https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:21:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off#post-2251311 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:21:18 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2251311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Suz. The only boots I have that would close the gap at this length are the black ones. I’d rather wear them with the red boots, but would need the extra inch to close the gap.</p> <p>Star, good point about eliminating doubt before it’s too late. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off#post-2251310 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:11:02 +0000 Suz 2251310@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love them this length and would wear them spring and fall with loafers. Or fashion sneakers. Or sandals, depending. You could also wear them with combat boots to close the gap.&nbsp;</p> <p>If you let them down they might still work -- they'd be cropped but not as cropped.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off#post-2251268 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 17:29:48 +0000 Star (Lise) 2251268@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes you should check if the extra bit makes it a more comfortable length for you before a 'no going back' chop.&nbsp; They should look fab with your loafers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off#post-2251252 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:26:14 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2251252@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well lookie there! The hem is a full inch. Maybe I should try letting them out &amp; seeing if I’m comfortable then. What do all of you who say they are perfect length now think of that? Would it be perfecter?<br /> Also, check the length on the model compared to on me. No way am I going to wear heels with them though—much more likely to be my blue loafers, at any length. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off#post-2251143 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:43:58 +0000 RobinF 2251143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also like the length as is. Maybe try them with some potential shoes or boots?&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off#post-2251137 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:41:23 +0000 Bijou 2251137@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have the black shorts in Finds and really love this length. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off#post-2251134 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:33:04 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2251134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aquamarine, those are exactly my concerns—even though the wool is lightweight and probably intended as 4-season fabric, I think I’d feel odd wearing them in summer. They don’t really fit my summer style either. Working them into my fall style as pants…sigh. </p> <p>Angie, long as in about the 7th square up from the bottom? </p> <p>Synne, no? I’ll give the cream-colored socks a try and will report back. Thanks for the idea. </p> <p>Star, preppy, eh? I have a decent relationship with prep, I think. Will have to consult a prexpert. </p> <p>Rachylou, hello! What do you say about the prep factor here?</p> <p>I guess they will remain unscathed this winter, but come October, if they haven’t been out of the house, there will be a giant slicing sound. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off#post-2251117 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 03:17:33 +0000 Aquamarine 2251117@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the pants at their current length. But they’re wool you say? So for cooler weather. Guess you’d need high shaft boots or wear trouser socks with a flat shoe/brogue. Might be a lot of work to get it right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off#post-2251080 Sun, 06 Feb 2022 19:02:22 +0000 rachylou 2251080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Angie said </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off#post-2251057 Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:03:33 +0000 Angie 2251057@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like them too! Not too short for Summer.</p> <p>That said, long shorts - knee grazing - would be super fab :)</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off#post-2251043 Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:53:30 +0000 Synne 2251043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No, don't cut them! Almost every pair of pants I've ever owned is this length. I like them. Classic fifties Marilyn cigarette pants.<br /> There's a trick (learned from Trinny, the holy grail of fashion!) to elongate the legs by wearing socks the same colour as the trousers, not necessarily the shoes. Try white panty hose or knee socks.</p> <p>Added: that apple picker photo is my most favourite outfit of yours ever. You should (let us help in) analyze why it works so well! You look like a million bucks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off#post-2251042 Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:48:35 +0000 Star (Lise) 2251042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They are cute pants.&nbsp; Just keep in mind they are going to look very preppy as shorts, you know, the guys on the golf course look.&nbsp; If you like that look I vote go for it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cut-them-off#post-2251041 Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:00:19 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2251041@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What category are people using for posts about altering garments in some way, whether dying as Brooklyn does so fabulously, making/ altering your own like Sharon, or something else? Time for a new category? </p> <p>Anyway, I’m eying these pants I’ve never worn. Can’t remember why I got them, but it was in Florida where it was too hot to wear them and when I was too big around for them. Now they fit me well enough for me see that they are too short. They’ll probably always be a cusp size for me in winter; I’d have a better shot at wearing them in the fall. </p> <p>I have a pair of shorts and a skort that I enjoy wearing with tights much more than I like them bare-legged. Before I hit upon tights for the dark florals, i even did a post about how to alter them so my legs wouldn’t look so skinny. The skort also looks better with tights, for the opposite reason. The fun/ny look of knee socks with the jeans shorts makes a similar silhouette, even though that isn’t how I usually wear them. Judging from outfit photos, this seems to be a fall look for me. If I cut these off, they’d be my first pair of wool shorts. I’d likely wear them with my chunky blue loafers or newsie shoes—think the white boots are cringe-inducingly close-but-not-quite. </p> <p>Should I go for it? Would the cut of them (on top) make for good shorts? What length: like the skort, florals, jeans, or something in-between? They could not be A-line, but I think I want cuffs. What do you think? </p>