What Are Hip Hugger Pants?
Hip hugger pants are a low-waist, or low-rise, pant style that first became fashionable in the 1960s. These pants fasten at the hips rather than the waist. When worn with short or midriff-baring tops, their low cut reveals the upper hip area and belly button. Hip hugger styles of pants fit tightly in the hips and thighs. Many late 1960s hip hugger pant versions feature wide, bell-shaped legs that flare outward from a tight top section. The fabric of these bell-bottom pants was often boldly striped or covered in the abstract patterns and bright, wild colors that were fashionable in the late 1960s. Later versions of hip huggers include athletic styled pants that taper rather than flare downward. These types often have sporty stripes down the outer sides of the pant legs.
