https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:17:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday#post-1576682 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:04:40 +0000 Sara L. 1576682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great idea!&nbsp; If they're not getting worn as-is, making some adjustments seems smart to me.&nbsp; I've only cut my jeans down to shorts and I don't have extra jeans right now (did a big purge in the spring), but if I had an extra pair, I would be tempted to cut them off into crops to try out the trend. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday#post-1576680 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:55:25 +0000 lyn67 1576680@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, you bossed them all-and has totally sense! I currently only have a pair of blue jeans (I have whites and black waxed) - and &nbsp;those would be always rolled up to show my booties (the rare occasion I wear them). But I may try bossing my older ones (never worn bootcuts for ex). from the holding zone.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday#post-1576595 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 09:05:37 +0000 Anonymous 1576595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You must have been reading my mind as I have some BF jeans that I've never worn. I bought two pairs of the same style BF jeans about 18 months ago and I've only ever worn one of them. I might chop them to wear with high shaft booties. Love what you've done with your jeans! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday#post-1576533 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 03:07:58 +0000 Maneera 1576533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You're very smart to hack off jeans that don't work as is, and convert them into a new style you've been dying to try. I like the new cropped length a lot, both in #1&amp;#2. Looks great on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday#post-1576516 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 01:16:36 +0000 catgirl 1576516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would love to do this, except that bare skin is so darn impractical for me here. I may try to find a length that works with higher booy shafts and doesn't leave skin exposed.</p> <p>You are a total inspiration! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday#post-1576514 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 01:12:43 +0000 rachylou 1576514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh. That's great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday#post-1576503 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 00:41:13 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1576503@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm impressed, Ann! Good thinking and good work. I don't know that I have skinnies that are so long they're bugging me, and I'm not sure I have any that I want to shorten to wear with high shaft booties. But I'm thinking of cutting off a pair of pants that have a raw edge hem, and turning them into culottes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday#post-1576500 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 00:31:33 +0000 deb 1576500@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not brave in my opinion, just very, very smart. Now these will&nbsp;get the wear they&nbsp;deserve. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday#post-1576488 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 23:38:43 +0000 carter 1576488@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are both the bravest and the scariest woman I know. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday#post-1576481 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 23:13:55 +0000 JAileen 1576481@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very brave! I have cut pants into shorts. And that's it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday#post-1576466 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:32:57 +0000 Greyscale 1576466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brave, and successful!</p> <p>I've been thinking of doing this too. I have a pair of linen wide-leg trousers that would make great culottes (I'd have a tailor do that one) and some jeans I might be able to cut into cropped lengths.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday#post-1576460 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:21:45 +0000 Deborah 1576460@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dashielle, I have been having a play with this recently too. I have cut down a pair of white skinnies that are now slouchy skinnier due to weight loss. I'm working on a Jag wide Leg denim trousers and cutting them down into culottes;) and am seriously considering cutting down my blue denim skinnies that I never wear. I like what you have done! They look really good </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jeans-length-hack-away-sunday#post-1576449 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:02:02 +0000 dashielle (Ann) 1576449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am greatly inspired by the new trend Angie has written about extensively, whereby a person can showcase mid-shaft booties and/or a bit of skin. I love, love, love booties, and always thought it a waste to put pants over the top of them. Yesterday I posted my 'cropped skinny' look from Friday (pic #2), and several people responded that I was brave (or foolish?) to cut my jeans up. Well, never being one to do things half way, I got after a dozen or so pairs in my closet this morning, in order to broaden my choices of style for Fall/Winter. First let me say that I had a number of jeans redundancies in my closet. Mostly skinnies, followed by BF, then a couple of pairs of straights and flares. All price points were represented. I'm 5'2" and without fail, every one of them is too long to ever wear uncuffed. One pair of Joes skinnies was 6 inches too long and a real pain to deal with! I either had to tuck under, which is not easy with that much fabric, or fold up to get into tall boots. And if you have calves like mine, you can't even fold them high enough to do any good. The big fat cuff on my BFs was so wide that they swished together when I walked. Some I did have hemmed, but couldn't justify the cost of doing them all. Well, no more! This exercise both gave me a chance to try on all of my jeans in short succession, and evaluate their utility at current length vs what they could be. I'll post more pictures once I get them out in proper outfits.</p> <p>Here are my revelations during this process;<br /> I really only wear skinnies in the Fall/Winter/Spring. Here in Seattle, that means rain, so they are almost always stuffed into tall boots. Most of my true skinnies/jeggings never need to be longer than ankle length, since rolling doesn't work. These I cut at the ankle. Should I ever decide to wear them with shoes, I'll think about hemming them.<br /> I hate bagged out or wrinkly jeans on myself. Having little to no additional fabric in the leg reduces that issue and contributes to a smooth, neater appearance IMO. All of my BF's required 3 or more rolls before I cut them, and they were always uneven and too bulky. These I cut to give a streamlined 2 fold cuff. I probably won't need to hem ever. Leaving enough to do everything from oxfords to tall shaft booties gives them greater versatility.<br /> My distressed BF's from AG are begging to be mid/tall shaft bootie length with a frayed hem. Out comes the seam ripper... I already did this with a straight leg pair that give them a slightly boho look.<br /> I have two pair of light wash Gap flares (different sizes) that I bought in petite, and they're a little short for my taste. One pair 'gets' to be a cropped flare! Whee! pic #1<br /> I took one pair of dark wash skinnies each and cut to high shaft, mid shaft and ankle length. No cuff, no hem (option to hem later and bump up into higher shaft wear).<br /> I have so much left over fabric, I could make some patchwork jeans now...if I knew how to sew and had a machine I'd love to hear whether you guys are emboldened to try and modify your jeans similarly! </p>