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Isobel Van Dyke

Scary fashion trend alert! The rise of the falling waistline

Schiaparelli, couture AW22

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

How low would you dare to go? Some like their trousers so high-waisted that they double-up as boob-cupping-corsets; others opt for a mid-rise option, where belly buttons peak over the waistline like a sunset melting into the horizon.

There is, however, one style of trouser whose name we dare not speak of. The shape that we have collectively barred from ever resurfacing, it’s caused a war between millennials and Gen Z’ers: the low rise.

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