My eye is changing - YouLookFab Forum

Category

Dressing

Welcome! Read about what to wear and how to wear it on the YLF Blog. Join the YLF Forum to ask specific questions or just chat about fashion and personal style. Or check out the curated list of things we love in YLF Finds.

Outfits Ensembles Trends Advice

My eye is changing

Sally

Veteran

I have had a bit of a poison eye to cropped jeans/pants and I am a late adopter of trends. I have started wearing my new boots and wore with skinny jeans last week. However after seeing a photo decided I didn’t like the silhouette anymore. After seeing Jonesy’s great post with cropped pants, I was inspired to try myself. The 1st 2 photos are a pair of pants I have struggled to style with shoes and the hem. I tucked the cuff. Should I crop the pants or leave as it is.
Photo 3 is a pair of Levi’s originals with raw hem. I think I will get them hemmed up into a crop cut.
Lastly, my skinny jeans and boots…I don’t like the style anymore. Maybe it’s my age or a changing eye. Thoughts or suggestions?

This post has 4 photos. Photos uploaded by this member are only visible to other logged in members.

If you aren't a member, but would like to participate, please consider signing up. It only takes a minute and we'd love to have you.

Dressing

26 replies

Latest reply was from Sally

Stagiaire Fash

Veteran

I love the looks with the jackets. Not sure what that means. I’ve never been comfortable with them on me but looking at them on other people, I…I….get behind me, Satan! Don’t you tempt me!

Seriously though, both of those are great, and I like them with the boots too.

Runcarla

Veteran

Oh! Do get those light wash jeans cropped - either cut them for a fray, or hem them - and wear, wear, wear. Look #3 with light blue and black is great. I also like those black jeans/pants, but instead of permanently cropping, roll a tighter roll.

I’m so behind the times vis-a-vis skinny jeans. I could never find ones to fit when my legs were muscular from my sport, but I’ve lost weight, and the legs have slimmed down, and suddenly they fit! I’ve been wearing skinny jeans since last year and tell myself they are a classic - no matter what Instagram and Tiktoc say! Besides, I still see them lots in my part of the world.

Angie

(website)

Fashion Stylist

Fun that Jonsey inspired you!

I like #3 best! Do get them hemmed, Sally. Super cute high contrast look on you. Love that you tucked the top to showcase the jeans! Nice to change things up like that

Carla is right. Skinnies are classic. If you like the silhouette - please carry on.

rachylou

Veteran

Angie is the expert! I like all the pics

Sally

Veteran

@stagiaire fash - thanks. Yes sometimes we admire a style on others but don't think that its "me".
@runcarla - yes I always have slim legs and its probably why I have adopted the skinny jeans. Perhaps I have just worn them so much and want to try another shape. I also like how the crops shorten my legs and make me look in proportion.
@angie . I will hem those jeans and wear them as I really like the fit now. I will wear skinny jeans again and will keep mine...Just probably need to mix it up or take a break.

Sally

Veteran

Thanks Rachylou. Yes she is the expert and am so pleased she gave me feedback so quickly. I am now confidently going to go and get those jeans hemmed.

Jaime

(website)

Veteran

I think you can wear all these and they all look good. I see plenty of skinny jeans around still.

slim cat

Veteran

I like all the options with #3 as a most fun one - love it!
Wear all the shapes of jeans and mix it up to your pleasure!

Sally

Veteran

Thank you Jaime and Slim cat. It seems the levis combination is a favourite.

Bijou

Veteran

You wear jeans so well, I like all of these on you. I can understand that you may be a bit over wearing skinnies at the moment, so put them aside for a bit. It is great that you have other options.

Brooklyn

Veteran

I like all of them. I think you could crop the first 2 or just continue to cuff them to that length. The cuff works too.

kkards

Veteran

As a shoe lover I’m wearing and loving crops because they showcase the shoes!!!
I’m also over skinnies, for me after 2 years of nothing normal, I realized that I wanted to lean in into something different. So I’m wearing straights and more relaxed and oversized jeans.

Lana

(website)

Veteran

I tried on some old skinnies the other day, and what bothered me is how suffocated I felt after wearing looser fits this last year!

Star

Veteran

My eye has changed to skinnies on myself too. Enjoying crops and full lengths in other styles. Looks more fresh to my eye. You look fab in 3. I just hacked mine and let them fray themselves (2 pairs).

