Torsos and Jeans: How Different Cuts Can Alter Your Silhouette

Have you ever tried on a pair of jeans and wondered why they look so different when on your friend? It’s because the silhouette of clothing has a funny way of morphing to look entirely different on various body shapes – and it can alter your overall figure. There’s no right or wrong way to style your body, but if you’re looking to accentuate a particular area or conceal another, it’s interesting to note what styles of clothing can help.

Find out how your jeans can visually influence your torso and decide what effect you’re trying to create.

Jeans and Torsos

You may think jeans only work to influence the appearance of your legs, but in actual fact, they can drastically change your torso, too. Thanks to the height of the waistband, either your hips or waist are highlighted, which can visually shift proportions.

Jeans For Longer Torsos

If you’ve taken your measurements and recognised that you have a slightly longer torso, it depends on what effect you want to achieve to determine which jeans you should wear. If you want to highlight the length, a low-waisted jean is perfect. But if you want to play some visual tricks, high-rise jeans can help to create the illusion of longer legs, which in turn helps to shorten the appearance of your torso. And if you just want things to appear balanced, a mid-rise option helps to create a centre split without shifting focus upward.

Jeans For Shorter Torsos

When your measurements indicate you might have a shorter torso, you’ll notice jeans look slightly different on you than those with longer torsos. But the same rule applies; you’ll need to know what effect you want to achieve before you can choose the shape of your jeans. 

If you’re looking to lengthen the appearance of your torso, always opt for low-rise styles – that way, the eye is drawn upward, and an illusion is created to lower the top of your legs. But if you love your shorter torso, high-waisted jeans beautifully work to highlight its length, although you may notice mid-rise potentially shortens its appearance even further if the rise is that high. In that case, it may suit you to pick a mid-rise option because when styled over a short torso, you may find it appears as if it is a high-waisted pair of jeans.