https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 02 May 2026 09:56:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019932 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 04:28:16 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1019932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, all! I'm so glad I moved these jeans from the never-wear-but-can't-quite-give-up pile to my current shorts pile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019548 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 12:50:24 +0000 Anonymous 1019548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pretty much all of my clams are hacked skinnies! I second buying capris or cropped pants on sale and making your own alterations. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019542 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 12:44:40 +0000 Anonymous 1019542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The cut-offs are fab! I like mine at that length too. The whole outfit is styled beautifully, love it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019540 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 12:40:27 +0000 amiable 1019540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And they're perfect! &nbsp;Way to go! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019519 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 11:12:07 +0000 Lantana 1019519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super! I'll be chopping my tired old white bootcuts to get the same length. I really like how the hem is at the point where your calf dips in towards your knee. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019414 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 02:14:22 +0000 Karie 1019414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fantastic. Great job on the jeans, and I love that tee shirt! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019347 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 00:31:03 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1019347@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely, Beth Ann. Thank you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019226 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 20:28:04 +0000 Beth Ann 1019226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lot more fun to hack than rip out a seam, isn't it?</p> <p>These look great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019096 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 15:52:20 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1019096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, everyone!</p> <p>Janet, I've sometimes thought of that idea--getting a pair of cropped pants on sale for the express purpose of turning them into bermudas. I haven't done it, though, because I'd rather just buy the shorts than a craft project! Still, it's a way to get what you want.</p> <p>Joy, great advice! </p> <p>Thanks, Angie, Vickie, Caro and Suz!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019074 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 15:20:42 +0000 Suz 1019074@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These look fantastic on you! What a great job you did. Nice outfit altogether.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019068 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 15:15:33 +0000 Anonymous 1019068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been doing hack jobs on jeans a lot and intended to do more but the mid summer weather meant I could occasionally wear long jeans. I always cut longer than I think I need to and they end up being right. One can always cut more. I've noticed that rolling takes up extra width. If they are very narrow they need to be hemmed instead. Just a different look.<br /> These look nicely boyfriendy on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019056 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 14:47:27 +0000 Angie 1019056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello, Ms. Gorgeous Legs. </p> <p>You look and are fab.....and hack-happy. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019045 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 14:37:27 +0000 Janet 1019045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job! I love the length. I did this with an old pair of jeans and have been wearing them to death this summer. I also did this with a pair of cropped Kut pants I got on sale at Nordstrom -- I liked the easy fit but hated the length, so I cut them off a few inches below the knee and wear them rolled up for long shorts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1019040 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 14:34:00 +0000 Vickie KY 1019040@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love these on you. You look so cool and hip.&nbsp; <br />Vickie </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1018867 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 02:29:31 +0000 Caro in Oz 1018867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love these on you - great job. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1018842 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 01:22:00 +0000 pil 1018842@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Deciding *where* to cut has been my problem. I suppose erring on the long side is the thing to do. Thanks for the tutorial - I do have one of those right angle thingymabobs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1018841 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 01:19:15 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1018841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Shevia! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1018840 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 01:18:37 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1018840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pil, I was nervous, too. I measured the inseam on a pair of shorts I like, added a little to make these longer, and then added 4" for the turnup (so I can turn them up 2" twice). I just drew a line across the front of the pant leg, perpendicular to the inseam and side seam, and I cut through the back and front layers across the line. Go for it! You don't have much to lose, if you're not wearing the jeans as they are. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1018839 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 01:18:21 +0000 Jaime 1018839@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These look fantastic on you! Great job! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1018829 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:55:01 +0000 pil 1018829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, these look great Firecracker! I wanted to do the same thing with an old pair of white jeans but haven't been brave enough to figure out where to chop. Now summer is practically over. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-diy-cutoffs#post-1018827 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:48:59 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1018827@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>&nbsp;Angie inspired me with her <a href="http://youlookfab.com/2013/08/01/sweatshirt-shorts-and-sneakers-my-way/" rel="nofollow">outfit post here</a> (the Rosie memorial ensemble) to make a pair of cutoffs. I had the perfect pair of jeans to use: my Lucky Sundowns, which I haven't worn for several years. They were the first pair of what I like to think of as my "hip" jeans (as I was just moving on from the Mom jean look), and they are a size up from my current jeans. They felt a little boyfriend-y, but with a flared leg that I didn't like all that well with the boyfriend fit. <br />I cut them per Angie's instructions--did not bother hemming, just rolled them up--although I see that mine aren't quite as long as hers. Still, I'm happy to have given these jeans a new life as long cutoffs!</p> <p>Here I'm wearing them with a tattoo-print tee (One World), heeled tie-up sandals (P. Monjo), hemp jacket (Layers Squared), and brown leather belt (B Low the Belt).</p> <p>Thanks for looking. Happy weekend! </p>