also: ローウェスト
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
low-waist; drop-waist; dropped-waist
Describes clothing where the waistline sits lower than the natural waist, common in pants, skirts, and dresses.
今年はローウエストのジーンズが流行っている。
Low-waist jeans are in fashion this year.
彼女はローウエストのドレスを着ていた。
She was wearing a drop-waist dress.
Variant katakana spelling using ウェ.
Spelling with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity.
Variant with interpunct and ウェ.
ハイウエスト refers to a high waistline, sitting at or above the natural waist, opposite of ローウエスト.
Borrowed from English 'low-waist', referring to a garment with a lowered waistline.