In Case there is ANY Confusion

Angie

Trousers and jeans - in ANY silhouette - that are cropped 2 to 4 inches above the ankle ARE cropped pants. If they're cropped shorter - like 6 to 8 inches - they are also cropped pants.

Regular length pants COVER the ankles.

6 years ago

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rachylou

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But Angie, what are Ankle pants?

6 years ago

Barbara Diane

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Angie, then what are ankle pants?

6 years ago

rachylou

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Hahaha, Barbara Diane! You and me both!

6 years ago

Angie

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Ladies, you know that lengths are my thing. *smiling*

Ankle pants are cropped pants. Ankle pants SHOWCASE the ankle. They don't cover the ankle. That's the point! (Retailers can be sloppy with item descriptions - as an ex-retail buyer, it drives me bananas).

It also doesn't help when we see people wearing ankle pants that are too long for them. Makes things even more confusing.

6 years ago

Anonymous

Hahaha! Got it!
And by your definition, I ONLY ever wear cropped pants then!
Sweet! That makes things simple.

6 years ago

DonnaF

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Thanks for clarifying! I am another who had the ankle pants confusion.

6 years ago

Joy

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Thank you for the clarification. I like having a variety of choices, especially for hot weather.

6 years ago

always trying

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Thanks for clarifying. Then almost all my pants are cropped. casual stuff like chinos and jeans I just roll to the desired length. this desired length generally depends on footwear I am wearing them with. I think I have one pair of black dressier ones that can be actually regular pants.

This all dos not apply to flares does it??????

6 years ago

Ledonna N.

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Wait I'm confused? How about culottes?

Because you are nt in the Chi to help me figure it out Angie. I'm gonna have Zi'Joy working on it.

6 years ago

April

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And what about the dreaded... capris?

Not dreaded to most of the USA, but definitely to Tim Gunn.

I'll go out on a limb here and say that I think of "capris" as a shorter length -- just below the knee. Like clamdiggers, except clamdiggers tend to be slimmer fitting, whereas capris come in all widths.

Someone correct me on this before I embarrass myself.

6 years ago

Anonymous

Laughs with April!!

I meant "capris" when I wrote "cropped' in the earlier post.

I agree with Tim Gunn. Capris make me shudder. (Despite this, I am wearing them at this very moment).

6 years ago

UmmLila (Lisa)

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Sterling, I think capri pants are a 'you know them when you see them' thing. (Like the old Supreme Court definition of obscenity.)

6 years ago

Karie

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Are capris and cropped pants kinda sorta the same thing?

6 years ago

LaPed

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I mean, I think the "bad" capris that Tim Gunn means are the ones that bisect the fullest part of your calf. Any shorter than that and it's more of a clam digger, pedal pusher, or knicker. Longer -- below calf -- it becomes a cropped pant? But that all depends on how long your legs are. I've had so-called capris that are the same length as many of today's "crops" -- like, 24-25" inseam. Any shorter, like 20-22", and they would not look good on me from a flattery standpoint.

6 years ago

Angie

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ALL a form of cropped pant, ladies.

6 years ago

Barbara Diane

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Thanks Angie. And RachyLou, we must have typed at the same time. Great minds....

6 years ago

cindysmith

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Well, that will definitely help me with search terms when I get ready to shop for pants for the wedding. I was hoping to have them already, but I got sick and doctors and medicines are not cheap

6 years ago

Jaime

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I believe a venn diagram is in order !

6 years ago

Firecracker (Sharan)

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I think Zion Joy definitely has on some cropped pants there, Ledonna!

6 years ago

Ledonna N.

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I'm gonna try a pair tomorrow. I think I may have a correct combo for my height.

I like this thread.

Funny Firecracker she has a whole bunch.

6 years ago

Gigi

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Shevia, you are too funny!

6 years ago

skylurker

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What difference do you make between culottes and cropped wide leg pants? To me, culottes refer to the 70s style, just over the knee, version of wide cropped trousers.

6 years ago

Greyscale

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I think Angie's point is that cropped is the overall category for anything not full length. And then within that category, there's ankle length, capri, culottes... I don't think all those sub-categories always have totally consistent definitions.

Even though I still usually wear my jeans full length, almost all the students on my big campus wear jeans that are ankle bone length at the longest. Full length bottoms are very rare around here.

6 years ago

skylurker

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Yeah, cropped vs full length I understand clearly now, but the sub-categories' definitions are not clear.
Full length bottoms are even becoming a rare sight among men (well, the young ones), aren't they?
The pendulum shouldn't be long to swing back

6 years ago

Angie

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Greyscale is dead right. Thanks for chiming in.

Isabelle, wide leg crops are a streamlined version of culottes.

6 years ago

skylurker

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Ah? Glad I asked then, I hadn't understood correctly.

6 years ago

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