https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:41:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078732 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:48:23 +0000 April 2078732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie - oh, it's way too cold here now for crops of any width, so yes, I'm speaking of the shorter length of wider pants.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078688 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:25:05 +0000 Gigi 2078688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>AJ,&nbsp;</b>I love your black patent booties!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078687 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:22:58 +0000 Gigi 2078687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh...one more thing. If I have a bootie that doesn't have quite a high-enough shaft to bridge the gap, I can make do with a pair of socks that is the same color as the bootie (usually black). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078684 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:21:21 +0000 Gigi 2078684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm 5'2". I wear cropped straights with high-shaft booties that have a heel (I think I need at least a 1.25" heel to make the proportions look good). The shaft on the booties needs to be very narrow so that it fits my calf well. I have also worn cropped straights with knee-high boots if the boot shaft is very narrow and doesn't create bulk through the jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078676 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 22:56:21 +0000 AJ 2078676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So I had a little experiment with these jeans from Target (see find).</p> <p>In the first pic, I left the length as is and thought that tucking a dark top would work just fine.  I wore it out and about, but just was not feeling all that FAB.</p> <p>2nd try was a success.  Kept the top very low contrast and maybe it was the fact that my neck and arms were covered too that helped elongate the column of color.  I cuffed the jeans and wore boots that had a slim ankle and high shaft.  So for me the column of color and slim, high-shaft shoes are the key.  I like the look on myself when it is more dressy than casual. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078563 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:05:57 +0000 Angie 2078563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OH! I guess I should have added toppers too. Here they are:&nbsp;</p> <p>And I'm 5ft 6.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078562 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:59:26 +0000 Angie 2078562@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>April,</b> do you mean crops, or the new shorter full length? There is a difference, and you know I'll split hairs about it :)</p> <p>Tapered versions of crops are old hat, so I suspect you mean bottoms<i> with wider widths.</i> I wear those al lot - WITH FLATS, most of the time. Low heels sometimes. Some of my pants are cropped, and others at the new shorter full length.</p> <p><u>CROPPED </u>= 2 to 4 inches ABOVE the ankle. MUST show the ankle bone to look intentional.</p> <p><u>NEW SHORTER FULL LENGTH </u>= Hems hit the top of the vamp of the shoes, or finish just beneath the ankle bone. This is not cropped, and quite insulating. I was wearing it with the right garb in -12C last month.&nbsp;</p> <p>Here are my wide crops and wide new shorter full length bottoms in Finds. To look intentional to my eye: </p> <ul> <li>I always show structure at the waist and hips with a tuck, semi-tuck, or cropped top. That lengthens my leg line from the hips upward.&nbsp;</li> <li>I don't wear oversized tops. Always fluid, or on the tailored side of fluid. I am not into slouchy.&nbsp;</li> <li>I ground the outfit with shoes that are tailored. Even when they are chunky, the fits are tailored and polished.&nbsp;</li> <li>Toppers are usually short or long, although I DO the very fashion forward long blazer length and oversized aviator with the bottoms too. That is not as flattering for sure. But I'm a fashion professional so it's fun to be daring!&nbsp;</li> <li>On top of all of that I create high contrast because I like brights and bold outfits. But the safer way is to keep things tonal and low contrast from top to toe.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>At the end are the shoes I wear with the proportions. No visible socks ever. You either can't see my socks, or I wear warm knee-highs.&nbsp; </p> <p>It helps that I really like the proportions! So I don't feel like I'm forcing my look. Just having fun with it.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078551 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:31:03 +0000 Elizabeth P 2078551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I think the key is making sure they are short enough that they obviously aren't supposed to be long.&nbsp; And I do think this can be a bit different on everyone.&nbsp; To my eye, 1-2" above the ground just looks short.&nbsp; But if they fall in a place that showcases shoes, or shows some ankle, or some boots... then they start to look intentional.&nbsp; So yeah, getting the shoes right is important.</div><div><br /></div><div>On me, I'm finding the wide crops SO much more flattering than narrow crops.&nbsp; I was never comfortable in ankle pants (well, in cooler temps).&nbsp; I think it was the struggle with a narrow leg and boots, which I need to wear here.&nbsp; Wider legs balance my shoulders, and give so many more footwear options.</div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078545 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:09:53 +0000 Janet 2078545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have all the same worries, and biases against flood pants. Plus I am self-conscious about chopping up my lower half in a way that visually widens me. So if I do wear wide crops, I’m likely to keep everything tonal and low-contrast. And the lengths are tricky on me — it just feels really easy to get it wrong and feel self-conscious and try-hard, rather than cool and casual. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078539 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:43:56 +0000 cjh 2078539@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve been I’ve been facing the same questions. Maybe it also depends on your environment. Are your friends and associates a bit familiar with trends, or do they think the same about “flood” pants? I think that’s why you have to make the look fresh and wear with super confidence! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078537 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:34:49 +0000 Anonymous 2078537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To me, the shoe choice absolutely makes this intentional, or not. &nbsp;An updated, modern, fashion-forward (whatever you want to call it) shoe will show you know what's going on, so to speak. &nbsp;Does that make sense? &nbsp; Higher shaft boots are the easiest solution, or a chunky sneaker that isn't too literal. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078533 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:28:38 +0000 April 2078533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, 1970s flood-pants distaste is a factor here, no doubt.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078529 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:54:53 +0000 RobinF 2078529@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree, this is definitely keeping me away from the style. I like cropped pants lengths but my eye hasn't adjusted to the short but not cropped length. I think a lifetime of having a stink eye about pants lengths is making it hard to change my perception. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078526 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:47:49 +0000 Aquamarine 2078526@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I’m struggling with this too. Being short doesn’t help, nor having relatively shorter legs below the knees and a size 8.5 foot.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078516 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:31:40 +0000 Helena 2078516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, I was reading an old post of Angie's yesterday about this; she mentioned that going two inches above the ankle bone keeps the look more intentional. Of course, cute boots or funky socks worth displaying probably help too </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078472 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 11:57:02 +0000 kkards 2078472@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>im not really sure, but i'm trying with higher shaft booties/boots to fill the space.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078468 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 11:51:40 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2078468@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Watching with interest. I'm only 5'8.5", but a childhood spent avoiding the "floods" look keeps me away from the kind of pants you describe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tips-on-making-those-shorter-wide-pants-look-intentional#post-2078467 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 11:49:27 +0000 April 2078467@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have posted many times about the fact that, especially once you're a certain age, some looks become risky.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The idea of wide pants that don't touch your shoes is one of those, for me.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Any thoughts on how to make this look deliberately fashion-forward? </p>