Low-rise (fashion)
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Low-rise is a style of clothing, designed to sit low on, or below, the hips
. The style can also be called lowcut, hipster, or hip-hugger
. A normal Low-rise sits at least 2 to 3 inches [5–8 cms] below the navel
. A Super or an Ultra Low-rise sits at 4 to 5 inches [8–12 cms] below the navel.
This fashion started in the early 1990s when the British magazine The Face
in its March 1993 issue cover featured Kate Moss
in low-rise jeans
.Lower back tattoo
s are often left uncovered by individuals wearing crop top
s and low-rise clothing.The term is commonly applied to trousers, jeans, shorts
, skirts, panties
, briefs
, bikinis, pantyhose
, and tights
. Low rise clothing is still a craze among women.
Leading clothing manufacturers like Levi Strauss & Co.
have brought this trendy style into men's wear too. Gradually these low-rise pants fed the ever-growing fashion appetite of men which eventually spread to swimwear & briefs also.
The term is applied to sari
s and Ghagra cholis in India
. Due to migration to different countries,many Indian women began to wear the normal sari below the waistline exposing the navel which is known as Low-rise sari. These type of saris are worn such that the petticoat
is tied at some inches below the navel and just above the pubic area.Similarly, the lehengas of ghagra cholis are also worn in low-rise.Designer Manish Malhotra
's Fashion Week collections regularly highlight low waisted ghaghras accompanied by short cholis. This were made popular by the female celebrities of Bollywood
industry and other popular regional film industries like Tamil cinema
and Telugu cinema.These are mainly worn by the rich,educated upper class women who consider navel exposure as a fashion. However, sometimes, the navel is covered with the pallu
in a low-rise non-transparent sari, as well.
HIPS
HIPS may refer to:* High impact polystyrene* Home Information Pack* Host-based intrusion-prevention system, a computer security system oriented towards workstations...
. The style can also be called lowcut, hipster, or hip-hugger
Hip-hugger
Hip-huggers are a style of pants worn by both men and women, generally made of denim and fitted tightly around the hips and thighs, while flaring out towards the lower leg. They were first designed by Irene Kasmer in 1957 for Ardee....
. A normal Low-rise sits at least 2 to 3 inches [5–8 cms] below the navel
Navel
The navel is a scar on the abdomen caused when the umbilical cord is removed from a newborn baby...
. A Super or an Ultra Low-rise sits at 4 to 5 inches [8–12 cms] below the navel.
This fashion started in the early 1990s when the British magazine The Face
The Face (magazine)
The Face was a British music, fashion and culture monthly magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan.-1980s:Logan had previously created the teen pop magazine Smash Hits, and had been an editor at the New Musical Express in the 1970s before launching The Face in 1980.The magazine was influential in...
in its March 1993 issue cover featured Kate Moss
Kate Moss
Kate Moss is an English model. Moss is known for her waifish figure and popularising the heroin chic look in the 1990s. She is also known for her controversial private life, high profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. Moss changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on...
in low-rise jeans
Low-rise jeans
Low-rise jeans, worn by both men and women, are jeans intended to sit low on, or below, the hips. They are also called lowcut jeans, hipsters, hip-huggers and lowriders. Usually they sit at least 8 centimetres lower than the belly button...
.Lower back tattoo
Lower back tattoo
A lower back tattoo is a body decoration. Such tattoos have become popular since the late 1990s. They are commonly derided as suggestive of promiscuity and often referred to as "tramp stamps" and other slang terms. The German term Arschgeweih can be translated as 'ass antlers'...
s are often left uncovered by individuals wearing crop top
Crop top
A crop top is a T-shirt or blouse with the lower part cut off, showing of some of the abdomen. The half shirt is a kind of shirt that is cut off from the bottom of the chest....
s and low-rise clothing.The term is commonly applied to trousers, jeans, shorts
Shorts
Shorts are a bifurcated garment worn by both men and women over their pelvic area, circling the waist, and covering the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to or even below the knee, but not covering the entire length of the leg. They are called "shorts" because they are a shortened...
, skirts, panties
Panties
Panties are a form of underwear, usually light and snug-fitting, designed to be worn by women or girls in the area directly below the waist. Typical components include an elastic waistband, a crotch panel to cover the genital area , and a pair of leg openings which, like the waistband, are often...
, briefs
Briefs
Briefs are a type of short, tight underwear and swimwear, as opposed to styles where the material extends down the legs.In the case of men's underwear, briefs, unlike boxer shorts, hold the wearer's genitals in a relatively fixed position, which make briefs a popular underwear choice for men who...
, bikinis, pantyhose
Pantyhose
Pantyhose are sheer, close-fitting legwear, covering the wearer's body from the waist to the feet. Mostly considered to be a woman's and girl's garment, pantyhose appeared in the 1960s, and they provided a convenient alternative to stockings...
, and tights
Tights
Tights are a kind of cloth leg garment, most often sheathing the body from about the waist to the feet with a more or less tight fit, hence the name....
. Low rise clothing is still a craze among women.
Leading clothing manufacturers like Levi Strauss & Co.
Levi Strauss & Co.
Levi Strauss & Co. is a privately held American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of denim jeans. It was founded in 1853 when Levi Strauss came from Buttenheim, Franconia, to San Francisco, California to open a west coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business...
have brought this trendy style into men's wear too. Gradually these low-rise pants fed the ever-growing fashion appetite of men which eventually spread to swimwear & briefs also.
The term is applied to sari
Sari
A sari or sareeThe name of the garment in various regional languages include: , , , , , , , , , , , , , is a strip of unstitched cloth, worn by females, ranging from four to nine metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles. It is popular in India, Bangladesh, Nepal,...
s and Ghagra cholis in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Due to migration to different countries,many Indian women began to wear the normal sari below the waistline exposing the navel which is known as Low-rise sari. These type of saris are worn such that the petticoat
Petticoat
A petticoat or underskirt is an article of clothing for women; specifically an undergarment to be worn under a skirt or a dress. The petticoat is a separate garment hanging from the waist ....
is tied at some inches below the navel and just above the pubic area.Similarly, the lehengas of ghagra cholis are also worn in low-rise.Designer Manish Malhotra
Manish Malhotra
Manish Malhotra is considered to be India's leading and most successful fashion designer.Manish Malhotra has designed for many leading actresses in Bollywood. He is known for his different style and his ability to envision a 'look' for the character. He is known for designing the costumes for...
's Fashion Week collections regularly highlight low waisted ghaghras accompanied by short cholis. This were made popular by the female celebrities of Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
industry and other popular regional film industries like Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
and Telugu cinema.These are mainly worn by the rich,educated upper class women who consider navel exposure as a fashion. However, sometimes, the navel is covered with the pallu
Pallu
Pallu or Pällu may refer to:* The loose end of a sari* Pallu * Pällu, Harju County, village in Harju County, Estonia* Pällu, Jõgeva County, village in Jõgeva County, Estonia* Pällu, Rajasthan, village in Rajasthan...
in a low-rise non-transparent sari, as well.