https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:19:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1525542 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 06:27:13 +0000 annabelle 1525542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would wear it, but only with those boots, and only with jeans already designed with the hi-lo. This is too risky for DIY. </p> <p>Now on Buzzfeed: 30 ways to look silly in jeans you can modify yourself in less than ten minutes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1525273 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 20:35:29 +0000 viva 1525273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Double PPL anxiety seals the deal. No way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1525240 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 19:56:37 +0000 Diana 1525240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha, this thread is hilarious.&nbsp; </p> <p>I like this, but I doubt I'll try it because I suspect it will only work with significantly high heeled boots, which I don't wear.&nbsp; And can you imagine the PPL issues?&nbsp; You'd have to worry about PPL for both the front <i>and</i> the back!&nbsp; I imagine you'd have to choose a jeans/boot combo and then stick to it forever.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1524941 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:36:28 +0000 RoseandJoan 1524941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it could be faffy, I can picture the front hem catching in the top of the boot every time&nbsp;I sit down and the catch/ straighten merry go round would drive me utterly bananas. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1524935 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:26:33 +0000 catgirl 1524935@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anchie, uh-oh!&nbsp; Now you've got me confused! Are all those who say they like it really just joking?&nbsp; *puts down scissors* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1524899 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 13:38:47 +0000 amiable 1524899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha - to me, it doesn't look too bad. &nbsp;I doubt I'll try it though &nbsp;Have at it, Una! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1524849 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 11:59:16 +0000 anchie 1524849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You guys are kidding, right?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1524659 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 02:23:48 +0000 SarahTheWhite 1524659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This thread is hilarious! My own two cents is that if the skirts and dresses can do it, and the tops half tucked in can do it, then why in the world can't the jeans do it too? It sort of seems like the next logical step in the process.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1524381 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:27:01 +0000 judy 1524381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The hem seems playful to me. &nbsp;I like seeing what others are up to. &nbsp;</p> <p>Interesting Vetements jeans, Approprio...and interesting alterations to your levi's. &nbsp;The pic is a little dark, but what I see looks intriguing. &nbsp;Way beyond my sewing skills though! &nbsp;Curious if &nbsp;it make them feel kind of thick in the seat?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523512 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:52:38 +0000 texstyle 1523512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it too - simple, but different, in a good way to me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523174 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 22:53:05 +0000 Gigi 1523174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gut reaction is that I don't care for it. However, oftentimes those things I hate the most make their way into the mainstream.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523160 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 22:32:56 +0000 viva 1523160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not a fan. But I always end up reversing myself, so who really knows? I am not to be trusted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523155 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 22:11:13 +0000 Anonymous 1523155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What do you mean : "maybe&nbsp;<b>even&nbsp;</b>me" ??&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523108 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 20:50:07 +0000 Marlene 1523108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it. &nbsp;I am so annoyed when I hem for heels and then the front is wrong because it hits the top of your shoes. &nbsp;So this remedies it. &nbsp;Plus, I have been itching for something new in jeans for ages! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523104 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 20:41:21 +0000 Summer 1523104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Diane; I dislike the straight, stepped effect. &nbsp;A curve from front to back would be much more acceptable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523081 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 20:08:37 +0000 rachylou 1523081@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523070 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 19:51:15 +0000 lyn67 1523070@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hah, they look good in the pictie! Don't know about the RL, but will keep this on my mind for fall! Hope somebody will show&nbsp;how to do and wear &nbsp;it just right &nbsp;for a decent look:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523038 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 18:49:10 +0000 L'Abeille 1523038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You guys, this is funnier than the butt vest thread! I am on vacation, huddled in the boat waiting out a rainstorm, and this is my giggle for the day.</p> <p>And I won't pass judgment on the look just yet. I remember proclaiming back in the late 60s that I would never be caught dead in bell-bottoms, then we wore nothing but for a decade. Or more recently, walking through the mall with my daughter, laughing at the ridiculous floral jeans., and then leaving with a pair (but they were ALL BLUE, that was different). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523035 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 18:36:06 +0000 Anonymous 1523035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think I could do this. Maybe I'd try a zipped jean and fold up the front zip portion... