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Trouser Rise Explained and Where the Waistband Should Sit
Every few weeks somebody writes to ask why our trousers sit higher than they expected. It is not an error and it is not a trend we are chasing. Rise is a deliberate measurement, it decides how a trouser hangs from the waist down, and almost nobody selling trousers bothers to explain it. Once you know what the number means, you can buy with far more confidence and stop blaming the wrong part of the garment when something feels off. What rise actually measures Rise is the distance from the top of the waistband down to the crotch seam, measured...