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What am I supposed to do about the gap between my jeans and sweater?

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CaragianettE · 14/04/2026 23:16

Fashion currently seems to have gone in the direction of relatively short jumpers and lower rise jeans. This leaves me with a gap of at least a couple of inches between the two. I’ve always carried weight on my stomach, and leaving that gap bare with my muffin top hanging out is not something anyone needs to see. But if I wear a longline T-shirt underneath (the t shirt is old, from when longline was still in fashion), it looks a bit ridiculous, because there are about three inches of fabric in a different colour to the t-shirt and jeans, just sort of randomly sitting in the middle of my outfit.

Is anyone else having this problem? What am I supposed to do?

OP posts:
Flower1989999 · 14/04/2026 23:20

Just dont wear low rise jeans seems the obvious solution 🙃

AliMonkey · 14/04/2026 23:18

Easy, don’t follow fashion, wear what suits you. High rise jeans is definitely the way to go if you’re not slim.

notacooldad · 14/04/2026 23:17

Skip this trend if it doesn't work for you seems to be the obvious solution.