Thanks, Angie, and thanks to everyone else for the warm welcome!

I'm here to learn, and as a writer I am used to lots of rejection, so I can take the criticism if criticism comes. After all, I'm here to learn! And I am pretty good at taking that information and sifting it through my own personal lens.

I really like what Vix said in my other thread about learning how to choose clothes both analytically and intuitively/emotionally, and going for items and outfits that satisfy both sides of oneself on some level. That's just a brilliant piece of advice and one I had never heard before. It seems to me that we can help each other on both dimensions here. Through WIW critiques we can hone our own analytical sense, but also the intuitive/emotional sense.

Example: I "know" intellectually that cropped pants are a pretty dumb look for someone with my body type (or maybe anyone). From Angie and the rest of you, I can learn why, and see examples. If emotionally, I still feel drawn to wearing them, I can ask myself why. (I know, this is still analytical, but bear with me.). So, when I ask myself why I like them, I come up with answers like this:

Comfort (right for in-between temps)
Ease (as a petite person it is very hard for me to buy pants that fit in length; with these, I don't have to be so fussy, or I imagine I don't...)
Images of Audrey Hepburn floating around my brain.

The first two are easy to deal with. I can figure out other kinds of outfits for those temps; I can accept my stature and resign myself to getting things hemmed and be done with it.

It's the last, intuitive/emotional draw to those pants that probably makes them more appealing and probably makes it harder to say no to them. So then I can get analytical again and ask myself, okay, so maybe cropped pants isn't my route to an Audrey-esque look, but what else could I try to get that look?

Thanks again, all!

Tee-hee. Once I tried to bring Audrey Hepburn into the conversation, but Angie told me to leave her out of it. I think we need to ask Angie why Audrey was able to make things work fashion-wise that the rest of us can't! I did very successfully make some white pants that were cropped ankle-length into white clam-diggers, and I wear them ALL THE TIME! (I think that Jonesy included a link to that post). So, don't rule out shortening those pants into clams - I think they'd be brilliant, and they'd be perfect for hot weather.

Thanks, Sarah! I suspect Audrey has to stay out of the discussion because most of us are not Audrey! Happens all the time in writing too. Someone will point out a problem with a story I've written. "But Alice Munro does it," I'll whine. Unanswerable answer: "And you're not Alice Munro!"

I'm still not convinced that clams are a good length for me, either; in fact, I'm pretty sure they are WORSE for me than ankle length pants. Maybe if they are sufficiently tapered they could work, but otherwise, I think they would just make me look stumpy in the worst possible way. I will roll and take pics, though, for comment.

I am not sure where but just last night I saw a pic of Audrey and her stats. She was 5' 6 1/2", weighed 103 lbs and was a 32A, 20, 35. That is unusually tiny which may be why she could carry off looks that would stumpify the average woman.

Having read ylf for as long as i have, i have come to the side of no cropped pants as well for the most part. But, for me, I have a few pairs that I wear to work on 100+ days....I don't feel comfortable going to bermuda length at work, long pants are too hot and for some reason a skirt or dress won't work that day. So on those days I embrace the leg-shortening, wear high heels and just go with it (Please don't condemn me Angie...this is a rare thing!!). Anyway, my point in this was I was wondering where you were wearing this outfit.

Thanks for those Audrey stats, Dianthus. A 20 inch waist! Sheesh! She was extremely slim. You're right; most of us aren't built that way!

It might be interesting to know whether she was long-legged or short-legged, too. That could also make a difference.

Mellllls, that kind of outfit for me is casual, doing errands, taking my kid to various lessons, hanging out at home, or maybe teaching on a warmer day (though I'm usually not in the classroom in the summer months.)

Looks to me like Audrey H's legs were quite long compared to the rest of her body. That, along with her very slim upper body, seemed to balance out the cropped pants.

Alas, those aren't the proportions with which most of us were blessed!

I am one of the cropped pants rebels...and also a writer. We have a lot of writers here, so welcome to the club. I suggest following Angie's advice, as she is uncanny in her ability to elevate a look, style or outfit. She just gets it right very time. I like your style now, and can't wait to see it in six months. Keep posting and, again, welcome.

I think the style with which Audrey wore them makes a difference too. She's so mod, it seems most of her pants were black or white and very slim cut. I don't think her ankle length pants were worn by default. But I totally agree you have to explore on your own and get to know your own preferences, that's the fun part!

Oooh, Mary K - great pics! Thank you!

It certainly does look as if she was blessed with relatively long legs in addition to her other blessings. Fascinating stuff. And I agree, Kristine. She probably knew she could wear those ankle pants well and it was almost a signature style for her. So that is another direction to take: Ask myself if THIS "signature" item won't work for me, what will?

Great to meet another writer, Kyle! I wonder why there are so many of us here?

I believe Angie once told me that even Audrey would have looked better in a different length...

You look lovely in orange!

You look so put together!

And I'll be honest-- I actually really like that pant length.

Great comments here already! Love the orange on you, it's great! I'm another vote for slim hem openings on this length of pant, if you're going to wear them. I also agree with Jenava on the shoes, having a more updated shoe is going to help if you want to wear cropped pants (whether it's flat or heeled).

In the photos of Audrey that Mary posted, #3 is a cropped length but note that she's also wearing a similarly toned sock and shoe which really makes the whole leg line unbroken (and look at how slim those pants are).

Great first WIW! Your outfit looks lovely to me even with the pant length. Can you roll the hem and take another picture maybe?