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kkards

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I’m not sure about these pants...I’ve been wearing skinnies/straight legs for so long, that I’m not sure if these pants really don’t work or if my eye just hasn’t adjusted. When i put them on, i felt they overwhelmed me. also, i know that shorter is what’s current right now, but i know that my eye hasn’t adapted to shorter and wider, so i bought the regular length instead of petite, and I’m wondering if i hemmed these about 1/4 -1/2 inch, would that “fix” the problem
what do you think?

All thoughts, comments and suggestions are welcome and appreciated

(and please ignore that Saturday hair)

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Anonymous

I think these are great on you -but just need to be shorter . And more than 1/2 inch . I think hemming them to the length shown on the model is exactly how you should wear them !

nemosmom

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Another thumbs up here - they look good everywhere but the length.

nuancedream

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They fit you well. All they need is a little hemming..My tailor is one of my best friends because it's pretty rare that straight off the rack fits me well.

Anonymous

Cute sailor pants! You can try cuffing them. Also like the top

LaPed

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I agree with all of the above! Very cute, and I would hem to a low ankle length so there's no break and you can see the whole shoe.

kkards

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Thanks for the feedback
Ok now I need to decide if I’m ready to embrace that shorter length.

Angie

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SUPER CUTE, but hemmed as short as the model's length. New shorter full length.

Stagiaire Fash

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These will be so cute on you once the “break” in the leg is gone!

Christina F.

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Agree that you want it the same length as the model photo. Thumbs up from me!

ophelia

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If you wear any sort of heel or platform (or maybe your new clogs), I’d try them with those before hemming. Then again, I like full length so I’m biased.

cat2

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Cute! Definitely hem.

slim cat

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Second the opinion by @ophelia to try different shoes before making the final decision. I think those wider leg pants work very well with stronger, chunkier shoes ( platform, “dad’s” sneakers ? ).

rachylou

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The sailor pants are awesome. Yes, hem them short.

Jaime

(website)

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Yes agree .

Bijou

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I love them on you - BUT - will you wear them if you feel they overwhelm you? Whenever I get the feeling that something is wearing me (rather than the other way around) I tend to leave it in the closet and wear what feels more 'me'.

Star

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VERY nice pants! I also think try them with your clogs first.

Katerina

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I really like them on you! Love the way you style them here. As for the length, I have a kind of a sweet eye for floor-sweeping wide trousers, so I would try with a few different pairs of shoes before hemming them. But, I have not embraced the new full length yet so I am not really objective

kkards

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I think my next step is to try to pin these approximately where i would tailor and try them again
Re the hem vs the shoes, these sneakers are the height of most of what i expect to be wearing this spring/summer, I don’t expect to be back at the office more than 2 or 3 days a week (if even that) and the rest of my life has gotten even more casual than it was before....

bj1111

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I like the longer length as well as the shorter. But I have a strong preference for floor grazing floppy pants.

Let’s talk about those shoes!

Jonesy

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If you *do* decide to go shorter, what if you ordered the petite version instead of hemming, at least to compare?

lyn67

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Yes, hemming them shorter is the way to go, the look a gorgeous fit!

kkards

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Jonesey unfortunately these where bought on clearance and I only got these because I kind of stalked them, the petite was available when I first saw them, and then I stalked the regular.

Bj111- these are my favorite sneakers of all time. They’re a couple of years old and I own them in navy & black

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Janet

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I'm with bj1111 on this -- I like them the length they are, or maybe just hemmed a half inch! But I just couldn't embrace that short-long length for myself AT ALL. I felt dumpy and awkward, like an overgrown dorky middle-schooler -- yeah, that style managed to evoke every era of unattractiveness I've ever felt. LOL I realize that most people here have embraced the flood length so I'm an outlier.

Sally

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I like the style and they fit well. Probably best to follow others in terms of on-trend hem length, but just chimed in to say they are really nice.

Jenni NZ

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Well, I like the pants and think they should be a bit shorter without the break. I love the new shorter full length because then others can always see the most important part, the shoes!

Stagiaire Fash

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Janet, I’m with you on “floods”! In class photos, I was always in the middle of the back row. I’d like less of a break in these, but that means hemming 1” at most, and probably less.

Anonymous

I'm with the hemmers! Or you could pair them with your heeled ankle boots if you don't want to hem.