cuffing pants or cut the bottoms with scissors?

[imposter]

my mom beat my ass for cutting my pants in 2009 i wouldn't recommend it

[sn00p]

I just started learning how to hem pants with my girlfriend’s sewing machine the other day and i’ve been hooked. already did 3 pairs and still have more waiting in line. i can’t believe I haven’t tried to learn this earlier. if you have access to a sewing machine, I highly recommend trying it. it’s a lot simpler than you might think.

[smellsdead]

I buy shit that fits, can't rock cuffs (and a crease) or cut

gnarred for snoop

[ok boomer]

Pro tip: Buy pants that fit. No cuff or cut

[Murge]

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For some unknown reason I cannot cuff my jeans/pants. It just looks way off on my body. Always have to search high and low for a short inseam. Only thing I wear as cutoffs are shorts.

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DM me some photos/video like a man and I can try to walk you through it.  We’re going to figure this thing out together.

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I recommend a pinch cuff



If you pinch your cuff, that shit ain’t going nowhere.

I always called this a French cuff and my girlfriend always looks at me like I’m high. But I never heard it called anything else.

[HotnSpicyMcChicken]

Cuff for sure. I usually rock at least one full cuff, not a fan of the half cuff unless the pants are real rigid. Cutting is a no-go for me.

[Eric Dolphy]

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For some unknown reason I cannot cuff my jeans/pants. It just looks way off on my body. Always have to search high and low for a short inseam. Only thing I wear as cutoffs are shorts.

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DM me some photos/video like a man and I can try to walk you through it.  We’re going to figure this thing out together.

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I recommend a pinch cuff



If you pinch your cuff, that shit ain’t going nowhere.

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I always called this a French cuff and my girlfriend always looks at me like I’m high. But I never heard it called anything else.

I always heard this referred to as a pin-roll. I used to do this about eight years ago but these days hate the way it looks, style should look effortless.

[Xen]

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I buy shit that fits, can't rock cuffs (and a crease) or cut

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gnarred for snoop

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/90f54747-031c-4277-b989-48a1f1b3366d

[mynameisnotjeff]

ABC-Always Be Cuffing

I’ve gone up pants sizes and having picked up a size bigger pants has helped and being influenced by Dylan/Greasers. I thought it was a good look. Some brands don’t offer my correct length and it’s annoying but I do have pants I don’t cuff and use them to mix up my wardrobe.

[The real veganshawn]

Cuff mine

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For some unknown reason I cannot cuff my jeans/pants. It just looks way off on my body. Always have to search high and low for a short inseam. Only thing I wear as cutoffs are shorts.

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Agree on the cut off shorts - Dickies 874 all day every day, normal long pants except on super hot days and then it is cut offs.

When I bought a whole lot of very cheap long length 874s from a clearance lot, I got them taken up to the right length by a professional shop and they turned out great.  I am glad I did that the ten or more years ago now because the other ones that I left long just feel weird when I cuff them up, even though I wear them more just going out sometimes.

Brimmo how is your stash of 874's these days?

Have you noticed a change in the new ones, say after 2018?

[Mbrimson88]

Brimmo how is your stash of 874's these days?

Have you noticed a change in the new ones, say after 2018?

I haven't really bought a whole lot from recently made lots, I think the pair I just got last has 2012 on the tag (second hand from ebay), but some newer ones I have seen are a bit more of the questionable quality it would seem.  I know a clip broke very quickly on one new pair I saw.  I had one clip break a long time ago when I was trying different sizes, these ones just 34 so were tight in the waist compared to my usual 36 when I realised about the sizes, but the clip didn't give up easily.

You had some interesting issues with newer versions?

[clintendo]

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Brimmo how is your stash of 874's these days?

Have you noticed a change in the new ones, say after 2018?

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I haven't really bought a whole lot from recently made lots, I think the pair I just got last has 2012 on the tag (second hand from ebay), but some newer ones I have seen are a bit more of the questionable quality it would seem.  I know a clip broke very quickly on one new pair I saw.  I had one clip break a long time ago when I was trying different sizes, these ones just 34 so were tight in the waist compared to my usual 36 when I realised about the sizes, but the clip didn't give up easily.

You had some interesting issues with newer versions?

Normally a pair of 874 Originals will last years to the average skateboarder but over the last couple of years i'm noticing a more synthetic feel to the pants I've been given or brought and they just dont seem to be as durable as back when yourself and others got me onto them.

I just got a couple of new ones and will test... but I'm going to try the old frangdangle trick of washing the hell of them first before skating in them.

