In western culture, high-waisted pants tend to have long zippers, ranging from about 7-10 inches long, and leave the navel either completely covered or barely shown. Zipper lengths are not to be confused with rises. High-waisted pants have rises typically 10 inches long or longer. In European menswear, pants sat level with the navel until the 1950s, and were held up by a pair of
suspenders. During the 1940s,
Zoot suiters wore pants with a waistband so high that they often reached the chest.
1960s to 1990s Low-waisted
drainpipe jeans and
flared trousers were a counterculture statement among the
Mods and
hippies of the late 1960s and early 1970s, in contrast to the higher waisted
Levi Strauss jeans teenagers had worn previously. During the late 1970s, however, there was a
backlash against disco and hippie fashions, and members of
Generation X opted for higher rise pants. These straight leg
acid wash jeans remained popular throughout the 1980s and 1990s, until
hip hop fashion went mainstream and it became
fashionable for teenagers to
sag their
baggy pants. High rise pants, jeans, and shorts were also popular with men's, young men's, teens, and boys clothing during the 1980s and early to mid 1990s.
Revival During the mid 2010s and continuing into the present, high waisted pants underwent a revival among younger women, in reaction to the low-rise
skinny jeans that were popular during the previous decade. During the 2000s and 2010s, male celebrities who wore high-rise jeans, including President
Barack Obama,
Simon Cowell, and
Top Gear presenter
Jeremy Clarkson, were ridiculed by the press. ==Indian culture==