https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/high-five-for-the-raw-hem-hobbit-pants Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:46:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/high-five-for-the-raw-hem-hobbit-pants#post-1725315 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 15:13:06 +0000 Beth Ann 1725315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done! &nbsp;Sometimes you just gotta DIY! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/high-five-for-the-raw-hem-hobbit-pants#post-1725244 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 07:14:59 +0000 rachylou 1725244@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Now that's validation! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/high-five-for-the-raw-hem-hobbit-pants#post-1725234 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 05:12:41 +0000 Aziraphale 1725234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Firecracker, Style Fan, Colette, Suz -- thanks! I'm very happy with my cheap old jeans. (Suz, I agree that a fresh denim capsule is super-important for those of us who wear a lot of denim. Luckily, denim trends seem to move fairly slowly). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/high-five-for-the-raw-hem-hobbit-pants#post-1724962 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:55:59 +0000 Suz 1724962@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this story!! For those of us who wear denim, a fresh denim capsule has a huge impact on overall style and happiness factor. Refreshing my denim capsule is probably the biggest bang for my buck!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/high-five-for-the-raw-hem-hobbit-pants#post-1724949 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:27:50 +0000 Colette 1724949@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great story! I have given three pairs of my old/vintage jeans new life with hacking over the past months. I get an extra kick out of wearing them knowing how old they are. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/high-five-for-the-raw-hem-hobbit-pants#post-1724856 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 09:22:59 +0000 Style Fan 1724856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this story.&nbsp; Now I regret getting rid of all my old jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/high-five-for-the-raw-hem-hobbit-pants#post-1724825 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 05:07:26 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1724825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a great story. A job well-rewarded with a nice compliment! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/high-five-for-the-raw-hem-hobbit-pants#post-1724658 Wed, 07 Sep 2016 23:05:57 +0000 Aziraphale 1724658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tanya -- they totally do feel fresh! Cropped bootcuts are a classic example of "just flattering enough" (for me, anyway), but it's sure fun feeling like you're both bending the rules (petites shouldn't wear x,y,z) and staying at the front end of fashion.<br />&nbsp;<br />Lyn D, I love it when an item gets a "second life". I've done this a couple of times with ankle-length skirts that never got worn -- I had them hemmed to just below the knee, and they both became wardrobe workhorses.&nbsp;</p> <p>I still love boyfriend jeans too. I have three pairs that are in regular rotation.</p> <p>Thanks, Joyce! It's even better when the "good price" is basically free. ;-)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/high-five-for-the-raw-hem-hobbit-pants#post-1724636 Wed, 07 Sep 2016 22:31:31 +0000 Joyce B 1724636@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good job, Aziraphale! There is nothing better than being on trend for a good price! Good job to Tanya, too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/high-five-for-the-raw-hem-hobbit-pants#post-1724615 Wed, 07 Sep 2016 22:06:19 +0000 Lyn D. 1724615@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I couldn't find any to hack and was so impatient to get the look that I purchased new.<br />Not since my getting Boyfriend jeans a few years back have I been so excited about a new look!<br />Well done on your hacking to bring new life into old jeans! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/high-five-for-the-raw-hem-hobbit-pants#post-1724607 Wed, 07 Sep 2016 21:54:17 +0000 Tanya 1724607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>He he, I love your story Aziraphale.&nbsp; I share your feelings - I went on hacking spree this past weekend and hacked 7 old pairs of jeans, most of them bootcut.&nbsp; They feel really fresh worn with booties, don't they? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/high-five-for-the-raw-hem-hobbit-pants#post-1724606 Wed, 07 Sep 2016 21:48:26 +0000 Aziraphale 1724606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As I've mentioned a few times, I'm all over the cropped-jeans-with-raw-hems look. I love it. I went on a hacking binge in the spring, turning two old pairs of wide, straight leg jeans into crops, and then buying a cheap pair of slim straights with a higher rise from the Gap and chopping them off immediately. I have to wear heels to avoid looking like Frodo in these pants -- the wider ones especially -- but I love them. They have an effortless RATE quality that works for me.&nbsp;</p> <p>I've been slower to warm up to cropped flares, but finally pulled out an old pair of Mavi bootcuts from circa 2007 and did a hack job on those as well. They are mid-rise, which is high-rise on me, so they fit in better with the current silhouette. I hadn't worn them for several years because they made me feel like a frumpy suburban housewife, but couldn't bring myself to pass them on because I'd paid to have the waist tailored and I liked the wash. Now with the cropped length, frayed hem and booties, they feel kind of cool.</p> <p>Then today while out doing a few errands, a trendy-looking young sales assistant came up to me and said, "I love your jeans! Do you mind telling me where you got them?". I replied (with immense satisfaction, it must be said) that they are old bootcuts that I'd hacked off myself. :-)&nbsp; </p>