Blue jeans: which length? - YouLookFab Forum

Last week I had a jeans crisis involving five pounds, my thighs, and all my skinny jeans. At the moment I hate the feel of anything tight on my legs so I quickly went jeans shopping. One winner was these Gap real straight jeans. I sized up to a 27 for an extra-slouchy fit.

The wash I liked most was only available in the cropped length. With my short legs, I realized I could get the regular length or the long length and wear them as full-length jeans. Do either of these lengths work? First two photos are the regular length and second two are long.

I like the undone hem detail on the bottom but I could probably cut an inch off the long length and keep the same effect.

These are my first blue jeans in years and I like the super-distressed look. I can imagine wearing them with a lot of black for a rocker chic look. What do you think? Not fab enough? I want to return one or the other (or both) today.

Sorry for the cruddy photos and dripping-wet hair.

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10 years ago

Gigi

Veteran

I'm not the most in-the-know about jeans, but I think maybe the longs are too long. It looks like you're going to be stepping on the back hem when you walk, or close to it. Would you ever wear the jeans with a higher heel? If you're going to stick with a shoe with a heel height like you have in these pics, I would keep the regular length.

DeclawedJaguar

Ha, I am the opposite of Gigi and love how the longs look on you. The regular length looks a tad short to my eye. Your shoes are cool too. Are they Vince?

Marley

Longer length is the best. The regulars are too short!

Greyscale

The shoes are a Vince knockoff:
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/si.....at/3528880

I am really tempted to trade up to the real Vince ones because the leather on these is quite stiff. I've been wearing them a lot.

carter

Great jeans. Long length. Now that I've adjusted to scrunch, it feels too short without it.

CocoLion

(website)

I think if the shorter ones were .5 inches longer they would be perfect. I also believe they will stretch out and fall longer. Also if you lose the 5 lbs. they will hang longer. Finally the shorter pair will deliver a more attractive roll than the long ones (bulky roll). So I would go with the shorter pair.

Is it my imagination or is the shorter pair slightly more fitted than the longer pair? So another option would be to find a pair of 27s, short length, that are cut just a tad roomier than these 27s. We all know about the variations in fit of the same garment, same size.

Disclaimer: I am not a fan of stacking, I think it creates distraction and chops up your leg line, but that is my poison eye. However I never seem to be able to avoid stacking as my jeans all fall longer at the end of the day!

April

Another vote for long.

Good catch - the shorter ones are in fact more fitted. I like the fit of the larger ones better for this purpose, but I was surprised by how variable they were. They're not talls, just long length legs, so they should in theory be the same.

I think you're all right that the short ones are a touch too short and the long ones are a touch too long. I am tempted to cut an inch off the long ones (the hem is unfinished anyway).

Another minor consideration is that the shorter ones were much cheaper! But I do think they're just too short.

Oh, and speaking of short: another option is to get the actual short length, and wear them cropped as intended:
http://www.gap.com/browse/prod.....=941288002
but I don't think that's great on my stumpy legs.

Ingunn

What Denise said

I don't think you need to worry about stumpification. You have gorgeous straight slim legs, I think that's what matters.

Janet

Despite (or maybe because of) the fact that I'm often forced to wear my jeans *almost* too short, I would definitely go for the longer ones. I would much rather err on the side of slightly too long than slightly too short. They look great on you!

Suz

Hmmm. I'm torn. The short ones do look a touch too short, and the longer ones too long. I am perhaps in favour of cutting them to the right length. But I also agree with Denise that you can wear them rolled to perfection. Nor do I see any "stumpy" limbs here. And believe me, as somebody with the same (perceived) issue, I tend to perceive it everywhere.

LOVE those shoes. Very cool.

I really do like the way the jeans look on you, too.

By the way, my experience with GAP jeans is:

Even in the same (ostensible) size, they are all sized differently; trying on multiple pairs will result in multiple fits.
They stretch out and will not stay the same size as when you put them on. So account for some of that in buying.

Angie

Fashion Stylist

Long, long, long. I bet you knew I would say that. Fab jeans. xo

rabbit

I'm a fan of the long, I like stacking with oversized, distressed, low hanging jeans.

Diana

Definitely the long. If you wear shoes with any sort of heel the other ones will be too short. Ditto if they shrink at all. If you really feel like they are too long (I think they're just perfect as is), you can always hem or cuff the longer ones. On the other hand if you feel like the others are too short there's nothing to be done.

unfrumped

What Diana said. You look fab in all of them, though.

minimalist

Late, but voting for long.

If I'm not getting some wear on backs of hems, my pants are too short.

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