Tight High Waisted Pants

Choose The Right Top. Tight high waisted pants are meant to show off your waist, so keep that in mind when choosing a top. A tucked-in fitted bodysuit, crop top, or tucked shirt will showcase an outfit's cinched waist. Long cardigans, blazers, and trench coats complement the high waist of tight high waisted pants, balancing out the shortness of a crop top.

Craft An Edgy Look. For an edgy yet classic combo, style tight high waisted pants with platform booties or leather ankle boots. Top the look with a sleeveless t-shirt or tank top, then cover your shoulders with a leather jacket. As an alternative, switch to high-waisted skinny jeans and throw on some over-the-knee boots.

Create A Formal Look. Tight high waisted pants don't need to be exclusively casual. Transition them into the workplace or a formal occasion with polished accessories. Avoid ripped or distressed tight high waisted pants when curating a formal or business casual outfit. For a work-appropriate outfit, tuck a button-down shirt into some high-waisted, dark wash jeans and pair them with loafers or high heels.

Alternatively, Style Your Polished High-waisted Jeans With Stilettos, High Platform Shoes, Or Elegant Flats. Try an off-the-shoulder cropped blouse with high-waisted, dark denim pants for a date night outfit. Accessorize with a sparkling necklace or bold statement earrings.

Get The Right Fit. Make sure your tight high waisted pants fit properly. The waistband should sit flush with your ribcage and that the denim doesn't bulge too much when you sit or bend over. While some high-waisted pants have wide legs, choose a fit that's a little slimmer on your thighs. Adjust the inseam or hem of your pants to complement your height and body shape.

Keep It Casual. Tight high waisted pants are a full-coverage casual style that many people favor. A slouchy, oversized sweater tucked into a pair of mom jeans or skinny high-rise jeans with white sneakers creates a go-to casual ensemble. In warm weather, swap the sweater for a plain white t-shirt or graphic tee and sandals.

Mind The Length. Tight high waisted pants come in various lengths and styles, from cropped flares to full-length straight-leg jeans. Make sure that the length you choose complements the length of your torso and legs. People with more petite frames may want to avoid cropped tight high waisted pants, which can shorten their frames.

Pick The Right Shoes. High-waist jeans go well with any type of shoe, but it's a good rule of thumb to add length to your body with your shoe choice. If you're on the petite side or have a short torso, higher shoes (like high-heeled booties or stilettos) will help lengthen your body. Flats work better for those with long torsos.

Try Black Monochrome. For a sleek, serious look, wear black, straight-leg tight high waisted pants with a black turtleneck and black pumps. Accessorize the outfit with a gold statement necklace or a gold-plated decorative belt for a pop of shine. If you prefer skinny jeans, tuck them into suede ankle boots or knee-high leather boots. Add a black blazer to make this ensemble work-appropriate or a moto jacket for some playful edge.

Try A Retro Style. Tight high waisted pants evoke images of mid-century pinups and off-duty screen sirens, making them perfect to adapt to a retro vibe. Wear a cropped vintage sweater tucked into a pair of tight high waisted pants. For a '70s style outfit, knot a collared button-down blouse into some light wash, high-waisted bell-bottom jeans.

Unless you are short-waisted, low-rise pants are probably inappropriate for you and not your best option. This is because the rise of your pants determines your perceived torso-to-legs ratio. Choosing the wrong type of rise will make you look disproportional; often times unusually top heavy.

Our experience is that most of our clients greatly benefit from wearing a pair of pants with a higher rise. As most asians have a smaller build, we greatly benefit from wearing high-waisted pants as it gives us that perfect golden ratio.

Ideally, the torso is about 2 heads and the legs is about 5 heads. It is all about balance. If you have a long torso, high-rise pants will be able to counterbalance that and make you look more proportional.

Even if you have a dad bod or carrying more weight in your midsection, you can definitely still wear high-waisted pants. They will work for you as it hides your tummy and give you a more streamlined silhouette, compared to the otherwise not very favorable "muffin top".

You can definitely still rock high-waisted pants if you have thor's body from avenger's: Endgame. As the waistband will be much wider, suspenders will be a much better option to keep the pants up all day as compared to belts which will most likely slide down over the course of a day. In our opinion, suspenders work really well for bigger gentlemen and it has a really nice vintage look.

There are a couple of other reasons as to why we are leaning towards high-waisted pants and why you should wear them. As a suit is supposed to give you a clean silhouette from head to toe, low-rise pants takes that away by making your shirt and/or tie become visible below the buttoning point of your jacket. Take a look at the image below for a comparison between a low-rise pants and high-rise pants under a jacket.

Of course, some clients still have a preferred fit of low-rise pants. It may be for comfort reasons or just purely out of habit. To each their own, right? But still, it is important to note that if your suit jacket causes a small triangle of shirt showing below the buttoning point of the jacket like the one on the right, you will be drawing unnecessary attention down to your crotch; which is not ideal.

Notice how their jacket flows seamlessly down to the pants. This is because their pants have a higher rise. As most single-breasted jackets these days are cut with open quarters, it is important to opt for high-waisted pants to achieve that clean silhouette. If you are opting for a double-breasted jacket, the pants rise may not be that big of an issue because your jacket will be buttoned up most of the time.