Well, I'm the outlier. I first noticed this length on a man on Sartorialist. True, he wore
grey sweatpants and aged chestnut oxfords, so that's like a skinny. And then started
getting used to Thom Browne and, yes, that's kind of skinny, too. Next started looking
at the Italian women mentioned in a comment above - though I wasn't, alas, in Italy,
Started thinking back to retro days when ankle length pants seemed ordinary. I confess,
I never have liked the cover-your-shoe bootcut length as it reminds me of Mr. Natural keepin' on truckin'.
Have on right now a pair of cargo pants almost exactly the same as the dreaded ones in the illustration. Bought 'em yesterday in the thrift store. No, they're not from the fifties and don't look to be altered to this length. I wear them proudly
Just thought you needed at least one opinion from Team high water..