Star

Veteran

Ooh, I agree Lana. Skinnies are suffocating.

Suz

(website)

Veteran

I love them on you cropped. Definitely get the jeans hemmed!

pirouette

I love the Levi’s in picture 3. Gorgeous on you and your jacket is lovely. I also have skinnies but prefer a more relaxed look at the moment.

Sal

Veteran

These look great Sally!! Definitely wear them.

I never was a great skinny Jean person but did wear them. Mine have all given up now but I wear ponte leggings which are the same shape when I need to wear gumboots in winter. In the middle of winter skinnies can be so good with raincoats etc or long cardigans.

Style Fan

Veteran

All the jeans look good on you, Sally. My favourite is the Levis. I like the frayed hem, so I would keep that when hemmed, but it is up to you.
I see lots of skinnies around. As others have said, they are a classic.

Sally

Veteran

Thanks Bijou I love jeans but I am trying to stay away from casual looks at work so I'll save the levis for the coffee dates.
Thanks Brooklyn. I think I'll crop the jeans and turn the cuffs over for the pants.
Kkards - that is what I like about the cropped pants. You can see the boots easily.
Lana - yes tight skinnies can be hot.
Star - I like them frayed too but I am useless at hacking them, so, wondering if I need to take them to a tailor.
Thank you Suz
Thank you Pirouette - I have two of those jackets one is red and the black and white but i bought at the end of winter last year, and then we had lockdown so had nowhere to wear them.
Thanks Sal. Yes I have some Ponte pants and you are right, skinnies and ponte pants are great for winter, especially standing on the sideline of sports!
Thanks Style Fan. Actually the first pair are not jeans. They are what I call work pants or my "business pants" Brand is country road.

Jules

Veteran

I love your new outfit proportions! I also don’t love skinnies anymore but plan to keep wearing them because they are just so much more practical in winter here (due to snow, dirty splashing salty slush, etc). My plan for next winter is to think about long, more statement-y toppers for my skinnies such that they function more like leggings in my outfits. Maybe even dresses (I wear certain dresses over skinny jeans to dinner etc in deep winter). The trick is getting the layering right because I don’t want to overheat and not be able to remove something…

JAileen

Veteran

I think they all look good on you, especially the first outfit. Yes to hemming the Levis.

My eye has changed, too, so I get what you mean. I’ve looked back at my early outfits in YLF and I actually have to laugh. Mind you, I’m laughing at my outfits, not yours. Re skinny jeans - I’ve never worn them, ever. I kept trying, but they looked just ridiculous on me.

Helena

Veteran

Never met a crop or cuff I didn't like ... These look terrific to my eye!

Anonymous

I think you look great in all of the pics. I’m trying to adapt to the cropped pants trend but am having difficulty figuring out which length & which leg width will look best & still be cool & comfortable in the hot climate I’m moving to. Right now I can’t even stand the thought of wearing jeans & have pared my wardrobe down to 4 pairs.

Jonesy

Veteran

I'm happy to see you jumping onto the cropped pants train! I think the first dark pair look great cuffed, but you could also get them shortened a bit, so you can keep a small cuff (or have them hemmed to where you'd like them). I love the faded jeans! I really like a frayed hem, so I would cuff them like they are or cut them off and keep the frayed hem, but if that's not your thing, then by all means have them hemmed. They look great.

I agree with others that it can be fun to rotate different shapes and silhouettes around, but have lots of options for the right situation (skinnies work great tucked into taller or mid-calf boots in the winter, for example).

Sally

Veteran

Thank you Jules. Good idea about the different layering with skinnies. I also think skinnies look good with long cardigans. And you are so right about the layering.
Thank you JAileen. I think we all look back on our previous outfits and wonder what we were thinking but I wonder if that is sometimes because our eyes or our tastes change.
Thank you Helena
Quinta22 - thank you. Yes it is hard to work out how high to crop. I'm letting my boots be the guide. I hear you about the heat. Even here, it is a little too hot in the afternoon for trousers still but cool enough in the mornings.
Thank you Jonesy - I really enjoyed your post with the cuffed pants the other day and I'm looking forward to the long coats with cropped pants. I have been experimenting with different outfits this week.