they come up to less than an inch below my waist, and they do come up wiast-high on the hips.

I have some like that! They are what I call "hipsters" - the lady in the shop called them "hipsters". Yes, they were purchased three years ago, but my point still stands. (And they're stretchy, so growing doesn't matter! Yay for stretchy! But not in a lycra hotpants way.)

I'm just going to say thank heavens for target, because I can't shop anywhere else for jeans. All they have is hipster crap.

Even Myer's gone weird! They've got a whole section of that pseudo-corperate crap that ninteen year old at their first office job wear when they want to look the part (not that there's anything wrong with that), and it's all slashed hemlines and plunging cleavage and hipsters. Who wants to wear hipsters to work??? This is why I put off clothes shopping, for months if need be. :P

Hee! Let me guess, you've also got a bitch about the whole idea of no longer using horses and carriages? *g*

:D My kingdom for a decent corset, that's all I can say. :P