From Y2K to 2025: why low-rise jeans refuse to stay in the past

Get ready for a blast from the past: low-rise jeans are making their comeback this autumn, straight out of the early 2000s. Once a symbol of pop culture, the style is back in wardrobes, on the streets and all over social media. Gen Z has revived it, and Instagram is awash with looks built around that deliberately lowered waistband.

And no, it’s not that tops have suddenly become shorter – jeans themselves have simply dropped lower. The result? A lengthened silhouette with the torso firmly in the spotlight. For those who lived through it the first time, it’s an unmistakable nod to the Y2K era; for a new generation, it’s a fresh expression of energy and freedom.

Though youthful at first glance, this trend isn’t only for teenagers. Icons who wore it twenty years ago – think Jennifer Lopez or Paris Hilton – are still wearing it now, proving that low-rise jeans are back in all their glory.