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Overview

While shopping for jeans you must have come across terms such as high-rise, low-rise and medium-rise. What do they mean and why is it important to know about them? Most importantly, which one would suit your body type the most? 
 
Before we dive in, let&rsquo;s make the meaning of &ldquo;rise&rdquo; clear. Rise is the distance between the crotch and the top of the waistband. &nbsp;The average size of the rise is between seven-12 inches. Wearing the right size can accentuate your curves and create a beautiful silhouette.

For instance, the top wasit band can wrap around your waist, sit right above your hips or around your waist. Usually formal dress pants, are mid-rise but other jeans come in different rises, cuts and styles. 
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Guide How To Wear Different Styles Of Jeans

Here is our guide on how to wear different styles of jeans:

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	<li>High-Rise Jeans: High-rise jeans are those that fit at or above the belly button. Their rise typically ranges from nine-10 inches. They are also known as high-waisted&nbsp;jeans or jeans with a high waist. Jeans with an extremely high-rise or high waist (also known as super high-rise or high waist) fit over the belly button and often have a front rise of more than 10 inches. 
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How To Wear It: A high-rise jean will elongate your legs and make your torso look more proportionate if you have a long torso and short legs. Because the line of the jeans is longer, high-rise jeans make your legs appear longer. If you want your legs to appear, use high rise jeans with pointed shoes or heels and let the hem reach the floor.

If your waistline is not clearly defined, this means you have a rectangular shape body. In other words, the measures of your shoulders, waist, and hips are not the same. High-waisted jeans would look fantastic on your figure, but to avoid drawing attention to the area around your waist, we advise pairing them with a brightly colored top. 
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	<li>Mid-Rise Jeans: Mid-rise, also known as normal or regular rise is the most common waist style. The rise measures between nine-11 inches. The waist band sits nicely on your waist top and it is also the most comfortable one for most people. This sets somewhere in the middle position, not very high or low &mdash; hence the term &lsquo;mid&rsquo; rise. 
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How To Wear It: Mid-rise jeans may fit like high-rise jeans on women with short torsos and short body rises (high-rise jeans may fit too far above their natural waist). 
Mid-rise jeans that fall just below the belly button are helpful in reducing muffin tops and tummy pooch. Your hips will look thinner if you wear mid-rise jeans, where the waistband sits just above the broadest area of your hips. Mid-rise jeans are compatible with a top of any length, which makes them a go-to choice for most women. 
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	<li>Low-Rise Jeans: Low rise jeans&rsquo; waistbands sit closer to the lower part of the waist. These jeans have the least rise. because there is less space between the crotch and the waistline. When compared to the other two pairs of jeans, (mid and high) the waistband on the low-rise pair is lower. Low-rise jeans typically have a rise between seven-eight inches. Low-waist jeans are another name for low-rise jeans. 
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How To Wear It: A low-rise jean helps lengthen your torso if you have a short torso and longer legs. Low-rise jeans with a wide waistband that sit on the hip can make your thin hips appear broader and add curves to a slim rectangle body shape or a slim inverted triangle body shape.

Low-rise jeans are a good choice if you want to highlight your full hips. Simply make sure they are tight around your hips to prevent the terrible waist-gap issue. A mean low-rise can also be worn by athletic body shapes. Make careful to choose a fitted design with stretch because the jeans may hang a little lower because you might not have the hip curve. 
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Petite Or Curvy-Slim: Are you on the shorter side? Wearing jeans with an extreme rise (either too high or too low) might make a tiny figure look out of proportion. For example, although some women of average or higher height can pull off a low-rise jean, shorter women find it difficult to look their best in lower-rise fits because this denim style can visually make your legs look smaller and hips look bigger. 
 
Women of all shapes and sizes can make their legs look flattering by wearing a medium to higher waist band. 
If you are a curvy-petite, go for higher mid-rise jeans, as this will hide your muffin top. For slender figures one can go for medium-rise jeans.&nbsp; 
 
Pear: Ladies with pear shaped bodies usually have heavy thighs and hips. High-rise jeans can enhance your look by providing a great coverage at the back and balancing out the hip area. However, if you are pear shaped with a flat butt you can still make them jeans look flattering by a contoured waist band higher up at the back. 
 
Pro-tip: Never wear skinny jeans. Pear-shaped bodies have wider hips and skinny jeans can make their hip-to-leg area look like the bottom of an ice cream cone. Wear a waist that is up to or above the belly button, bringing attention to the thinner part of your body and never on that cuts close to the widest part, i.e. the hips. Boot cuts or bell bottoms suit pear-shaped bodies perfectly as they balance the proportions of this shape. 
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Apple: For apple shaped women, most of the fat is gathered in the middle area. They usually have thinner arms and legs as compared to the shoulders. It can be challenging to find jeans, that can fit well in the middle without creating a muffin top. High waisted jeans is a good choice, that would sit on your natural waistline and also cinch in your tummy. 
 
Hourglass: If you have a smaller waist and are curvaceous all around, a high-rise jean will highlight your beautiful hourglass figure. Look for a rise that lands between 10-13 inches above your natural waist. This will accentuate your slimmest part of your figure by highlighting your feminine contours and nipping you in at the waist. If you have a belly bulge, a high waist jean is also excellent for hiding it. 
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Conclusion

Try out different styles and rise of jeans on your body and you will see the difference in all. You definitely can&rsquo;t change your shape but the right pair of jeans can help bring out the best of out of your shape. 
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