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DIY crops - How is this length? ETA - New length

Sara L.

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I chopped off an old pair of boot cut jeans to make some crops. I thought these would ravel a little more in the wash and end up shorter. They seem a bit long but they are above my ankle bone. Should I take off more length or is this good? I'm not sure.

Ok, I cut another couple inches off. I think this looks much better (green blouse outfit). What do you all think?

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Gail

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I think that they should be a little shorter. Can you pin them up and then take another pic so we can see ?

Jane

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Ah Sara, I was doing the same thing today. From what Angie suggested for me, I would go shorter.

ramya

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I just came to ask a similar question

Anonymous

They don't look quite short enough in the photo to look deliberate. Your leopard slip ons look like fun.

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

2 to 3 inches above the ankle bone. Hack away.

Sara L.

Veteran

Thanks! I'll cut a bit more off and repost with the new length.

Deborah

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I quite like this length BUT I tried it myself on m crops and ended up going 3 inches above the ankle bone. It just seems the right length. I could crop further.

Jaime

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Agree shorter would be even better.

Gigi

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I too would make them shorter.

Sara L.

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Ok, I cut another couple inches off. I think this looks much better. What do you all think? Should I go shorter?

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Emily K

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Green-blouse photo looks good to me! Waiting to see what others write because I struggle with this myself.

Greyscale

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The new length is great! Big improvement.

I have some sort of deep-rooted fear of my pants being too short, so whenever I hack them off or get them hemmed, I get nervous and add a bit more length at the last minute. Plus it's hard to see how they look in a mirror (photos are definitely the right answer). So I'm trying to learn to recognize this. At my jeans fitting thing the other day, the designer came over and adjusted the leg of the boyfriend jeans to make them much shorter than I'd rolled them, and it was an instant aha! moment. I've been rolling my jeans shorter all week since then! The scissors will come out soon to hack them a bit more.

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Nice green blouse, and go a little shorter still.

DonnaF

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I like the new length! Your photos are from a bit of a down angle, so you may want to take a pic where the camera is more at waist height which I understand is less distorting. That way, you won't over chop.

Laurel

It looks to me like another 2 inches would be even better! But, that's based on the idea that you are wearing them "naturally" in the photo---that they won't be hiked up, or slide down from the place they are currently on your waist---

krishnidoux

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Agree with Angie to go shorter!

RobinF

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So much better but I agree, go a little shorter.