Has anyone lowered waistband in jeans?

[Ukelkoy]

I desire to lower the ‘old style’ jean’s waistband from the waistline to slightly below. Has anyone successfully done this? I realize I will need more fabric for the waistband, but have taken ideas from fashion jeans to cut and paste pieces and parts, etc. Also, read this article about it - https://stylejeanswear.com/how-to-make-cuts-in-jeans/

Is this a ‘hastle’ project or worth the creative thought?

[deborah]

You could do it. It would be just as easy to make a new pair of jeans imho. You’d need to do something about shortening the zip. Once you get into that sort of change, you’re talking major reconstruction.

Of course, you could shorten the legs and add a gusset in each side seam at the top to allow the jeans to drop down, but this would also lower the crotch, so you might not like the results.

[Metalcat]

Do mean do it yourself or pay to have it done professionally??

Unless you have an industrial machine, I can't imagine a machine that can handle a jeans waistband. Then there's the fact that it's a difficult task, jeans aren't cylinders, so there would be a mismatch between the circumference of the band and the new lower circumference of the jeans. Then there's the new zipper length.

So if you are paying someone to do such a finicky job, it's going to cost you quite a bit because they'll need to have both the skill and the equipment to do it, so they'll be expensive.

Are these $600 designer jeans? If no, just find a brand that fits you better and buy those instead.