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Low-rise Jeans

Summary by Damian Sofsian, edited by Ferdinand Rinaldy

Low-rise jeans are manufactured in many styles, the tight version being the most popular. The immense popularity of low-rise jeans has inspired manufacturers to make lowrise styles of other kinds of pants as well. Fits of any pair of jeans is determined by current styles, gender, and by the manufacturer. Some popular of the fits of the past and present have been the ankle cut, loose cut, straight cut, boot cut, baggy, slim fit boy cut, bell bottom/flare, saggy carpenter, original classic and skinny leg.

Rises in jeans (the distance from the crotch to the waistband) range from the high-waisted to the superlow-rise. The latest in jeans fashion are the low-rise jeans. These have a deliberately low-cut waist intended to sit low on, or below, the hips. The “rise” of jeans is determined by the distance between the crotch and the waist and is usually around 10 inches on the regular conventional pants. In contrast, lowrise jeans typically have a rise of about 6 inches. The latter can also be classified as ultra lowrise jeans, and the small zipper no longer serves its traditional function, but rather becomes an embellishment and a display of fashion.

Becoming aware that their underwear is no longer always hidden inside their pants, more people choose the underwear they wear more carefully, to show it off with their low-rise jeans. The conventional panty is also still worn regularly under the lowrise jeans. Another fashion trend is to wear no underwear at all.

Tattoos placed on the lower belly or back are very popular with wearers of low-rise jeans. The fashion trend of stretch, tight and low rise jeans has had its enemies. The problem with previously examined patients was resolved when they avoided wearing tight, low-rise jeans, and recovery took about 4 to 6 weeks.

Junior Clothing Stores Are So Popular With Teens

Summary by Gregg Hall

In the early 80s, junior clothing stores began to spring up as clothing manufacturer and designers realized how much money teenagers spent on their clothes. The decor of junior clothing stores add to the appeal for their younger clientele. This adds extra appeal because now groups of teens can shop together instead of having to split up to allow the larger sized group to shop at stores that cater mainly to adults. There are also stores such as Torrid that cater to plus sized teenagers, offering them the same styles as their slimmer counter parts that they may not be able to find in the regular junior clothing stores.

Teens are a clothing manufacturer’s dream, spending an estimated 172 billion dollars a year. Lane Bryant, a store that specializes in plus sized clothing for adults, have added younger looking lines of garments, as have others. For the teens that desire a more classic look, stores such as Abercrombie offer clothing lines that will appeal to this type of shopper.

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