Hello ladies, I think it is time we talked about proportions. With low rise jeans holding a front in the high rise assault, there is no need to fret! However, I think it brings to conversation the topic of knowing your body's proportions. Myself, I know low rise actually works better for me than high rise. However, I know some of my ladies do not feel the same. With body image issues taking up so much mental space in a woman's mind, it is no wonder women often feel the need to reach for a high rise jean or pant to "hide a gut" but really it is doing quite the opposite at times, maybe even accentuating it. Now, do not fear, I will explain further to try and help you all.
On the right (if you are on a computer), you will find a diagram of body shapes. Now keep in mind this does not include torso length or let's be blunt, where you booty sits in the mix. Those are the huge variables in this mix. First, I think identifying your body type can really help you to make outfits that feel cohesive and also make you feel confident. Let's take for example the inverted triangle type that many female athletes have. First thing we are going to steer away from, halter neck tops. Many feel the shoulders and arms look big (I feel you all as a muscular woman). Now, if you are confident, all to you! Sometimes I can get away with it, but if I feel insecure of my arms/shoulders, I will steer away from this top as it really draws attention to those areas. Instead, I may opt for a thicker strap tank that maybe for example exposes the back or has a nice sweet heart neckline to expose some cleavage.
Next, we look at torso length and where your little booty sits. Let's, for example, look at myself. I'd say, one, I am around a pear or neat hour glass body type. I have a slightly smaller torso, short legs, and a fuller behind that sits a little lower on my body. When I wear high rise things, first it often goes so high it almost sits under my cleavage, and second, my legs look like stubs. I end up looking way shorter than I am, and honestly, my proportions can get f**** up if I am not wearing the right shirt to match. Example being a short crop top with that would heavily draw attention to my upper body/larger shoulders, and my one asset, my behind, looks like a long exaggerated back (not plump because of the height of the jean in the back sitting so high, see picture 2). However, when I wear a low rise pant whether baggy or not, I can expose more torso making me look taller. The jean hugs the correct part of my behind to only hug the cheeks. Not my upper back, really separating the lower half of me and upper in proportions. I can go for a tighter tank/t-shirt that exposes a little midriff or even full length, which further extends the torso area (picture 4 and 6). A micro crop can be good or bad depending on fit or length. (I am going to try to show you two examples of me right now with good and bad proportions) Like look at these first two pictures, I am exposing myself for you all you're welcome. Both high rise pants that make me, one, either look like a stub or two, make my butt look abnormally long and flat when we know it is not. Flash forward to pic three, a low rise pant sits perfectly on me giving the "shelf" look and more hour glass figure. Fourth and sixth pic really highlights the torso scenario when I wear a low rise/ cropish situation.
If you have a longer torso, you truly can opt for a high rise jean because often times your tush sits a little higher up, but are your legs long? Maybe you want to opt for a low rise jean to accentuate that torso length. This brings into question heavily where your booty sits. Because long torso high booty equals high rise jean however long torso low booty, low rise/mid rise could be better. Therefore, really playing around with both and trying on the CORRECT SIZE is important when analyzing your body type. Do not let your fear of having a gut scare you because, one, everyone does, and two, a lot of people look better once they find the right proportions, and once you know, picking outfits or buying pieces becomes a lot easier. Lastly, I think once you figure these two things out you can create a lot of outfits that relate to proportions as you can see in picture five. I know where I like my oversized shirts to end and I know that having a jacket that same length creates the perfect proportion to where i have my jean sitting (this more high level s*** I'll make another post on) rather than making me look oddly narrow or stumpy.
Long story short, do not let a low rise jean scare you because it actually might be perfect for you. If you require consulting on this dilemma please bang my line I will try to help as much as I can. And remember all bodies are beautiful but what can make you feel beautiful often really relies on knowing your proportions well.
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