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The best feature of a high waisted jean is the coverage. It’s better suited to give women support through their soft delicious center and to not gap when you bend over. Basically it keeps everything under wraps.

Who does a high rise jean work best for?

High rise jeans typically offer the most benefit for women with a defined waist. Someone whose waist is 75 percent or less than her hips (you can calculate this by measuring the circumference of your hips and dividing it by the circumference of your waist). But having a defined waist, doesn’t mean you have to have a six pack, it’s also great for containing what many refer to as “muffin top.”

What are the pitfalls of high rise jeans?

The first area you need to evaluate is the waist. A good pair of jeans should never squeeze your soft, delicious center over your waistband. This is usually a pitfall of low-rise jeans. But a high rise pair shouldn’t squeeze your body into a kangaroo pouch under your waistband either. You want to find a pair of jeans with flexible support through the front pockets, they’ll usually market this as hold you in magic or something similar.

The next area you need to evaluate is the vertical rise. If you are tall, have a long torso, or have more booty and/or thighs than hips, try a higher rise: 9.5 to 11 inches. The high rise will elongate your shorter leg-line and help you avoid back gap.

If you are petite, have a short torso, or have wider hips but a slighter booty and/or thigh, try a moderate or mid rise: 8 to 9.25 inches. You don’t want your rise to fall underneath your bust and you don’t want to exaggerate the breath of your hips in favor of narrowing your waist. If things don’t look quite right in a high rise, experiment with a slightly lower mid rise.

How do I know whether or not I have a long or short torso?

First, bend to the side and mark your natural waist. Next, straighten your torso and bend your elbow. If your elbow is above your waist – your torso is long, if your elbow is below your waist – your torso is short, if you elbow is at your waist you are balanced vertically.

How can I quickly tell how high a rise is in the store?

Use your hand width as a guide. If the rise is shorter than your hand width, it’s a mid rise; if it’s the same as your hand width it’s a mid rise; if it’s longer than your hand width, it’s a high rise.

Are high rise jeans uncomfortable?

Not if you buy them in the right size. You don’t want the waist to pinch or squeeze, it should offer comfortable support. If you happen to be a bigger size in your hips/thighs/seat than you are in your waist, buy the size that fits your broadest measurements, then have the waist taken in.

Where can I find the best deal?

First the best deal is going to be the pair that you wear them most and you feel the best in. Don’t evaluate your purchase on the initial price of purchase, take the price and divide it by the number of times you will wear it. You want a low cost per wear, not just a low cost. So if you spend $100 on a pair of jeans and wear them twice a week for a year, your cost per wear is 96 cents per wear. Alternatively if you bought a pair for $35 and only wore them once a week for 4 months, the cost per wear would be $2.19 per wear. The $100 pair would be a better value and you’d probably feel better each wear…which is why you wore them more in the first place. That being said, my favorite pair of jeans is Madewell, but if you are between sizes or just want to try our an extreme trend, I’d check out Old Navy. I have a whole post detailing each of my 5 favorite jeans and where to buy them.

My middle son requested a “Pigeon Party” for his 6 year old celebration this year. #competingforfavoritechild.

We used Paperless Post to send the invitations and found supplies (gumball tubes, gumballs, wind-up ducklings, gummy hot dogs, and crates to keep it all in at Amazon).

If you aren’t yet familiar with Mo Willems and the Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus book series, correct that oversight immediately. His Elephant and Piggie books are equally charming, funny essential reading.

And since I’m a big believer that good books make good readers, I wanted to share some of our other favorite children’s picture books. And I expect you to share your favorites in the comments. 😉

1. The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak: As promised there are no pictures. But it turns out that BJ Novak, writer of The Office, is just as good at making kids laugh as he is adults.

2. Charlotte The Scientist Finds a Cure by Camille Andros: The author of Charlotte The Scientist is Squished and The Girl And The Dress, just released her newest title. Can we raise both hands in favor of encouraging kindness, bravery, and STEM skills in girls?

3. When Charley met Emma by Amy Webb
Different isn’t bad, sad, or strange–different is just different, and different is ok. I think this title is a must read for all libraries. Acting kindly around people different than ourselves isn’t always intuitive and this book gives such a simple, beautiful formula.

4. The Day the Crayons Quit, The Day the Crayons Came Home byDrew Daywalt: it’s impossible to pick a favorite from this hilarious series.

5. Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin: Osky’s last birthday party featured the original title and the sequel. Be sure to read anything written by this amazing author and illustrator team.

6. Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman: this story of a wolf being adopted by a family of bunnies addressed real issues in a hilarious and earnest way that our blended biological/adopted family could relate to.

7. Hug Machine by Scott Campbell: This sweet and simple narrative is a favorite of our cuddly toddler. Following our first reading, he began showing us his “affection” buttons – hug button, kiss button, love button. Beautiful illustrations and a few great one liners.

8. Lady Pancake Sir French Toast by Josh Funk: This action-packed rhyme follows the adventures of two breakfast characters in search of the last drop of maple syrup. Fun to read with playful, fun illustrations.

9. Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Beaty

Verbal and visual poetry, the words and pictures work so beautifully together. Best of all, it’s a series inspiring engineering, science, and soon politics.

10. Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg
This title resonated with our family of budding perfectionists ;). I love how each “mistake” took the art in a new and exciting direction. It’s a life lesson in turning “blunders into wonders.”

Ok, you have our top 10. What is constantly getting picked off your book shelves?

The Do’s and Dont’s of High Rise Jeans