[Mbrimson88]

Normally a pair of 874 Originals will last years to the average skateboarder but over the last couple of years i'm noticing a more synthetic feel to the pants I've been given or brought and they just dont seem to be as durable as back when yourself and others got me onto them.

I just got a couple of new ones and will test... but I'm going to try the old frangdangle trick of washing the hell of them first before skating in them.

I am still sitting on a ton of 36 in 874, 875 and double knee I never cut off - happy to share if 36 is your size?


If I recall you were a cuff guy too, just to keep the conversation relevant to the thread.

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Normally a pair of 874 Originals will last years to the average skateboarder but over the last couple of years i'm noticing a more synthetic feel to the pants I've been given or brought and they just dont seem to be as durable as back when yourself and others got me onto them.

I just got a couple of new ones and will test... but I'm going to try the old frangdangle trick of washing the hell of them first before skating in them.

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I am still sitting on a ton of 36 in 874, 875 and double knee I never cut off - happy to share if 36 is your size?


If I recall you were a cuff guy too, just to keep the conversation relevant to the thread.

Cheers Brimmo, will have to catch up after lockdown

Yes I'm a cuff guy as well, damn choad of a body means wider size = long legs.

I'm due to get some pairs professionally taken up again

[pinkeye fieri]

My pants (loose fit dickies) tend to stick to my calves/knees/thighs when I skate, making it difficult to bring my knees up when i ollie, so I cut the bottoms because it makes them looser/easier for me to move around in.

[Reed Richards]

Cuff.  Fun fact: Mike Carroll said the only reason people had the cut off high waters way back when was because they fucked up and cut off too much.  Now it's the go to thing for a lot of skaters.

[thefriscokid]

Cuff.  Fun fact: Mike Carroll said the only reason people had the cut off high waters way back when was because they fucked up and cut off too much.  Now it's the go to thing for a lot of skaters.

sometimes the cut off high waters with white socks makes you look like a teenage farmer

[baustin]

I have real short legs that they don’t make adult pant sizes for. Used to cuff or cut depending on how long they were, now I support my local tailor. Shout out to Mukhtar for always hooking it up

[j....soy.....]

The point of the cut off way back was also because the goal was to get the biggest pair of pants......the cut longer pant...was a bigger pant. 

Honestly dickies is the vans of pants.....a staple...but all over the map.  They use different factories I think so there's all sorts of inconsistencies, and 8 different cuts of the same pants...

[Space Cowboy]

Typically the double cuff with dickes, my mom used to get pissed when I cut the pants with scissors so I started wearing cutoffs more when I moved out as I never got to do it. Both look sick in my opinion

[Weezil]

I got some pairs of pants I cut, a couple pairs that were hemmed, some I'll cuff, some that are good to just wear. as long as my pants aren't dragging on the ground I'm good.

also depends on the shoes. I feel like half cabs or blazer mids look like shit with cut pants. but chucks or slip ons look fine.

[sammyz]

I get long jeans so can have one big cuff...always wear boots...maybe because my definition of cool is The Fonz and T-Birds ever since i was 8 years old.

For pants and skating I’m kinda tall so dickies fit pretty well, sit right on the shoe, and i don’t like cropping to show socks, so don’t need to cuff or cut

[Mcidraque]

whats your favorite go to method? i usually just do the half cuff, not 1 whole cuff, or use scissors and cut them highwater style

half to full cuff depending on the shoe

[finknoos]

I swear cutting your jeans is some sociopath shit.

[babywantsbluevelvet]

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For some unknown reason I cannot cuff my jeans/pants. It just looks way off on my body. Always have to search high and low for a short inseam. Only thing I wear as cutoffs are shorts.

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DM me some photos/video like a man and I can try to walk you through it.  We’re going to figure this thing out together.

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I recommend a pinch cuff



If you pinch your cuff, that shit ain’t going nowhere.

This has breathed new life into some older pants I thought were too wide where the cuff hits the shoe. I  only bring it in a tad, but I feel like I’m wearing tailored pants now. Wearing straight-legged pants like 874s or 501s with Penny loafers or 3-eye Docs finally sort of makes sense. Sincere thank you for this tip.

[TheAmericanAntique]

Docker D3 fit. Yes haha D3 but makes life easier when you’re a 34 w x 29 l. That way you get that perfect socks showing but not Capri pant look. Also comes in like every color...

[spacial_profiling]

Always cuff, if I can find pants long enough I'll do the double cuff and that is the best.

Double cuffer here. Also my pants tend to be too long, the still cover my ankle and part of the shoe.

[cucktard]

Cuff mine

Servants, fuck yes