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I recently photographed the same guy in 4 different jean rises. The low rise is 9 5/8", the high rise is 11 7/8". There's a 3/4" difference between these rises.

I think rise is very often overlooked in pant fit. Probably because as consumers we don't have many options. But I thought some of you guys would like to see this and discuss rise problems and fixes.

 

[dragan]

I wear low rise jeans = no problem
I'm ok with mid rise jeans = again, no problem
High rise is the epidemy of mom jeans = Houston, we have a problem

That's my two cents.

 

[derum]

I wear low rise jeans = no problem
I'm ok with mid rise jeans = again, no problem
High rise is the epidemy of mom jeans = Houston, we have a problem

That's my two cents.

Houston really does have a problem. This is typical:

 

[Charles Dana]

I recently photographed the same guy in 4 different jean rises.

Thank you very much for doing this. I have just one gentle bit of advice, and I do offer it constructively, and with gratitude for the photos you posted: It would have been better if you had taken full body shots so that we could see the model's torso length relative to his leg length. It's easier to appraise the appropriateness of a given rise if we can see the entire context. Based on what you have provided--and I thank you again--I guess the "standard" rise looks the best on this fellow.

I think rise is very often overlooked in pant fit.

I agree completely.

Probably because as consumers we don't have many options.

Sadly, that's true.

But I thought some of you guys would like to see this and discuss rise problems and fixes.

There are a lot of variables involved in settling on the most flattering rise for a specific person: Flat-as-a-board belly? Spare tire? Narrow hips? Wide hips? Height? Absolute length of legs? Absolute length of torso? Length of legs relative to length of torso?

If the man doesn't have a gut, I think jeans with a low to standard rise are generally more becoming than those with a high rise. Individual variables, of course, need to be considered.[/QUOTE]

 

[3piece]

Yes, we need the full body shots. I prefer higher rise because it looks more balanced, but can't tell from these cropped photos.

 

[sogno]

if you don't plan to wear tucked shirts in your jeans, rise length doesn't matter other from a comfort point of view. If you plan to wear an odd jacket like a tweed sportcoat, then an higher rise jeans would look better, however I wouldn't wear my jeans at the natural waist ( a hair below the navel)

 

[Fading Fast]

...If the man doesn't have a gut, I think jeans with a low to standard rise are generally more becoming than those with a high rise. Individual variables, of course, need to be considered.

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At 6"1' 150lbs and with no hips and a flat stomach, I can confirm this completely. I'm a Trad-leaning guy as to clothes, but even before the current slim, low-rise trend, I sought out trim, low-rise jeans as they are the only ones that look normal on my frame.

 

[215339]

I prefer the mid/high and high rise.

I've wanted a pair of dark wash jeans in high rise to pair with casual sports coats for a while.

At 6"1' 150lbs and with no hips and a flat stomach, I can confirm this completely. I'm a Trad-leaning guy as to clothes, but even before the current slim, low-rise trend, I sought out trim, low-rise jeans as they are the only ones that look normal on my frame.

Similiar frame, I prefer mid-rise to higher now.

Looks more proportionate to my eye.

@Charles Dana those with a flat stomach are often the only people who can comfortably fit into higher rise pants that are OTR.

Otherwise the gut just pushes the pants down.

 

[Matt S]

From what I can see in the limited view in those photos, the mid/high rise looks best. I agree with the others that full-body shots are needed, but I suspect my opinion will stay the same.

I don't wear jeans. The last time I did, high-rise jeans were in fashion, and young people had started wearing them below their bums.

 

[JBierly]

Otherwise the gut just pushes the pants down.

That's the problem - and braces with jeans aren't my favorite look.

 

[JBierly]

I assume the second 4-photo shoot has a wrong caption. The lower right should be "high rise" to correspond with the high rise photo on the front?

Beyond that I favor either the standard or the mid/high. Personally I like standard best on me.

 

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Thanks @JBierly. Fixed photo.

 

[3piece]

Which brand is this? I don't think I've tried on High Rise pants like pictured. I might want to try it.

 

[Matt S]

Something I've noticed with low-rise jeans that looks really off is seeing the rear pockets below the buttocks and down the leg. It looks wrong to me, but I realise that's the nature of properly sized pockets that have nowhere else to go.

 

[shadoman]

... however I wouldn't wear my jeans at the natural waist ( a hair below the navel)

Oh, if I could only FIND jeans that fit at my natural waist.

 

[winghus]

I am 6'2" with a 29 inseam, I have to have a much higher rise than most people in order to have the shirt/pants divide be anywhere near halfway. I have yet to find a jean that's high enough, although Wrangler cowboy cut comes close and is what I use for now. If wearing the shirt untucked it's not critical but I seldom wear anything untucked besides sweaters.

As for the "dad jean" comment, I'd rather have a dad jean look than pants that barely come above my pubes.

 

[eagle2250]

As one who prefers the trouser waist to be seated just under my navel, and not a bit lower, a high rise generally works best for me. Although legitimate high rise designs are sometimes difficult to come by. As to the comment above regarding the wear of braces with jeans, Colonel Littleton offers a pair of cowhide braces that work reasonably well with jeans (IMHO).

 

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Something I've noticed with low-rise jeans that looks really off is seeing the rear pockets below the buttocks and down the leg. It looks wrong to me, but I realise that's the nature of properly sized pockets that have nowhere else to go.

I hear you. It's a game of quarter inches. You can make the yoke a little less tall. You can move the pockets a little closer to the yoke. And you can make the pockets a little less tall. But at some point, as you mention, the pockets have nowhere else to go.

 

[sogno]

Oh, if I could only FIND jeans that fit at my natural waist.

Orslow.
They have two cuts: the 107 which is slim but not skinny at all with a medium/high rise and the 105 which is a looser cut with an high rise.
Not cheap by any means but they're great.

 

[shadoman]

Orslow.
They have two cuts: the 107 which is slim but not skinny at all with a medium/high rise and the 105 which is a looser cut with an high rise.
Not cheap by any means but they're great.

Thanks for the lead.
I'm digging through their site ATM.
Unfortunately, everything I'm seeing still looks too short and/or has a button fly.