Lower rise trousers Lower rise trousers when the trousers are too tight in the crotch. Lowering the rise is the opposite of taking the crotch up. Turn the trousers inside out.  To have complete access to the rise, push one leg into the other, inside out.  This means you have the centre front and centre back folded. It is always better to pin first.  Begin pinning at the front with the seam on the [...]