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523034 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 18:24:28 +0000 Greyscale 1523034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm staying neutral on this, but I remember seeing jeans with the front cut out to fit over boots, various times this decade. I like this version more, I think. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523030 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 18:05:27 +0000 Isabel 1523030@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@nebraskim and vildy, Thank you SOOOOO much for that honor. I accept it on behalf of our wonderful, little town. This may make the Facebook page of our little police department. Right after, " baby turkeys reunited with mom. Please give them some peace and stay off of Mendell Road for a few days. " LOL<br /> @ Dashielle, hahahahaha. I would imagine that one upside of platforms and donkeys would be that it is easier to get ON the donkey. : ) </p> <p>@AG and Diane, I had not thought of that. How true, I used to have all my pants for work and my jeans hemmed that way. I suppose that it was more subtle. The funny thing is that I can totally see you,<br /> Una, and Ana, wearing this type of thing. And I would probably LOVE it on you guys. Una, we have "known" each other for while. So I just knew that I could comment and not offend you !!!! XXXXXXX This is just a bit too obvious and geometrical for me. But it took me 4 years to like skinnies and waterfall cardigans. So keep that in mind. ; ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523026 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 17:49:09 +0000 Vildy 1523026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Isabel, I guffawed at that remark about the tractor. You do indeed win the internets today. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523017 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 17:36:02 +0000 deb 1523017@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK, I saw this a few weeks ago and wondered when it would pop up here. All of your comment are great. As for the pants, I think it would depend on the pant and the boot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1523014 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 17:29:44 +0000 catgirl 1523014@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>HAHA!&nbsp; No hemming and hawing with this group - I knew you'd get a rise out of it.&nbsp;And Isabel, I love your suggestion of wearing this look with mules.&nbsp; Get it - <i>mules</i>?&nbsp; </p> <p>Bad puns aside, I see why some of you, maybe even LisaP, have such a strong reaction.&nbsp; I actually love it because to me, it solves the whole 'straight legs with ankle boots" issue and allows me to show my prized footwear.&nbsp; I mean, skinnies go under or bunch, bootcuts and flares go over, boyfriends roll - but this is why I don't wear straight leg jeans.</p> <p>Also, don't tailors often hem for heels at an angle, so the front of the leg is higher than the back?&nbsp; This just seems like a pronounced version of that.&nbsp; It's like a half-tuck for ankle boots!</p> <p>Gaylene, any pictures of the original 70s look?&nbsp; I don't remember that but I wasn't quite as in touch with fashion then. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1522991 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 17:01:13 +0000 Anonymous 1522991@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I'm on the fence about this idea. I don't actually like the very stepped look and the undone hems on the photo....but the sewist in me can think of a way of designing something more intentional for a boot showcasing look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1522972 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 16:19:32 +0000 dashielle (Ann) 1522972@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol Isabel, but now I'm wondering where I put my donkey from the 80's so I can try him with flats! Platforms never worked back then. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1522966 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 16:03:33 +0000 Nebraskim 1522966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Isabel, your comment: "Though after living in a very small rural farming community for 20 years<br /> it could be that my idea of "edge" is riding a donkey in pointed flats.<br /> I cannot imagine going to our little general store in these. They<br /> would think the hem got caught in the tractor. They would wonder how<br /> the boots survived." THIS is just about the most hilarious thing I've read in weeks. I am dying here. You win the Internets today. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1522962 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 15:59:27 +0000 Isabel 1522962@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I simply cannot continue to lurk and let lisa face this battle alone. It would be cowardly on my part. . That is me being a chicken. </p> <p>This is one of those things that is like a mishap. I look in horror then can't stop sneaking a peek. Every once in a while I cAtch myself saying "well, maybe..." then I come to and put cold water on my face. </p> <p>I have never been a fan of the high low hem. I am not that avant garde. Though after living in a very small rural farming community for 20 years it could be that my idea of "edge" is riding a donkey in pointed flats. I cannot imagine going to our little general store in these. They would think the hem got caught in the tractor. They would wonder how the boots survived. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1522960 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 15:52:58 +0000 Vildy 1522960@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ahh, thanks Dianthus, I may just have found my [OCD] style! :D&nbsp; I like what was said earlier, by Gaylene?, about the idea behind unusual hemming being to keep the line of the garments smooth. </p> <p>In the late 60's, I had a finance teacher who was cultured and sophisticated. He was an opera critic and his teaching salary supplemented his commodities trading income. His suits were exquisite and crisp looking, perhaps matte silk or a silk blend. <br />There were already a lot of flared men's pants but his pants had that taper from front to back so that they hung flawlessly. I had never seen such a thing but I admired it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/this-high-low-jeans-hemming-idea/page/2#post-1522930 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:50:05 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1522930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually think it would work for jeans that are just a bit too narrow for tallish ankle boots and if you have boots that you want to show a bit more of when wearing straight pants. &nbsp;It would also eliminate the scrunch which I always found a little too "messy" looking for my OCD style. </p>