How do guys really feel about high waisted shorts?

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How do guys really feel about high waisted shorts?

The results may surprise you

High waisted shorts are in, that’s no surprise to anyone.  High waisted shorts have made a comeback since their brief hiatus in the 90s and 2000s, remember when low-rise jeans were popular?  I’m glad the whale tail is no longer a thing. Now high waisted shorts are gracing the closets of most collegiate-aged women.  The reasons why women love them go on and on: we love the way it makes our tummies look leaner, our legs look longer, and our butts more shapely.  They are a wardrobe staple, and I know I can’t get enough of them.

Slay girl, slay

However, there is a rumor going around that guys do not find this recycled style attractive.  Being an aficionado of this style, I decided to conduct my own poll.  I asked twenty-six guys  from all over the U.S.–and one from Ireland!–between the ages of 18 and 26 what they thought about high waisted shorts, and this is what I found.

Seven guys love it

I was shocked at how many guys said they love this fad.  Some commented on how they like a girl with body confidence, others commented on our–ehem–anatomy.  One of my favorite responses to “why do you love high waisted shorts” was just “booty”.

Here was my other favorite

Eight said they like it…but only if it’s done well

High waisted shorts, when done right, are appealing to a large number of guys.  What they mean by “done right” is your ass doesn’t hang out the bottom, you aren’t constantly pulling them down because they ride up, and they are more on the modest side.  When I asked for their preference, guys seemed to like the darker washed, no rip shorts better than distressed ones.

However, super modest is not always hottest.  One guy explained he likes high waisted shorts, but only if they aren’t too high.  “If they are too high, then your legs look too long, and that’s not attractive.”  Excuse you, that’s what we are all striving for.  How are you not attracted to long legs?

 

How do you not like long legs?

Three guys didn’t give a shit

Even with persistent badgering, I could not get these three guys to commit to a side.  They were wishy-washing, saying some looked good, some looked bad, but they really didn’t care what was going on with our pant choices.  I even had to send a picture to one of them because they didn’t know what “high-waisted” meant.

Eight guys hate them

I hate to break it to my fellow lovers of tummy-tucking shorts, but eight of the 26 said they absolutely hate them.  The reasons ranged from being too short, too tight, too revealing, or just “a gigantic cop out” when it comes to wearing revealing things.  Many guys commented on how they want girls to feel comfortable with their bodies, and trying to stuff them into pants that don’t make sense anatomically doesn’t work, are there really pants that fit your littlest AND largest parts of your bottom half?  Many guys don’t believe so.

When you unintentionally flash a little underbutt at Platform 9 3/4, you may rethink wearing those short, high waisted shorts

My Irish friend hated on the shorts too.  When asked about them, he said for Irish girls, “they are seen as a bit of a slutty attire”, but mostly because the weather doesn’t really permit this much skin to be shown.  Though he did say American girls can pull it off better, he said “They are a bit tramp like,  and I don’t mean tramp in a hobo sense”.

Though I found a lot of haters, I was pleasantly surprised at how many guys said their opinions don’t matter.  Over half the men I interviewed mentioned their idea of what looks good doesn’t mean anything: we should wear whatever we want if we feel sexy and confident in it.  So ladies, wear those high waisted shorts.  I know I will.

@TheTab