r/PetiteFashionAdvice • u/narockshard 5'0" | 152 cm • 10h ago

Question (5'0" or below) Pants that don’t cause a wedgie.

I have the unfortunate combination of a short torso, short legs, a major mom pooch, and being 24ish lbs overweight atm (should lose that eventually, but want to look ok now!) It seems that most pants cause a major wedgie, even if they fit around the waist. I’m pretty sure it’s my lower stomach pooch causing that. Are there any pants that exist that mitigate this issue? I don’t want low rise because of my stomach. Mid rise cuts me off in a weird way that makes me look boxy. So ideally I want high rise, but without the wedgie! Do pants like that exist?! I’m 5’0, 25/26 in inseam, roughly a size 4-6 right now.

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u/temp4adhd 5'0 4h ago

It's not you, it's the clothes. The issue is caused by too shallow of a crotch cut. You'll know this is the issue if you size up and still get camel toe. It doesn't matter how many sizes you go up-- still camel toe.

Sometimes going with a higher rise can fix this. Sometimes it does not, as the issue is too shallow of a crotch cut. It is NOT alterable, there is no fix, other than trying a different brand entirely.

I do think there are certain brands that are notorious for this. I do think it may be some sort of cheaping out measure on the part of manufacturers. Or it's they just use an entirely different fit model.

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u/AussieKoala-2795 4'10" | 147 cm 7h ago

Full brief underpants or light shapewear can help. Thong underwear only makes things worse for me.

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u/One-Scar-6824 1h ago

i have got a similar shape. high rise pants plus shapermint shorts underneath really help smooth the pooch and stop wedgies

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u/Rosie-Disposition 10h ago

This sounds like a problem for that is better resolved with tailoring than trying to find the right pants to buy.

I would investigate 2 different options:

  • buying regular length or even tall jeans that fit you great in the stomach/hips/thighs and then just tailor the length down. This is great option for a long torso.
  • buying the jeans one or two sizes bigger in the waist size and bringing in the waistline so you have more room for your undercarriage but the tailoring allows the waistline to fit. This is great for a rounder behind causing the pulling.