high-rise jeans

Navel-covering blue pants

High-rise jeans sit at or above the natural waist, typically with a rise of ten inches or more.

The style flatters by elongating the legs and smoothing the midsection.

High-rise jeans dominated fashion from the 1940s through the 1980s, fell out of favor during the low-rise era of the late 1990s and 2000s, and returned to prominence in the 2010s: I only wear high-rise jeans now.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G