https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:55:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1985217 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 21:28:48 +0000 lyn67 1985217@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To answer your question.: -Me, but worse: -with a protruding tummy(tilted pelvis) and&nbsp; many pounds plus,too- but still alive!:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1985194 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 20:11:59 +0000 mtnsofthemoon 1985194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto Angie.&nbsp; You have a round bottom and sway back if - when you lie prone on the ground and can fit your entire arm under your back and the floor (I call it the tunnel)&nbsp; - hahaha.&nbsp; I have had this problem my entire life.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1985091 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 15:46:50 +0000 Angie 1985091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Go Team Round Bottom &amp; Sway Back </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1985006 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 03:10:09 +0000 anne 1985006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FI - yes what you said sparked my thought patterns, rather that being the same&nbsp;</p> <p>Adriana - yes I have just thrifted a pull on&nbsp; stretchy skirt with that big extra loop of elastic at the back of the waistband I need to take in</p> <p>Angie - so what we have in common is the round bottom and the sway back - I didn't know I had one until a relative who is a dressmaker pointed it out - she is used to seeing bodies in terms of alteration issues!</p> <p>Nemosmum - sounds like we have a similar body type!</p> <p>Suz - My waist measurement has increased too - but I think it has increased at the front rather than the back, if that makes sense</p> <p>Jussie - maybe you do !</p> <p>La ped - I was hoping someone would say that this fit is fine and I don't have to take it in!!<br />The problem with low rises on my build though, is that they tend to slip down and not cover the bottom enough and they don't do my long torso any favours either.&nbsp; I'm over them.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984975 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 23:50:32 +0000 LaPed 1984975@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this is a very common fit problem, especially if you're at all curvy and wanting to wear pants at your waist instead of your hip. One benefit of low rises, other flattery factors aside, is that you avoid the potential for backside poof.&nbsp;</p> <p>That said, I agree with <b>annagybe</b> that you don't want to over-tailor a jumpsuit. With pants you want the waist nice and snug, but if you go too close to the body with a jumpsuit it can be a hassle getting it on and off... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984955 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 22:16:41 +0000 jussie 1984955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve never had this problem.... hmm maybe I have a high butt! So many body shape modifiers to contend with lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984889 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 17:24:25 +0000 Suz 1984889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a long rise and I sometimes run into this with higher rise items. I either alter or don't buy (if it's really pronounced.) It happens less to me now that my waist measurement is a little bit bigger in relation to my hips. I'm still a slight hourglass but the difference between waist and bum is not as extreme, and that helps.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984865 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:44:16 +0000 nemosmom 1984865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a long torso, long rise, narrow waist and a round tush - I get this on almost every single pair of pants or jeans. My tailor and I are on a first-name basis. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984850 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:07:29 +0000 Angie 1984850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a short rise, round bottom, regular length waist, and defined natural waist.&nbsp;</p> <p>I have a sway back, and run into this fit challenge with HIGH rise bottoms. I just have them altered to fit.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984832 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 13:32:17 +0000 Adriana 1984832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>O no. I didn't realize there was a zip. I did this with jeans once and more often with pull on skirts. It feels strange when you have a long rise or with a skirt, to cut an inch of fabric between the band and fabric. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984830 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 13:31:20 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1984830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>Sounds like I've been repeating myself too much--sorry about that!</div><div><br /></div><div>And you are correct that what you and I are talking about are different: You're talking about the way you are built, with a low-slung butt. I'm talking about a way my body has changed. My clothes wouldn't have that extra room if it had not once been filled. My "junk in the trunk" was placed a bit differently than I think Janet's is--it was higher up, not the attractive kind down around low hip/thigh as pears are. That is also evident in that the weight I have gained clearly does not go to my back side--it is all the unhealthy ab fat. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The darts sound like a good fix it for your pants. <br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984815 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:06:53 +0000 anne 1984815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Adriana, since I wrote the above I have been thinking about adjusting the back darts instead. I am a bit reluctant to take in the back seam, though I see your point, because I would have to redo the zip and I don't think my sewing skills are up to it.<br /> Not even sure my machine can be made to work again now I think of it! I can use my mum's though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984812 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 11:31:59 +0000 Adriana 1984812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have this also often. Long rise. Short waist.<br /> I buy skirts with stretch so that it isn't so obvious. And have you tried pinning the waistseam in the back, so that you have less fabric there. Not taking in the side seams, I mean. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984770 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 02:41:25 +0000 anne 1984770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Smittie - yes we have lots of similarities don't we!</p> <p>Janet - yes, and that was perhaps the situation FI was using - though she was describing muscle loss. In my case it isn't muscle related - my bottom just doesn't start until lower down - that flat space is just my back.&nbsp;<br />Annagybe - Maybe - but there'a a back zip. Definitely wouldn't fit over my full bottom without it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984769 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 02:29:19 +0000 annagybe 1984769@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Given it’s a jumpsuit, you don’t want absolutely perfectly tailored look, because using the toilet would be a royal pain. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984767 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 02:13:44 +0000 Janet 1984767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not necessarily just a long rise — sometimes the product of simply having a slim waist and not much junk in the trunk. Trust me, it’s not a bad problem to have. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984766 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:36:06 +0000 anne 1984766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I think I will too. I will just to it myself though by taking in the side seams a bit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984765 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:35:49 +0000 Anonymous 1984765@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I get this exact thing. It is a function of having a long rise, I think.<br /> Of all the possible fit issues, this one doesn’t seem too bad </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984764 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:30:53 +0000 em 1984764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I get mine tailored to fit properly. It fixes that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/space-between-waist-and-bottom#post-1984763 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:28:56 +0000 anne 1984763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fashintern has mentioned a few times about trying on her high school pants and finding "There is always an awkward poof at the top of my butt, about as big as my hand."<br /> This reminded me of my fitting issue but I am sure it isn't actually the same thing. I have a long torso, a long rise, a low slung bottom and a sway back. There's at least a hand's width between waist and start of my bottom and it often is a bit baggy there.<br /> Anyone the same? </p>