Elastic on jerseys - pros and cons?

[7rider]

I guess elastic is liked more by people with slim shapes and small hips.

Not necessarily.
I have neither, and I have a few elastic hemmed jerseys that I like quite a lot. And I'm also taller than most "average" women.
I find that if the stuff in my jersey pockets is unbalanced (cell phone and a spare CO2 cartridge in the back left, ID wallet in the center, food and cleat covers in the right is the standard distribution, which is why I detest jerseys with less than three back pockets!), and I find as I eat the food, my jerseys without elastic spin on my torso, which is quite annoying. (Maybe I just need a smaller cell phone!)
As long as the torso is long enough, which - granted - is sometimes hard to find on women's jerseys - elastics for this big-hipped woman are fine (yes, there are some elastic jerseys that are a p.i.a., too).
You really have to try the jersey and see. Each jersey is different.

[Aggie_Ama]

I prefer no elastic. I have a short torso, hour glass figure and a little less tone on my core than I want right now. BUT I had issues with elastic creeping up when I was 25 lbs lighter. I do find non-elastic jerseys can shift to one side more but they don't ride up over my little "pooch" area so I take non-elastic. I also prefer bib shorts, that is how I roll.

[OakLeaf]

elastics for this big-hipped woman are fine

Hon, if that's you in your avatar, you ain't no big-hipped woman.

I'm with Lisa.

[grey]

I have one jersey with elastic. The other jerseys have to be too dirty to wear a second or third time before I will dig that one out - I hate the elastic that much. I am slim - 5'6 and 125 lbs. It could be that this jersey is a little short, but it just wants to go up, and up, and up, the wind gets caught in it and it billows on downhills on warm days when I let the zipper down some.

It's a personal preference issue. I think the non-elastic is more flattering but like some others have said, it depends upon your build.

[lph]

I like light elastic - I have a thick waist and narrow hips so very hourglass-cut womens tops w/o elastic just come billowing up on me too.