What I've gleaned from this thread is derek guy likes high rise pants What I've gleaned from my whole life as a non-fashion guy is "high rise pants make you look like a grandpa" This generational reactionaryism is not discussed as a factor but I think it's a major one
If your grandpa is a young Clark Gable, that's a good thing.
High rise has been the standard in leg-wear for centuries, if not millennia. It's about fitting to the natural waist, that space roughly in line with the navel, which is where the body bends best. Maybe look for "non-grandpa" high-rise inspiration—Bruce Lee, James Dean, hell even the film Sinners.
As someone in my mid-20s, I do get that there's a cultural image of the funny granddad who wears his pants too high, prefers a tie even if it chokes him, and would rather wear anything other than sneakers / running shoes. But there's a million other ways to wear high-rise, if you know where to look.
Only a few were what I'd think of as high rise pants, and except for Charlie Kirk same for the ones described as low rise -- most described as high or low looked about the same to me. But I'm not the expert and i haven't measured them, so I must be wrong.
One way you can get a quick indication of the rise is by the general height of the belt / waistband relative to the elbow [if it's near the body]. There's some leeway, but if the elbow could kinda rest on the belt then the rise is fairly high. If the belt's much lower, you'll notice it, too.
idk dude, most any fashionable dude I see on the street is wearing a pretty high waist. these things may have cycles but we are in a high cycle at the moment
Yes, exactly. High waist was once casual wear for common folk, laborers, poor kids. Now it is seen as chic by the fashion-conscious and ignored by everyone else. The next cycle would be for it to catch on with the unwashed masses while being rejected by the fashionistas as passé.