Low rider pants on nurses

susanmary · Jul 28, 2003

Originally posted by JuicyJem
AsA lot of us "younger" students and nurses have never worn an elastic waistband and never intend to.

I NEVER imagined I'd wear elastic waistbands or drawstring/elastic scrubs -- :chuckle But time, the good life, and gravity have creeped up on me -- love those loose waistbands. :roll

salvati08 · Jul 28, 2003

Yeah , I mean I was imagining these horrible pants that showed your whole stomach and bellybutton. The picture I seen are really cute and I would definetly want to wear them. How would they even look bad if you had a tucked in shirt? This huge problem everyone has is crazy!!! They are not mid driff showing or "prostitute" like as someone has said. What is the problem?Also women have to understand that girls in their 20's grew up in a time where we wear lower rise, NOT midriff showing and flare leg pants. We were not growing up in the 80's like women in their 30's who always wore nothing but tapered legged, high waisted pants. Please take that into consideration! This isnot meant to be slutty. If someone is referring to something else than I apologize but the picture I seen were very cute!!

I also think anyone who objects to these should try a pair on and I guarentee they would proboly wonder they put up with those waist strangling, high waisted, ankle hugging pants all this time.

KaylaRN2005 · Jul 28, 2003

I just wanted to clarify.. my navel piercing is in no way going to get "caught" on a bed.. or anything else.. but, an elastic waistband rubbing up and down on my navel could cause some irratation. Although this is completely off topic and another thread entirely.

Nurse Ratched, RN · Jul 28, 2003

I have a barbell in my navel with no problems re: rubbing even with waist length pants. I have heard that actual rings have more of an irritation potential.

CCL"Babe", BSN, RN · Jul 28, 2003

We were not growing up in the 80's like women in their 30's who always wore nothing but tapered legged, high waisted pants. Please take that into consideration! This isnot meant to be slutty. If someone is referring to something else than I apologize but the picture I seen were very cute!!

It may surprise you that many of us in our 40's wore hip huggers so low that not much was left to the imagination and midriff, halter tops while we were growing up. While I loved that style on the right body, it is not appropriate for the work place.

colleen10 · Jul 28, 2003

I just bought two pairs of of scrub pants almost exactly like those pictured, only they are a bit bigger/roomier and with lots of pockets.

I need them for clinicals and after trying on several different different styles in store, went ahead and took my luck by ordering them online even though I couldn't try them on.

When they came in the mail and I tried them on I loved them.

For me, they are about the only style that appropriately fit my body.

I am very tall, thin and leggy and with big (foot ball player-ish) calves. Regular fit and tapered leg scrubs were not long enough on me or were really tight around my calves, especially when I would squat or bend at the knee.

Also, regular scubs were not long enough between the crotch area and waistband. The only way to get around that problem was to get a size or two larger but then they are too big around the waist and hips, of which I have none.

The pairs I purchased also have a drawsting waist which I find way more comfortable than an elastic band, but they also have a little bit of elastic in the back for a better fit.

I think as long as you don't have skin showing and they are not very tight they are ok. No matter what type of job you have you should never wear anything too tight or with skin showing.

Is it just me or does anyone else have a problem "tucking" in shirts into low riders or hip huggers. A lot of my shirts are not long enough to stay in and I just look like a goob with a really long torso.

colleen10 · Jul 28, 2003

PS, If you are in a hospital why would you want to wear capri style pants? I would be affraid of something splashing on me:eek:

itsme · Jul 28, 2003

I have a navel peircing and have never gotten it caught on my elastic waist uniform pants. I have used the rings and barbells.

HARN · Jul 28, 2003

I truly don't believe that low rider pants & short tops are appropriate for a professional. I wear scrubs that fit not too big not too small. But then again I am not going to work for fashion. I figure I get paid to be there so I should do some work. I leave my fashion shows for outside of work!!!! As to what others may wear I don;t pay much attention. Again I am there to work, my patients are my work not others cloths. :)

live4today, RN · Jul 28, 2003

Hmmmmmmm....if fashions continue in the "too modernistic fashion", I perceive in the days ahead hospitals inforcing stricter dresscode laws of the most professional type....possibly returning nurses to the white uniform neatly pressed. :nurse:

salvati08 · Jul 28, 2003

Yeah, um I don't think anyone on here ever said it was okay to wear short shirts, not once. But I will again say low rider pants are cute and definetly more comfortable and do not look bad as long as you have a normal shirt with them tucked in. I don't think either that any young nurse thinks they are at a fashion show while at work. Low riders are what we are completly used to and we have not wore tapered legged, high waisted, elastic pants since we were about 8 years old. They are just NOT flattering at all. They personally make me look 10 pounds fatter.

And also, what may look "unprofessional" to you is very much your opinion. You think it looks unprofessional because IT IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE USED TO!!!!! If someone looks sloppy, I could understand the problem, but they look good!

And lastly, I find it hard to believe that all nurses of the 90's and 2000 era all just so happen to all be slutty dumbasses! That we all have no sense of what looks good or professional and only care about fashion . Because let me tell you, If we were only considered with looking fashionable, we definetly would not have became a nurse.

salvati08 · Jul 28, 2003

Originally posted by CCL"Babe"
It may surprise you that many of us in our 40's wore hip huggers so low that not much was left to the imagination and midriff, halter tops while we were growing up. While I loved that style on the right body, it is not appropriate for the work place.

Yes, you are right BUT, you also did as an adult, go through the 80's and made the transition and got used to and began to know and love the tapered legged, high waisted pants, while we haven't. And no it didn't surprise me.