The Irony of High-Rise Trousers

[The Louche V2]

My high-rise chinos and odd trousers* tend to fall down around my hips, where most pants (such as mid-rise chinos) naturally ride on me. This phenomenon makes the benefit of a higher rise moot and the crotch ride low.

I have a very slight belly. I’d wager any day that it’s smaller than the average American’s. But that belly seems to be enough to prevent a high-rise waist from sitting where it’s intended to sit.

Because of these factors, it seems that mid-rise trousers wear with an effectively higher rise.

Does anyone else experience this reality?

*I am not interested in discussing classically cut, fishback trousers worn with braces. Those are a different ball of wax.

 

[gnatty8]

I mean, a belt and adjusting where they sit when you stand up would probably remedy this problem, no?

 

[St1X]

That's why high rise trousers should be worn with suspenders, otherwise there's no way they'll stay up

 

[smittycl]

Wifey cured me of high rise trousers. She would comment very negatively on the first few pair I tried so I gave them up.

 

[The Louche V2]

@St1X - Yes, that’s partly my point. But it’s rather odd to wear chinos or cords with braces. And, therefore, it is not logical for me to wear high-rise casual pants. Some slim guys can pull them off, I suppose.

 

[Tried and True]

I know a fellow who suffers your sartorial malady and found the solution (or rather his tailor did) in having this rubberized strip installed inside the waistband.

 

[Tried and True]

Wifey cured me of high rise trousers. She would comment very negatively on the first few pair I tried so I gave them up.

If you want to be fashionable, let women be your guide, for that is where their sartorial strengths lie. If, on the other hand, you wish to develop a personal style, then women should not be listened to.

 

[dougc33]

Why not just wear fishtail trousers with suspenders? ez pz

 

[The Louche V2]

Why not just wear fishtail trousers with suspenders? ez pz

Fishtail chinos? Surely, you jest.

 

[The Louche V2]

I know a fellow who suffers your sartorial malady and found the solution (or rather his tailor did) in having this rubberized strip installed inside the waistband.

I have lots of experience with rubber waistband strips. They wouldn’t fix this problem. They also degrade.

 

[smittycl]

If you want to be fashionable, let women be your guide, for that is where their sartorial strengths lie. If, on the other hand, you wish to develop a personal style, then women should not be listened to.

Crossed those bridges ages ago and know how to navigate. I also discovered I don't really like high rise trousers either. Fit is a bit off.

 

[Texasmade]

High-rise chinos are a thing? I'll wear high rise dress pants with braces that hit at the waist but chinos are just regular rise sitting at the hips.

 

[dougc33]

Fishtail chinos? Surely, you jest.

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[The Louche V2]

High-rise chinos are a thing? I'll wear high rise dress pants with braces that hit at the waist but chinos are just regular rise sitting at the hips.

Look at brands like Spier & Mackay or Jack Donnelly, with their M3 cut.

 

[mak1277]

High-rise chinos are a thing? I'll wear high rise dress pants with braces that hit at the waist but chinos are just regular rise sitting at the hips.

Plenty of workwear/army/officer chinos in the 12-13” range.