Okay. Why am I NOT hitching? I have some of my jeans adjusted at the waist band so that they stay put and fit perfectly. Some are low rise, others are mid rise and high rise. Things do not move around at all - no belt.

I'm puzzled unless you need to have the waistband altered.

This was one of the first questions I ever asked the forum. I have the same problem -- always have, and probably always will. I think it's partly my shape, but it seems that a bit of sliding is not uncommon.

This is what I think is going on. Most women have some flesh around their midsections. Even a small amount of flesh will result in muffin top if the pants are too tight. Ergo, the pants can't be too tight; they must be *just* tight enough. But, most jeans contain some percentage of stretch fibers, and that causes a bit of fabric flex and inevitable downslide.

This problem has been bugging me for years. I've asked all my friends, and the only ones who do not have the problem of denim jean slide are the ones who have VERY lean, flat bellies. (Angie fits this description, as it happens). It doesn't seem to matter whether their hips and thighs are lean or fleshy; it's the midriff that counts. A woman with no extra flesh on her midriff can wear her jeans waistband as tight as it needs to be to prevent downslide *without* causing flesh spillage. I've also noticed that my eight-year-old daughter, who, like many prepubescent girls, has zero fat around her middle, does not have the problem of jean downslide either.

Anyway, that's my best guess as far as explaining why jean downslide happens. As for solving it, there is lots of good advice here. For me personally, the things that help the most are:

a) get the waist and seat taken in so the jeans fit as perfectly as possible
b) wear a thin, flat belt (I hear invisibelts are good, although I don't have one)
c) don't get jeans with too much stretch in them (my jeggings, while very comfortable, do require a belt to make up for the stretchiness).

Ironkurtin: when I have the waist and seat of the jeans taken in, they do it by opening up the back seam, removing some fabric, and sewing it back together. There ends up being a seam all the way through the waistband but it is concealed by the back belt loop.

I am with Angie on this:)
As Lloyd Boston Say's
"Belts are strictly for accessorizing, if you need them to hold your pants up then a trip to the tailor is in order"

Try having your favorite pr. cinched at the waist a bit.

Taylor, I've had jeans altered to fit perfectly and they still slide a bit -- albeit less than they did before I got them altered. I have narrow hips and not a lot of rear end, which I'm sure contributes to the problem, but it sounds like even pear shaped women get jean downslide to some degree too.

Perhaps if I wore really high-waisted jeans with no stretch in them, and room through the hips and thighs, then they'd stay put better....but that pretty much describes "mom jeans", so no thanks!

It is NOT your shape, it the fabrication of the pants! I think Elisabeth's spot on --- ANY padding in the midriff at all (and not just us apple gals, because I remember when I was a teenaged hourglass, it was still an issue) and your jeans *will* slide if (a) they are not high-waisted and *tight* enough to squeeze or (b) they have stretch (which seems more and more the default). And of course you can't get 'tight enough to squeeze' with mid- or low-rise anyway, because your hipbones will be in the way!

By the way, this continues to be a problem even with altered waistbands for me, thank you! And I have a lot of butt and belly and thigh and calf to prevent it puddling at my ankles, but crouching and sitting on the floor etc are still likely to give you an eyeful unless I'm wearing a longer top. Yes, I know --- TMI! BUT now you know why I do NOT tuck with jeans.

Oh, and get this --- this isn't just my jeans, it happens to my casual pants too...MOST OF WHICH ARE CUT LIKE JEANS! Khaki skinnies, wideleg chinos, cargos --- unless the waistband is *really* snug and the fabric entirely stretch-free, it WILL slide on me!

I really don't have this problem at all and was very surprised the first time I heard someone did. Now I am surprised it is so widespread apparently. To Elisabeth's point I never had to worry about muffin top, so perhaps she is onto something. The dealbreaker in jean sizing is my hip bones. I size just large enough to zip comfortably.

This is interesting. I think Elisabeth is on to something. Scarlet, Taylor and Angie don't have this problem and they all three look like they have very flat abs. Another one like this is Marley. Marley, where are you?

Thank you very much for your solutions. I'll summarize:

-go for more rigid fabrications (less stretch).
-cannot go beltless any more. I admit, I forget to put one on. They are essential for most of us.
-lose weight. (Tricky because if I start losing too much weight, I start looking 5 years older.)
-go for higher rise pants or very low rise pants. I have the least slippage with very high and very low rise, because they fit exactly around my waist or low hip (the belly hangs over those puppies)
- get waistbands taken in
- select jeans with curved waist bands.
- try Levis Curve ID for curvy girls.
- liposuction around my midsection. (Solves the facial aging issue.) (JK)

The last suggestion sounds the best LOL. I have no belly to speak of but I still have a muffin top !!! I think that is what causes the problem for me. I have to keep my waistbands on the loose side to prevent splitting the offender in half. Oh well, what can we do...

Jessica, STOP IT with reviving many-year old threads.

Low waist jeans ... ergh.. it’s a constant struggle