What should I do with these pants?

I bought these Gap Really Skinny pants a while back and I don't wear them very often. I think they are a little bit too short to wear as they are. They are pretty tight and I don't feel very comfortable wearing them to work, so I want to make them part of my casual MOTG capsule. What do you think I should do with them? (not at all styled here, this is just what I had on)

1a. Leave them alone, they are fine as is and can be worn with flats or heels (pictures 1/2)
1b. Leave them alone, but only wear them in the fall/winter tucked into casual boots
2. Shorten them to a cropped length (picture 3)
3. Shorten them to clams (picture 4)
4. Shorten them to a skinny bermuda (attempted on the right in picture 5 - too tight to roll to just above the knee!)

Thanks for the help!!

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13 years ago

Bagaline

Active Member

I don't see why you would wear them more often by "leaving them alone" .

So, it's shorten and shorten where. My choice: go for the bermuda version and show those lovely legs.

Emily

Veteran

Cropped (3) get my vote, but I've been liking that look lately. If you didn't wear them that way you could always shorten them more...

cheryle (Dianthus)

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I like the cropped look in 3 too. It seems to "suit" the pant the best to me.

Transcona Shannon

I like the clam length myself in #4.

Anonymous

What do you need most in your closet? If you have enough clams and shorts, leave them and wear tucked into boots in the fall ( if you wear that style). If you need summer bottoms, I like them best as clams or bermudas. You have beautiful legs.

Scarlet

I vote 3. Then you could wear them as shown or tucked into knee-high boots.

Kiwichik

I vote 3 you can always go shorter if that length is a fail.

velvetychocolate

I vote for 1b. - wear them through fall/winter/spring in with boots or booties, or 4. - shorten them to clam-length, but I worry that you won't get that much wear out of them this way, given climate issues. That said though, if you could use a nice pair of clams - then go for this option. If you want to sort of rescue the pants and get as much use out of them as you can (albeit casual weekend wear) then go for keeping them as is, but wearing them with booties and/or boots for three *seasons* of the year.

Alecia

I vote for clams. (pic 4)

christieanne

3 or 4. I think the length on 3 is pretty versatile myself.

Irene

I actually like the original leght on you, I think it's very Audrey Hepburn's and looks good on your legs and with ballet flats. They are not short on you, that's how they are supoosed to be.

If you want to shorten them, I would go for 3, but I find an ankle length pant is nice in the summer whith sandals and when you don't want to show your legs -for any reason.

fashionista

I think the #4 and #5 length and show off those pretty legs.

citygirldc

You have those pretty long legs so you can get a way with all those lengths. I like #1 and #3 the best. #4 wouldn't be as versatile and would be more of a casual look.

Do you have enough long summer tops to feel comfortable wearing them as clams/shorts? Because shortening them won't change the fact that they show all (I know, I tried this style on)! If you do, I like any length in pic 4 the best. If you don't have a lot of bum-covering summer tops, I'd save them as is for tucking into tall boots.

christy

Lots of great suggestions - thanks everyone!

@Joy - I have very few "smart casual" shorts. I have a pair of white denim cuffed bemudas and a navy super lightweight wool walking short but that's it. So I think the clams/bermudas would get worn, BUT I live in Seattle. So only like 2 months out of the year.
@Scarlet - two for one! Clever - great solution. And sad to say, probably wouldn't have thought of wearing crops with boots.
@VC - good points! Although in Seattle I can almost wear tall boots year-round. Which, of course, means that I would only get use out of clams/bermudas 2 or so months a year.
@citygirlDC - I must be doing something right if you think I have long legs! I'm 5'2" on a good day if my hair is particularly big that day! LOL!
@Claire - I do actually have 4-5 voluminous tops that I could wear these with if I shortened them to clams/bermudas.

Just corrected my post to reflect that I meant three 'seasons' a year (ie. keeping them as is and wearing with boots), and not three months.

I think they'd be a great non-jeans option (with boots) from October through April. Or, if you wanted clams you could do that too.

annagybe

#3 or #4.

ironkurtin

I like #3, but as is with flats is very Audrey Hepburn.

melindawoodard

I like number 4

Deborah

Christy just wondering what you decided here. I missed the orginal post. I have very similar black pants that sit just at that length. I wore them a lot last spring / summer but I always questioned the length.

deedee1221

3 or 4 for me

Echo

Lemonade is right, IMO. They are very Audrey Hepburn the way they are and are perfect to wear with flats. They would also work well with tall boots the way they are. The original length makes them three season pants, and I think the way they are is very flattering. Perhaps your eye simply needs to adjust to a look you aren't used to?

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