Get to Know The New and Improved Low-Rise Look
Don’t panic: Low-rise is back. Here’s how you can conquer the trend.
Written by Katie Teas
courtesy of Instagram @msgm
The late 90’s and early 2000’s were marked by plenty of fashion statements that (rightfully) fizzled out in the 2010’s. However, the early 2020’s have seen a rampant resurgence of the Y2K style – velour tracksuits, cropped tees, bedazzled mini purses, and low-rise everything.
In the mid-to-late 2010’s, low-rise pants and skirts were swiftly replaced with their high-waisted counterparts. This trend shift was a huge win for those who weren’t thrilled with the stomach-baring look that Y2K-era crop tops and low-rise jeans complemented. The return of high-rise was a chance for women to show less skin while staying on-trend.
In recent years, jeans, skirts, bikini bottoms, and high-rise articles have had a major comeback.But as they say, all good things must come to an end. Low-rise is back in a serious way, a trend revival that has been received with both joy and horror.
Low-rise bottoms inherently target a common insecurity, as they provide zero coverage for the stomach area. Naturally, the high-rise trend served the opposite purpose, with concealing rises containing the skin within.The original low-rise era’s coexistence with the grungy, model-esque aesthetic of the 90’s, most low-rise naysayers associate low-rise pants with washboard stomachs and teeny-tiny crop tops. This memory can be intimidating, to say the least.
Though the resurgence of low-rise may seem daunting, the last few years have armed us with something that the 90’s and early aughts never had. The body positivity movement has exploded in recent years, with more and more women seemingly giving the finger to previous beauty standards and rocking whatever they want, however they want, and whenever they want. You don’t have to have the stomach of a 90’s runway model to rock the trends you love.
However, if you’re not quite ready to bare your *entire* midriff this summer, don’t worry. The low-rise trend is back, but it doesn’t have to be a Y2K carbon copy. Low-rise trousers have been spotted on both the runway and the streets with styling that ranges far beyond the traditional baby tee, two-inch rise jeans combo.
Whether you love it or hate it, low-rise is having another moment in the sun. Don’t be afraid to give this revitalized trend a shot – the 2022 version might be just what your wardrobe is missing.
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