https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:50:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1829292 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:26:50 +0000 Scarlet 1829292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Marilyn</b> and <b>Firecracker</b>, it's funny, because honestly the raw hems on jeans these days almost offend me on principle, especially since I have spent years painstakingly hemming my pants. I found the special details on these raw hemmed black ones actually more winning because it took a bit more care and creativity to create. I am not an accomplished seamstress, by the way, but I have learned to do my own pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1829213 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:52:16 +0000 Marilyn 1829213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm really loving the hem on these......such fun jeans!&nbsp; I already have a black pair and I'm thinking I might cut the bottoms this way just to make them more interesting.&nbsp; </p> <p>I sew as well and sometimes I'm baffled by the price difference for hem treatments.&nbsp; A young SA at Nordstrom tried to explain why a straight raw edge hem was considerably more expensive than the hemmed version.&nbsp; I said "seriously!".....I can zip across with my rotary cutter and a ruler and have my jeans done in 5 minutes.&nbsp; With a proper hem....not so much.&nbsp; LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1829085 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 04:07:07 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1829085@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Exactly, Scarlet. We sewists can be a bit obsessive about some details. And I'm flattered to have inspired you!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1828921 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 22:24:54 +0000 Scarlet 1828921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Firecracker</b>, I saw that you bought these, and that is part of what inspired me to check them out. Your comment about principle really made me smile. I believe you are a sewer, so I can see how the lack of logic in the skewed let-out hem could rankle. I have to say that if nothing else I am impressed by the attention to detail and creativity in creating the look. Once I receive them I was planning on contemplating the hem in person, thinking how important the effect is to me, and whether I could just do what you said and cut them on the same angle.</p> <p><b>Angie</b>, thanks, I was considering that too. I'll have to see how the effect is in real life and whether I feel the need to preserve it. Of course the first big variable is whether they fit at all I did size up as you recommended in your notes.</p> <p><b>Lisa</b>, good to hear Paige has treated you well. I have never tried on Paige denim before. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1828894 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 21:35:16 +0000 Tanya 1828894@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They are cool looking jeans, I hope that the tailor can replicate the same hem look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1828852 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:31:53 +0000 Angie 1828852@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>But you can hack the length and leave the hems raw to achieve a similar effect.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1828849 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:30:12 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1828849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Scarlet, the one thing that slightly bugs me about these jeans (which I bought) is the fact that the hem is indeed "released," as you show in your close-up. It makes no sense to me, because I just can't envision them being hemmed that way initially and then let down. I mean, it's not as if you could just put them back up on those lines; you'd have to take out the side seam and re-sew it. So I almost want to cut off the pressed-in "released-hem" marks on mine, out of principle alone. I would cut them at the same angle, just follow the pressed-in line with scissors.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1828820 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 19:51:31 +0000 Lisa 1828820@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A great question, I was going to pass on these but hearing the hem can be replaced is tempting. &nbsp;I have 2 pairs of Paige denim from prior NAS's and adore them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1828397 Sun, 23 Jul 2017 19:11:34 +0000 Scarlet 1828397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Jenava. I was wondering in part because it appears to be not simply a rough hem, but truly looks as if a hem as been let out after wear. I think I wouldn't really mind losing that detail, but I will know better once I see it in person. I have them on order, and now my credit card is smoking and about to catch fire, so I will have to put it in a cool place for awhile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1828374 Sun, 23 Jul 2017 17:40:05 +0000 Jenava 1828374@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They can also take the hem off and reapply it in a way that the seam is very discreet, fwiw. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1828063 Sun, 23 Jul 2017 00:28:29 +0000 Scarlet 1828063@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for the feedback, Jules and Angie. Sounds like it's worth trying them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1828058 Sat, 22 Jul 2017 23:42:46 +0000 Angie 1828058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>EXACTLY what jules said. Go for it. Everyone loved these jeans.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1828057 Sat, 22 Jul 2017 23:41:16 +0000 julesegr 1828057@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The tailor at Nordstrom replicated the hem on the Frame denim with the same hem treatment. I'm just 5'1 so I'm in the same boat. I haven't seen it yet, but the assured me it was possible.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-paige-undone-hem-black-jeans#post-1828052 Sat, 22 Jul 2017 23:21:58 +0000 Scarlet 1828052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So, Angie, there is no point at all in these Paige jeans for a petite, right? I mean, despite the sale price, you are paying a premium for the fancy hems and it's lost on those of us who must hem, right? I like the fact that you report they have worked on many body types and have a high rise. I am still here on project: rebuild my denim closet. </p>