https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:56:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1177533 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:57:04 +0000 April 1177533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, so after spending some time in my closet with a tape measure and every pair of non-flared pants I own, I have decided to get the jeans hemmed to 26" and tapered to 12".</p> <p>I think that will let me roll a couple of times to get the cropped length I want.</p> <p>Off to the tailor...</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1177423 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:27:24 +0000 Lisa 1177423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your style may be shifting. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1177418 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:24:01 +0000 April 1177418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So now that I have chopped off a few inches, a couple of things are clear:</p> <p>One, if these are to be rolled boyfriend style, they will have to be tapered. </p> <p>Two, they look kind of cute as is (floor-touching bootcut with a raw edge). &nbsp;</p> <p><b>I'm standing in ripped, distressed, faded, sized-up, low rise denim and thinking it looks kind of cute. &nbsp;</b></p> <p>Who am I and what have you people done with April?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1177415 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:20:55 +0000 Lisa 1177415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for asking this!&nbsp; I have a pair of BF's and have also been wondering where the roll should land on the leg. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1177163 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 03:35:40 +0000 Sveta 1177163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like mine the same height above the ankle as Angie's pic#1. I find that with that length I don't need to worry which shoes to wear with them - heels and flats work equally well.&nbsp;<br />As for the roll I prefer 2 rolls for a regular denim weight and can go for 3 rolls if denim is lightweight. However if jeans are very&nbsp;tapered I find it is hard to roll more than twice &nbsp;- this is why I chopped off 2" of my white BF, </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1176693 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:47:44 +0000 karymk 1176693@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, here is what I was thinking of when I suggested the frayed hem:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/233413193161502484/">http://www.pinterest.com/pin/233413193161502484/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1176571 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 20:19:13 +0000 April 1176571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They do, Angie, thank you --&nbsp;but I think I need to roll higher on the leg&nbsp;or I know I'll&nbsp;look incredibly stumpy, especially without heels. &nbsp;That's why the VS BFs didn't work for me. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p>The jeans are in the wash right now, but I think I'm going to cut off the bottoms myself, per karymk's suggestion, and try rolling the raw edge. &nbsp;That way I can see how much "roll" I need and if I need to bother having them tapered. &nbsp;The roll might also be a little slimmer without the thickness of a real hem.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1176559 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 20:08:49 +0000 Angie 1176559@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do these visuals help?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1176326 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:51:32 +0000 April 1176326@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, I should add that my jeans will rarely be worn with heels, so they have to look okay with very low heels or flats. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1176319 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:48:43 +0000 April 1176319@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@kmk -- that is an intriguing&nbsp;option. &nbsp;I'm a little concerned about adding any more grunge elements to this particular pair of jeans, since they already have their share of rips, fading, and dog-bites. &nbsp;But I'm off to Pinterest to get a glimpse of the look... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1176294 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:38:10 +0000 Diana 1176294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just so&nbsp; you know, I cannot wear #1 unrolled.&nbsp; They look horrible.&nbsp; They are that no-man's land length that is too short to be full length and too long to look deliberately cropped, and the opening is a little too wide.&nbsp; FWIW I don't really like the look of true BF jeans without a roll of some sort, regardless of length.&nbsp; It just looks unfinished to me.&nbsp; </p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1176292 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:38:01 +0000 karymk 1176292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay this is gonna sound weird, but why not just CUT them off where you want them and have them frayed? I have seen this on Pinterest and thought about doing it to a pair of BFs. &nbsp;It looked so fresh compared to the "roll". &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1176288 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:34:56 +0000 April 1176288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such helpful information, Diana! &nbsp;</p> <p>I think one of the issues I had with other BFs I tried was that when they were both rolled and down to my ankle, they looked odd -- no doubt because of my short legs. &nbsp;I think I'm after more of the length you show in picture #1. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1176284 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:32:12 +0000 Diana 1176284@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me, I've decided it's not possible to have one pair of BFs that does it all, length-wise.&nbsp; I like mine at the two lengths Angie mentioned in today's post, actually, either at the ankle (and tapered) or 6 inches above the ankle bone.&nbsp; I have two separate pairs for these purposes.&nbsp; The full length pair (second photo) I wear with a small double roll (maybe taking up 1 inch of length) at the ankle, and the shorter pair (first photo) I wear with a slightly thicker modified double roll.&nbsp; (I make one double-width cuff, then roll that cuff in half once more.&nbsp; I find this stays better).&nbsp; The difference in length is too much (for me anyway) to have a single pair able to do both.&nbsp; I also have a third summer-only pair that I roll up to more like a clamdigger length.&nbsp; </p> <p>ETA: I think 4" or less is about what works in a roll.&nbsp; 3-4" is about what I've rolled in #1.&nbsp; At minimum you need to have double the width of the roll (because I think just cuffing it once looks odd unless said cuff is wide).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-input-on-good-length-to-hem-ahem-bfs#post-1176279 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:24:12 +0000 April 1176279@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I may have found my BFs. &nbsp;:)</p> <p>They're a pair of&nbsp;Citizens of Humanity jeans found on consignment.</p> <p>Never mind that I said I didn't want anything tattered or torn, these are plenty tattered and torn. &nbsp;(In fact, one of the rear pockets looks like it had a chunk taken out of it by an angry dog.) &nbsp;</p> <p>Never mind that I said I can't stand low rises, these are low rise, but they're sized up so they're not jamming into&nbsp;my hipbones.</p> <p>But they are bootcuts and about six inches too long. &nbsp;I want to get them hemmed and probably tapered to a length and width that will facilitate rolling, but I need some advice about where on my leg the hemmed jeans should fall, both before and after rolling.</p> <p>My questions:</p> <p>1. &nbsp;How many rolls should I allow for in deciding on a length? &nbsp;Does three rolls make the roll too chunky? &nbsp;Will two rolls stay rolled?</p> <p>2. &nbsp;Where on your leg do your BFs hit, both before and after rolling? &nbsp;I'm wondering if I should get them hemmed a little on the short side, so the roll isn't gigantic? &nbsp;</p> <p> </p>