans just squish your butt flat. They are so NOT flattering. The stretch added to the denim makes them that much worse. It would be great if we could look like we had a waist again. I sure hope normal jeans that accentuate the butt & waist come back! Do you low-rise lovers ever look at your butt in the mirror with these jeans on? They look ridiculous. We don’t need our jeans up to our boobs, but they do need to cover butt-cracks. I am thin, I like jeans that show the shape of my butt…not distort the shape of my butt.
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Where Do You Get High Waist Jeans?
Thanks.
Gayle
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Speaking as a guy, I vastly prefer high (natural-waisted) jeans on a lady. As so many have already said, they accentuate a woman’s curves and nicely flatter her bottom. Hip-huggers look dumpy to me, and they flatten the fanny way too much (just like the way-too-tight early 80s jeans did, even though they were high-waisted). My wife wears high-waisted jeans, and occasionally mid-rise. She tried the hip-huggers once, and neither of us liked the way they looked on her.
By all means though, a woman should be free to wear what she wants. This is just one guy’s opinion on what he likes to see.
And yeah, I’m in my mid-30s…part of the 70s and 80s generation that grew up watching B.J. and the Bear, the A-Team and such.
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I love the high waisted.
They make your stomac flatter and your legs longer! Whats not to like?
And i must say, i am not a very curvy girl natrually, i am long and thin but high waisted makes me curvyer. I love it!
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I agree with that girl Sarah way at the top. I’m 15, 5’ 10”, and weigh 90 pounds. I wear a size 00. I just got the cutest high waisted shorts from Arden B. They make you look like you have curves, and for someone who doesn’t have any curves praises this product.
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I love high-waisted denims, dresses, and skirts, I think they hide a middle ( which i have) and make you look cool and hip! This new trend is one of my favorites!
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THE HIGH WAIST PANTS ARE FABULOUS, ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS A SMALL WAIST, IF IT WORKS! THEN HELL, GET EM’…. WHERE IS EVERYONE CONFIDENCE? LOL
NOT A BIG FAN OF LOW RISE, BUTT CRACKING JEANS..
IM NOT SAYING TO UPRGRADE ALL YOUR JEANS OF HIGH WAISTED JEANS, BUT @ LEAST ON PAIR WOULDNT HURT FOR U TRUE FASHIONISTA, JUST MAKE IT WORK!
FASHION IS A BEAUTIFUL THING!
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i really really love high waist skinny jeans and im only 14! i love the way it shows the curves of the woman n how it makes the person look stunning and beautiful with out lookin skanky . it really brings out the beauty of the person.as people always say “less is more”
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I personally wear vintage clothes often, So i am THRILLED that the NATURAL WAIST is coming back!
I love the look of 40s and 50s pants, and skirts.
I wear all kinds of skirts at the natural waist and I love em!
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I’m so glad that high waisted jeans are coming back. I am so tired of seeing everyones love handles and cracks. Unless you have a model figure, I don’t think low riders are attractive, or comfortable.
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i love it i love it i love it!!!
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Where to get them?
Try Ebay.
The best ones?
Topshop highwaist drainpipes
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The jeans look good on Scarlett – but I fear that my wide-set hips will just be accentuated by a cinched waist. Hmm. It is a very Marilyn look – maybe I’ll try some on.
OT, please someone give Scarlett a black bra to wear under her sheer black shirt. And if not a black one, at least give her a sexy one. C’mon now…
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I think high waisted pants look ridiculous in real life. Higher skirts are okay, but why would you want to wear something so unflattering? I agree, too-tight super low jeans are not attractive either, but high waisted trousers is one trend that should stay in the back of the closet.
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“why would you want to wear something so unflattering?”
Because not everyone finds it unflattering.
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All hail the high(er)-waisted straight leg jean. Finally, a style that I can wear that doesn’t leave a gap at my waist large enough to hold a small child, koala-bear style
I have hips – not gigantic, but I had a baby, so there are hips. And, I have a long, relatively small waist and short legs. So, low rise jeans made me look like a garden gnome. NOT attractive at all…
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I would much rather have my rolls tucked into my jeans than hanging over the top hense the “muffin top” syndrome. You should try them before you knock them. They actually flatter the full figure!
