https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ppl-for-looser-straight-legs Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:13:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ppl-for-looser-straight-legs#post-17182 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:36:25 +0000 Tanya 17182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a pair of jeans that is 15" and it's completely straight ( though it can look a little bootcut, but it's not). It is too wide to scrunch, so I had to commit to a length, but because they are straight, I can get away with a bit higher or lower shoe - I hemmed them PPL for 1.5" mini-wedge, but they look OK with both flats and heels up to 2.5". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ppl-for-looser-straight-legs#post-17180 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:21:22 +0000 Angie 17180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m by no means infallible, but I can remember answering the PPL questions you’ve asked before Plushpenguin. You yourself said I have a great memory :-)</p> <p>A 16 inch hem width is not a straight leg style in regular sizes. I doubt it will scrunch. You need a narrower hem width for scrunching. That being said, Shiny’s suggestion of hemming to the highest heel is best. An inch difference in heel height might work, but I’m not sure. It depends on the arch of the foot and the shape of the denim. It's a good idea to experiment before you hem. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ppl-for-looser-straight-legs#post-17170 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:25:46 +0000 shiny 17170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Plushpenguin, this looks like a bootcut to me. I think you're going to have to commit to a heel height. You can also buy two pairs of the same jean, and have them hemmed two different lengths for two different heel heights. </p> <p>What my local jeans place does is ask you to take the jeans home, and wash and dry them a few times (yes in the dryer - even if you don't ever plan to put them in the dryer, it's a good idea to do it a few times *just in case* somebody in your family is feeling generous someday and does the laundry for you... hee hee). </p> <p>Then you come back in with all the shoes you think you might want to wear them with. They start with the highest heel and while you are standing tall, they put a pin in the back of the leg, just slightly above the floor. That is where they hem it, so it doesn't drag on the floor but is nearly all the way there. You can then try it on with other heel heights and see how it works. I believe Angie has said it's okay if they drag with flats and get worn at the edges... it's a "look"... however too much drag, in my experience, means a risk of tripping over oneself. </p> <p>Patience, for 14" don't you mean you *don't* want to go shorter? I have my straight legs and skinnies hemmed long, so they scrunch up a little, with both flats and heels. Hmm, I guess if you are always going to tuck into boots, then you'd want them shorter though. With flats and heels, I think they look cute with some scrunch. </p> <p>That's the nice thing about straight legs and skinnies... you can get away with a much greater variety of shoe heights, I think. Hem for the highest pair, and then scrunch with the lower pairs including flats. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ppl-for-looser-straight-legs#post-17161 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:00:03 +0000 greenglove 17161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Patience, They look too wide to be shorter.<br /> greenglove </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ppl-for-looser-straight-legs#post-17152 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:21:23 +0000 Plushpenguin 17152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Patience, I thought so. I'll just have to make it work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ppl-for-looser-straight-legs#post-17139 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:15:04 +0000 Patience 17139@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It says the leg opening is 16". If that is true, I think PPL for these is to the floor. (from personal experience). At 14" you can definitely go shorter, 15" I'm not so sure. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ppl-for-looser-straight-legs#post-17134 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:58:14 +0000 Ana 17134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know the answer to this one, sorry. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ppl-for-looser-straight-legs#post-17133 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:57:15 +0000 Plushpenguin 17133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My ppl question never get answered I swear the blog doesn't exactly cover this one. Pretty please, answer me </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ppl-for-looser-straight-legs#post-17118 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:00:50 +0000 Plushpenguin 17118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know there are several articles on ylf about ppl, including some on skinnies and straight legs, but I tend to wear my straight legs on the wider side, verging on boot cuts. I almost always wear heels. I'm about to buy these jeans for example: <a href="http://www.paigepremiumdenim.com/Womens_Melrose__Dark_Resin_Rinse/pd/np/205/p/21610109.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.paigepremiumdenim.c.....10109.html</a><br /> The model herself seems to be wearing these jeans quite long. Are they wide enough to have to graze the floor? Mostly I'm wondering if I can wear them with heels that vary in height by 1 or 2 inches. </p>