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Is low-rise...back? I came across these brown relaxed-fit cargo pants from FRAME, & my gut reaction was FINALLY. Be still my '90s-loving heart.

Oh Hey There, Low-Rise Pants

June 29, 2022

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I came across these Relaxed, Low-Rise Utility Pants from FRAME, and my gut reaction was…finally. They just…looked like the kind of pants I actually would wear all summer. And while I love the look of linen trousers (these, specifically) and will always appreciate the leg-lengthening affect of a high-rise…it has only taken a few 90-plus-degree days to remind myself that, once upon a time, I hated high-rise.

Um. Is low-rise…back?

Welcome Back, Low-Rise: FRAME Relaxed-Fit Cargo Pants

As soon as these FRAME low-rise utility pants came in the mail, I was hooked. They're super-soft -- in a broken-in kind of way -- + sit nice & low on my hips.

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As soon as these cargo pants came in the mail, I was hooked. They’re super-soft — in a broken-in kind of way — and sit nice and low on my hips. In hindsight, I should’ve pulled a card straight out of 1996 and gone up a size or two (to really flaunt that low rise), but this is a nice way to ease back into this trend.

I snapped these up at Saks, but I found the exact same pair at Nordstrom too. Saks’ product photos (and on-model photos) are much truer to reality. Not sure how Nordstrom managed to remove all slouch from the photos. These are, decidedly, very slouchy pants.

Saks' product photos (and on-model photos) are much truer to reality. Not sure how Nordstrom managed to remove all slouch from the photos. These FRAME relaxed-fit utility pants are, decidedly, very slouchy pants.

Guys, I was just really, really happy to be wearing low-rise pants again. And not just pants but cargo pants? Be still my ’90s-loving heart.

Which reminds me: They’re technically calling this the Y2K trend. I’d like to argue that these trends actually started earlier than the year 2000, but…whatever. When I say things like that, my boys say stuff like, “Well, you were born in the 1900s*,” and that is NOT something I can handle right now.

*NOTE: 1900s (nineteen hundreds), NOT 1990s. Yeah, it took my ears a second too to adjust to the shock.

While this rich, tawny color of the FRAME cargo pants is one I typically associate with fall, it turns out that it looks pretty darn good with a tan too. & it pairs nicely with the tan/brown sandals I typically wear all summer.

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But back to the pants. I originally ordered them because of the silhouette but was pretty skeptical about the color. While this rich, tawny color is one I typically associate with fall, it turns out that it looks pretty darn good with a tan too. And it pairs nicely with the tan/brown sandals I typically wear all summer. This particular shade of brown is just so pretty and looks dead-chic too.

I came across these Relaxed, Low-Rise Utility Pants from FRAME, & my gut reaction was...finally. They just...looked like the kind of pants I actually would wear all summer.

I originally ordered the FRAME relaxed-fit cargo pants because of the silhouette but was pretty skeptical about the color. This particular shade of brown is just so pretty + looks dead-chic too.

top (6) | pants (27) | sandals | bag

A Few More Pairs of Low-Rise Pants Worth Considering

OK, Gang, talk to me. Low-rise: Yes? No? Hell, no? Or…

Ohhhh yeahhhh.

xo,

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