I've explained time and time again how much I despise high waisted denim pants, but I never realized why they did not compliment the short waisted long legged woman. Surely times have changed, it's 2014, and if high waisted pants are making a comeback then they have manufactured them to fit a variety of all different bodies right?
Well I certainly was proven wrong. I went to Charlotte Ruse, and tried on some acid wash high waisted jeans (very in style right now) and to my surprise, the jeans did something sad to my body. It wasn't that I couldn't button the jeans, but the waist was not high enough for my high short waisted self. Alas! I found out why jeans were never made to fit me very well. I found the reason why I always chose jeans much larger than my actual size. I found out why high waisted is supposedly bad for short torsos, especially with the long leg combo. But this isn't our fault, its the clothing limitations that are consistently manufactured time and time again!
I angrily put the jeans back and went home. I went on wheretogetit.com (where i do most of my online shopping) and knew the internet would feel my pain. I looked for acid washed jeans with elastic. ELASTIC IS A LIFE SAVER, and I wish I mentioned this sooner.
Elastic allows you to decide where your waist beings, therefore you won't have to struggle with those terrible low waists found on even high waiated pants ever again! Elastic shorts and elastic skirts (please read my personal post in girl flirty fashion where I show my elastic skater skirt) compliment the body and you decide how high, how low, or how tight you want it. You can rock your booty, or just chill with them.
They even make elastic jeans which is what I ordered the day of that same disastrous shopping escapade.
You can choose from drawstring, control top, or even an elastic top with a regular button and zipper! I bought mine from gojane.com . And definitely check out wheretogetit.com for more options. That's how I found my options.
Thank goodness for elastic. And remember you are good enough. Find clothes thay are meant for you and never change for these limited fittings.