Hemming?

Preppy Pear

Hi all,

I think I need to have these pants hemmed, but not sure how much. What do you think, now that I’m wearing them with shoes?

Thanks for looking!

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2 years ago

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Latest reply was from Stagiaire Fash

Joy

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They look like they are at a good length. Are you in danger of tripping on them? Will you wear them in cold weather? Have you washed and dried them? ( They might shrink some in length. If you want ankle pants, they will need some shortening so that they hit on or above the ankle when you are standing.
You need to find your sweet spot. Angie's suggestion of 2 inches above the ankle works well for me. Crops are shorter.

2 years ago

Star

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They look good to me for full length. Are you specifically wanting crops?

2 years ago

Preppy Pear

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Thanks Joy and Star! Nope, I don’t really want crops - if I don’t have to hem, I’d be delighted!

2 years ago

cjh

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They look perfect to me.

2 years ago

Angie

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Queen Pedantic About Pant Lengths reporting for duty

I vote hem a little to create a neater silhouette.

Preppy Pear, look at the SECOND group of flared pants in this post. There is no break line. New shorter full length. Not crops:

https://youlookfab.com/2019/10.....ith-flats/

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2 years ago

Janet

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Oh, I like the length they are. I tried the “new shorter” full length and for me I don’t care for it — it reminds me too much of all the years I was forced to wear pants too short because that’s all that was available. I like the way these show the sole of your shoe and have a small break.

2 years ago

Greyscale

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They look great! You could keep them as-is or hem a tiny bit. I'd also try them with several other shoes -- would you ever wear them with ankle boots with a slight heel, for instance? If so, keeping them this length might be better. And like Joy said, if you plan to machine wash & dry them, do wait until you've washed and dried them once before adjusting the length.

2 years ago

Jenni NZ

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I find them a wee bit long because of the break. Could go up an inch? But maybe wash first?

2 years ago

Preppy Pear

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Thanks all! I’m going to shorten them a tad. I need to get them taken in a bit at the waist, too. I wore them yesterday and they kind of “grew,” as linen does. I plan to have them dry cleaned so I don’t think they will shrink…

2 years ago

rachylou

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I think as Angie does. Top of the shoe.

2 years ago

Anonymous

It depends on what shoes you'll wear! If you'd wear them with more heel I'd leave them put.

2 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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Hawing?

Sorry. I’ve been tempted to say that ever since the “hemming” line went up.

I know the terror of “flood” pants, so I generally like a break. But for these, as with my flares, I think the sweep of the full leg is better without a break. With so much fabric, things look crumpled fast.

2 years ago

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