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acca
Sep 5th, 2006, 06:49 PM
Just to add another jeans thread....
do people still wear their jeans rolled up at the bottom or does everyone hem them? or is there an age thing?
Thanks
NiftyScent
Sep 5th, 2006, 07:01 PM
I just buy jeans that fit me (no hemming/rolling up).
Smoke
Sep 5th, 2006, 07:13 PM
i cuff all my jeans :-0
cmge
Sep 5th, 2006, 08:10 PM
i hem them if they are too long... most cases they are coz im short... :(
newsflash
Sep 5th, 2006, 08:14 PM
I just buy jeans that fit me (no hemming/rolling up).
Well then you're lucky.
I get all my jeans/pants hemmed. Most important is how the pants fit at the top; the length can be dealt with afterward.
I wear runners every day (ie. no heels, no flats), so my pants are always the perfect length.
chinaboy1021
Sep 5th, 2006, 08:39 PM
hem cuz rolling bootcut/flared jeans is crazy talk.
warlockdilemma
Sep 5th, 2006, 08:55 PM
the length has to be perfect for me.....otherwise i dont buy it.......personally i feel hemming destroys the look
Cruel_Angel
Sep 5th, 2006, 09:02 PM
i don't like to hem, but i hate to fold, i try to get jeans that are my length, or i pin em up in the back so they don't get mashed up under my shoes.
FastFokker
Sep 5th, 2006, 09:36 PM
Preferably buy proper length, otherwise hem.
Rolling is ghetto and not good ghetto either. :lol:
TheDarkRage
Sep 5th, 2006, 10:46 PM
I either hem or cuff.
Hemming isn't easy, I'm sorta picky, so I hope I"ll be able to find a tailor or just hem at home with a same coloured string.
Another solution is french hemming; you cut off the original hem, shorten it, and re-attach it to the pants.
I've also read solutions on how to make your newly hemmed jean hem look like the original. They are:
-sandpaper the hem with various grains
-mildy bleach the hem to have it look older
-scratch up the hem a little with either scissors or a knife
I keep forgetting that some brands like Levi's measure the length of their jeans from the waist, not the hips.
KevC
Sep 6th, 2006, 09:32 AM
I'm short so I have to fold them up. I probably look stupid but I don't think it looks that bad. Why don't I hem..? Maybe cos I'm just hoping to grow taller =)
Keelie
Sep 6th, 2006, 10:13 AM
the length has to be perfect for me.....otherwise i dont buy it.......personally i feel hemming destroys the look
i have to agree with this. there are very, very few times i'll buy jeans that need to be hemmed.
chinaboy1021
Sep 6th, 2006, 01:00 PM
I keep forgetting that some brands like Levi's measure the length of their jeans from the waist, not the hips.
length is always measured by inseam, which is from the crotch to the bottom of hte hem.
Dixie Wrecked
Sep 6th, 2006, 01:19 PM
I'm short so I have to fold them up. I probably look stupid but I don't think it looks that bad. Why don't I hem..? Maybe cos I'm just hoping to grow taller =)
Folding up the hem would additionally shorten the line of your body. Get a pair that are correct length and you'll appear not as short.
robattoronto
Sep 6th, 2006, 02:00 PM
Chew it and wear boots. It'll look cool.
sonick
Sep 7th, 2006, 11:22 PM
Hem.
logik
Sep 7th, 2006, 11:58 PM
the length has to be perfect for me.....otherwise i dont buy it.......personally i feel hemming destroys the look
I always get the hemmed, and they look no different. I guess I have a good tailor. (She probably uses the Euro hem method...which uses the orginal hem after they are shortened)
E_Unit
Sep 8th, 2006, 03:32 PM
I hem some of my pants as well, but some pants I find better when i roll up the bottom. Don't think there is anything wrong with rolling up the bottom a little, but it gets rediculous if you have to roll them up a lot so the bottom of your pants are bulky.
Badman
Sep 8th, 2006, 08:59 PM
Put a piece in your socks ;)
trusoulja2g
Sep 8th, 2006, 11:01 PM
Rolling is for little kids.
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