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annagybe

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I realize I always wear them rolled. But I've noticed Angie wears them full length, unrolled.

12 years ago

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Anonymous

In the summer/spring I wear them rolled. Winter full-length over booties, or tucked into mid-calf boots.

12 years ago

claire

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I always wear mine rolled. In the winter rolled with booties or tucked into mid-calf boots. I never wear them unrolled.

12 years ago

Diana

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Rolled almost all of the time. Of my 3 pairs, I only have one that I can wear unrolled (they are Long Gap SBFs). The other two pairs are too short and look awful (mom jeans awful) when unrolled. Even with the long ones, though, I prefer the look of a tiny roll at the bottom (they are still full length when I do this).

In winter, I also wear them tucked into midcalf and tall boots but I realize that's not a look for everyone.

12 years ago

Transcona Shannon

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I wear them both ways - rolled with sandals and booties in warm weather, full length with pointy toe pumps in warm weather, and full length with booties in the cold weather.

12 years ago

Greyscale

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My only real boyfriends are cropped, and they're exactly the wrong length for me, so I always wear them rolled (and pegged to taper them, again because they hit at the wrong point).

If I get lucky I'm getting R13 crossover jeans which seem to fall in the same category as boyfriends, and I think I'd tend to wear them full length. But we shall see.

12 years ago

CocoLion

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My at-home casual look is folded once but with length. Fully extended there is too much scrunch for my taste. It really depends on the footwear. The higher the heel, the more willing I am to roll them shorter.

The rules are pretty different for summer/sandal wear and I also have shorter boyfriend jeans for that season.

12 years ago

Anonymous

Forgot to say I have two lengths of them --- the short ones I could never wear unrolled, they would look ridiculous.

12 years ago

ironkurtin

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Rolled, but then all my BF jeans are cropped.

12 years ago

karymk

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I roll mine. Your "boyfriend" is bigger and taller than you. Hence you need a belt to "hold them up" as well as rolls at the hem to make them right to wear with pumps and pearls.

12 years ago

gryffin

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My BF are full length. I wear them with a small roll with booties or unrolled with booties. But booties always booties.

12 years ago

annagybe

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Haha, karymk, what boyfriend? But I like your analysis.

12 years ago

rae

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I always end up rolling mine, too. I think I just like the look of a nice slim ankle to balance the baggy baggy baggy legs. My hips and rear are much bigger than Angie's... I usually feel that without visible proof of a small ankle, everyone will mistake the extra pant volume for extra Rae volume.

12 years ago

Style Fan

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I wear mine rolled and full length. I tuck them into combat style boots (Trippen) or into short boots from El Naturalista.

12 years ago

Missey

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Hmmm...I go both ways. As a tall gal, I appreciate if they are longer and I can cuff with abandon. However, BF's are usually cropped so I have to relegate them to the warmer months. I do have some long BF's that I can wear uncuffed or rolled once in the cold months. I'm trying to embrace wearing a fun sock with booties to make up for the gap. TRYING

12 years ago

Marley

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Rolled - otherwise, I feel frumpy!

12 years ago

Jaime

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I am short enough that I can unroll mine to full length and I just do whichever feels right that day.

12 years ago

Angie

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I wear my boyfriends three ways, and it depends on the weather:

1. Cropped and rolled (with pumps, ankle-strap pumps, or tapered ankle boots)

2. Long and unrolled (with flat or heeled booties)

3. Long and one roll - hence full length (with pumps, flat or heeled booties)

I can't handle cold ankles, and I am that sensitive. That's why I like the option of the longer length.

12 years ago

catgirl

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Both ways. Depends on shoes and weather.

12 years ago

carambola

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In the spring and summer, always rolled. In the fall/winter, usually rolled, but sometimes full length with booties.
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12 years ago

Catnip

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Sometimes rolled twice, sometimes full length. I have two pairs and they are quite long. When worn unrolled there is quite a bit of scrunch, but I've gotten used to that. I usually wear them with booties when rolled, and with either booties or oxfords when unrolled.

12 years ago

Janet

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Good lord, I wish I had BFs long enough to unroll. They kind of drive me nuts that way -- both pairs I have are too short, and it limits me, so I don't wear them as often as I would like.

In fact, I was just looking at Angie's blog post and thinking of ordering the long BFs she recommended to see if either one would work for me.

This is all very coincidental to me, because i wore my Gap BFs today for the first time in a couple of months.

12 years ago

Suz

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I wear mine full length in winter and rolled in warmer weather (with different footwear). I like the option. I do tend to wear my skinnies more in winter, though, anyway. Just because of the need for tucking into boots.

12 years ago

Lucy

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Mine were bought rolled, and stitched into place, so I don't have much of a choice!

12 years ago

minimalist

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In leather, draped over my knee.

Oh, the jeans? I don't have any. Open to it, but I'm just learning about jeans at all. Bought CoH bootcuts at NR and confused them with Kut brand. (Why doesn't Zappos carry CoH?)

How would a curvy IT best wear bf jeans with Chuck Taylors?

12 years ago

cciele

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Amy K., ha!

Rolled 100% of the time over here! Well, the baggy ones anyhow. My slim boyfriends look more like straight leg jeans with a dropped crotch, and I wear those full length, usually.

12 years ago

Kiwibird

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Always rolled - they somehow don't look "boyfriendy" enough on me when they're unrolled.

12 years ago

Ariadne

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Rolled. I have tall BFs and they're still too short to wear unrolled.

12 years ago

Deborah

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I don't wear BF jeans at all:(. Tried them but they didn't look or feel like me:). For the record I love seeing them worn in all their variations.

12 years ago

Debra

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Perfect timing.......I bought a pair this afternoon. I like the colour but am not sure how to wear them. Not even sure if they suit me so I'll read all of the posts and have a play

12 years ago

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