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Hi waisted skirts sexy, gorjust and oh so flattering!
I waisted pants & trousers can look very nice and sophisticated and are good for a nice change.
High waisted Jeans – Hell no! Oh so horrible!!!!
High waisted shorts & Denim shorts just as bad!
Please get rid of this bad fashion come back!
I’m laughing at everyone already who has taken on the tread and those who do will also be laughing 10 – 20 years from now.
We all said one thing that will NEVER EVER will make a come back was High waisted clothing and here it is.
Will we ever learn?
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As someone with a size 6 hourglass figure, I cant wait to try them on though I have a hard enough time finding “regular” jeans and pants that fit w/o spending extra money to have them taken in.
I think for me, high waist, wide leg in a nice dark wash is best. No tapered leg pants here!
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I just wore my cute old navy high rise jeans with a cute top tucked in last night …. To the bars …. I live 40 minutes north of San francisco in the wine country ….. I got a ton of compliments from men and women who loved the jeans… They where the best 25 dollars I have spent pair um with some cheep peep toes from marshels or ross ……super cute!
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As a girl with a behind and small waist I love high waist jeans. I’m so tired of half of my butt being exposed in lowrise jeans! I just bought a pair today at Old Navy for $20 and I intend to rock them!
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You are all completely out of your minds!!!!!!!!!!!!The high waisted Jeans are the best thing to ever happen to women!!!!! They hide the unwanted tummy,by acting as a friendly sillouhette…I am sorry but for those of you who said real women have curves. I agree, and all the better to show your curves gracefully in high waisted jeans rather thann looking like a 2 dollar hooker with a muffin top in low rise jeans.
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As a woman with a slim figure and a long torso, I *long* for the high waisted jeans to return. I’m tired of looking like a bell! And where are the jeans that are made of real heavy duty cotton material? I’m not sitting around on my ____ all day…I’m out living (and tired of these cheapy jeans tearing at the seams!) Anybody else agree?
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I love the high waisted trend. I hope it sticks around for a few seasons. I have some junk in my trunk and high waisted pants are oh so flattering.
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I am happy my waist band doesn’t dig into my ribs when I sit down or bend over like it did in the 80s yet I am as tired of the ring of fat “life preserver” look as the next person. In my eyes even Scarlet looks like she is all hips and no boobs in those pants. Hardly a flattering, balanced, beautiful, classic look.
Now with the high waisted pants, women will begin to look pear shaped instead of the apple shapes they are now and neither are desirable.
So if you can wear them without looking like you have a big, long butt then more power to you. But just make sure you look carefully and objectively in the full length mirror before subjecting the rest of the world to this “new” trend.
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“Hardly a flattering, balanced, beautiful, classic look.”
I don’t what you’ve been smoking, but have you ever seen Marilyn Monroe in jeans like this? River of no Return, with Mitchum. rrrrrrr…. she gets the motor running.
I’m a guy and am sick of looking at the “muffin top” and “plumber’s crack” fat ####### who pour out of too-tight clothing. it says one thing: “I am low class.” i swear women need a high school class in how to dress.
high-waisted covers a multitude of imperfections, is very elegant and classy, and is sexy as anything.
and fyi: the classic female body form is full-hipped and somewhat small-breasted. look at any sculpture or painting from the classical period to see. and believe me, it still works!
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I absolutely love these jeans. I have a pair and they are so comfortable while looking so stylish.
Im glad that a higher waist is coming back in to style because im tired of seeing *plumber’s crack*
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I am L-O-V-I-N-G the high waisted trend. i especially like it in shorts and skirts and nice trousers. im not as big on jeans because not many people can pull them off and i haven’t seen many high waisted pairs that are cute. But they are sooo retro and make you look curvy and put together. I hope it stays in for a long time so high waisted items will be available!
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I have been looking for jeans everwhere. I am a little on the chunky side so i want some what of a high waist jeans they fit better for me. I actually found a pair of jeans i liked but they only problem is they are low raise jeans. Is there anyway i could fix them to make them high waist? PLEASE HELP!!!
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