The Best Men's High Waisted Pants Will Take Your Fits to New Heights

The easiest way to get your high-waisted fix is a pair of classic dress pants. Tailors have long known that trousers that sit at the natural waist are flattering for everyone (so don't forget to peep vintage options on sites like eBay and Etsy). These Berle dress pants come with a classic straight leg silhouette and a high waist that looks great with a dress shirt or even a tucked in plain white tee. Plus, it comes in a midweight wool gabardine fabric that's great for three seasons, so you could wear these to most formal functions except maybe those dreaded summer weddings.

With decadent tweed fabric, intricate outseam embroidery, and a stratospheric rise, these smashing trousers feel like they should be hanging out in a conversation pit at a groovy cocktail party regaling rich friends with stories about Andy Warhol.

Aside from a classic pair of blue jeans, the Dickies 874 Work Pants are about as versatile as it gets. They're tough enough for hard labor but dressy enough to cut the mustard at a formal event. A huge part of that comes down to the cut which is a damn near perfect straight leg and classic rise.

Perfect to pair with some classic Chuck Taylors and a cozy hoodie.

Who doesn't love a pair of pants with a built-in waist? These handsome trousers take after Gurkha trousers and look just as fresh today as they did when they were introduced to the British army in the 1800s.

Dripped to shreds.

Grandma's wallpaper looks mighty fine as a pair of pants.

Rick Owens Geth jeans may as well be made for giants because the rise is so long that they could reach to most people's nips.

If you're a denim nerd, you know that loomstate Japanese selvedge denim is hard to come by. If you're not a denim nerd, just know these are an incredible find regardless of price.

A bootcut leg isn't the only thing that cowboys require from a pair of dungarees. They also need a high rise to ensure their shirts stay tucked through a chill gallop on the ranch or surviving a bucking bronco in a rodeo. Wrangler's 13MWZ is the quintessential cowboy jean and thankfully you don't have to know how to ride a horse to wear 'em because they look just as great strolling downtown streets with a pair of swanky loafers and a silky shirt, far, far away from any ranch.

Dress pant looks with a pajama-like silhouette make these some of the most comfortable office-appropriate trousers you'll find.

When you're in a pinch and those Dickies 874 pants aren't dressy enough, you couldn't do much better than a pair of Dockers.

Okay, if you want to get really serious about authenticity, Buzz Rickson is the brand to shop. Their acute attention to detail puts them in the upper echelons of Japanese brands, but one of the few exceptions are these pitch black chinos which are a collaboration with the esteemed author William Gibson. They're as close as you can get to a pair of vintage chinos from the 1940s without the vintage smell.

Casatlantic gained traction with menswear nerds for it's distinct high-rise trousers and the Mogador's are a perfect in-between if you're looking to step up from J.Crew but don't want to wade too far out into pricey waters.

Classic military-style cargo pants tend to have higher waists, so you could peep your local military surplus store or opt for these pitch-perfect joints from Carhartt's modern label.

Levi's pre-shrunk 501 jeans have a respectable mid-rise, but the original shrink-to-fit 501 jeans have a noticeably higher rise that many would consider a true high rise. You might have to work on getting those fades yourself, but that's a satisfying trade off to make.

Wide-legged, high-waisted, and satisfyingly textured.