Jan 6th, 2010 | Written by S. Thompson | Posted in Clothing |

Today, the latest trend in clothing includes low rise jeans. And it seems like these wash pants are here to stay. Low rise jeans became available in the 1990s and were immediately appreciated by the fashion industry with manufacturers starting to create various styles and designs for different markets that find these jeans chic and trendy.

If you like the idea of wearing low rise jeans, you should recognize first that these pants will rest below your waist. They come in original classic, baggy, loose, destroyed, ankle cut, boot cut, slim fit boy cut, saggy carpenter, skinny leg and flare styles. The immense appreciation for these jeans has motivated manufacturers to improve the low rise designs. To determine whether the pair of pants will fit your body well, you should closely look at its size, design, manufacturer and your personal style.

The women’s low rise jeans have an intentionally low-cut waist anticipated to sit below or low on your hips. They are also called hipsters, low cut jeans, low riders, and hip-huggers. Since they are cut to fit lower than your waist, these pants cover less of your front belly and your back, normally three inches beneath your belly button. This is in complete contrast to other types of jeans that include denim tummy tuck jeans that are designed to completely cover your stomach.

The distance from the waistband to the crotch or the ‘rise’ in this type of jean may vary from medium high hip to the super low rise. The ‘rise’ in traditional pants is normally ten inches while low rise jeans commonly have about six inches. Manufacturers put emphasis on the low rise feature by modifying the rise of the zipper as well. They make pairs of jeans with zippers extremely shorter than regular pants, frequently around two to three inches. Others even go far beyond by creating one inch sized zippers. Jeans with very small zipper are considered ultra low rise pants and the little zipper no longer serves its original purpose, but just enhances the overall look of the jeans.

Low rise jeans will often not sit in place without a belt and for this reason, people who love wearing a belt will find low rise jeans particularly suitable, especially since you can purchase these jeans along with a thick and fashionable belt. Low rise jeans also help you to make a fashion statement if you have lower back or stomach tattoos. There is no better way to accentuate these tattoos than to wear a pair of these jeans, which tend to highlight tattoos that have been placed in these positions.

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