I'm doing it! Cropped pants for summer!

Because it gets so freaking hot here - with a side helping of humid - I have no alternative!

Shorts? Not to the workplace! The boys can do it but I refuse. Dignity, ladies, always dignity.

Skirts? Not to the workplace! Open desks are not the friends of skirt-loving ladies unless they want to treat the office to a game of Basic Instinct. (Trust me, you can be wearing a wet-dream-nuking fleshy grannyish girdle under there and boys will still try to look.) Plus, when it gets this hot, my thighs sweat and then they chafe when they rub. I had a generously shaped friend who thought it was her. No. It is how girl thighs are made. Plus plus, going in and out from AC into heat means you need to split the difference, so when I wear skirts, I get cold.

Jeans? You must be kidding me. Heatstroke is a good look, don't you think?

So crops it is! Crops that stop right under the biggest part of my leg! Crops that end three inches above the ankle bone! Crops made of the thinnest possible cotton or linen! Crops with pockets, cargo side pockets, and drawstrings, and without! Crops are tops!

So, sorry Tim Gunn. Sorry Angie. I'm gonna stump around and love it - because I HAVE NO CHOICE!

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12 years ago

catgirl

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Well, Tim Gunn will tell you you're adding 5 pounds, but I am all for wearing them. So many women who commented on that video said they are uncomfortable baring their legs in shorts, but feel too hot in pants.

Anonymous

I'll join you

ironkurtin

Oh no, Tim Gunn will not be attracted to me?! What on earth will I do?!

Mia

Ha. I hear you loud and clear. My J.Crew cafe capris were my best friend for warm sightseeing in the Med. Sometimes a girl has to do what a girl has to do.

Mamapicklejuice

Why not opt for tailored walking shorts? I feel plenty dignified in those.

You may perish of shame.

MPJ - I have no idea what that beast is, but I like things that come below the knee.

Ah. Walking shorts = bermuda shorts = shorts that end just at or _below_ the knee.

Gaylene

I have no doubt that, with your style sense, Tim Gunn would have to modify his opinion once he saw you. The fashion blunder is not in the garment, but how it's worn.

Angie

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I love *some* cropped pants! I wear them after all. I have put ALL my clients on cropped pants this year. I do have a very stormy relationship with them though because the look can go very wrong to my eye. Their length fit and shape have to be a certain way in order for my mind to be at peace with proportions. These you linked to need to be rolled to look fab for example. It shortens the length and tapers the hem. Although the length is not bad at all, but I don't fancy the wider hem. But with a little tweaking I would happily pop my clients into them.

Hope you stay cool this Summer, Dana!

BTW, long shorts and clams are another option. But I think you want more coverage because of mosquitos when you bike.

Angie, you generally like your pants longer than I do. I get where you're coming from, I just like mine to hit riiiiiight underneath my large calves, or a few inches longer.

I know that may give you shivers. For some reason that is my sweet spot. Irrational but true!

I like the length you like too, Dana. Right under the calf muscle can look fabulous. No shivers! It's when the hem hovers around the ankle untapered that I start to have my doubts. Hope that makes sense.

hedgiehog

I hear you! Don't know where you live but when it's hot in Florida I tend to gravitate towards crops when I want to look more out together than shorts allow me to. Wear them with your head held high!

Sara L.

I wear cropped pants in the summer too. It's too hot here to do anything else when shorts or skirts won't work.

I LOVE my cropped pants too. Shorts are a major faux pas and I stomp too quickly around the office to wear dresses everyday (I find myself walking differently in skirts, much more slowly and delicate, unlike myself lol)

I have a black and 2 navy pairs that are work worthy. It is -2C here today and next week I am flying to Vegas and Phoenix, +35 debrees C. I packed a pair of dress denim crops that I can't wait to wear. I might even post a WIW

Isis

Check out the lightweight Bermuda's in Angie's store. Just posted. Perfect for Texas summers.

FWIW, I find Bermudas or walking shorts to be as "dressy" as crops....both are casual looks. I wear Bermuda's all summer---would love to have a "trouser" pair.

Eliza

I like crops slim around the calf and narrow at the bottom. Many can be adjusted to have this appearance if you do a slightly different rolled hem. If the bottom of your pants (cropped or longer) is wide, take the fabric at the bottom of the inseam and just pull it backwards to make it tighter to the leg. Then hold it there and roll. This may work best with lighter weight fabrics. I learned this technique 25 years ago in a French shop in the Caribbean and it has come in handy at times. I bet Angie has mentioned this also, but haven't had a chance to look it up.

Glory

Another nod to the capri /cropped pants. Honestly in summer you will see them everywhere in all sorts of lengths and fabrications. I saved mine when I did the mega purge and plan on wearing them.

Raisin

I think they are a perfect so,union for the office. I would get too cold in the AC too. I bet they will look great on you. Did you get any yet?

Thistle

I am not comfortable in shorts, so I am with you all the way on cropped pants. I just had never admitted to them on YLF

I never thought so many people would like bermudas! They just don't seem like "me" TBH... not sure why.

CocoLion

Looking forward to seeing you create outfits with these. I too need to embrace crops for all of the same reasons you have; summer (May through October) is my dominant season.

Ironkurtin, you are too funny. But I also happen to agree with you. There is a reason why crops are popular!

DonnaF

Dana, with your workouts and weight loss, +5 lb. is still a net loss this summer. Plus, crops go really well with your drapey tops and show off your fabulous footwear. Wear them with pride and panache!

Dana, have you re-tried long shorts since your weight loss?

I love to wear long linen pants too. And breezy slouchy trousers in HOT weather if dresses and skirts are a no-go. I also love to wear clams and long shorts. Slouchy long shorts!

Perhaps the Bermuda shorts haters are thinking of something like Pic #1.

But I'm thinking of something like the middle panels in Pic #2.

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Isis - Thanks for the links! I just don't like that length on me. I think it doesn't play nice with my body shape.

Beth Ann

IK, I've started going for "skimmers" tapered pants longer than bermudas, but shorter than capris -- they taper and usually end just at or below my knee. Of course, they're usually made of twill, poplin or denim, and linen would be cooler.

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