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Can I purchase long jeans and cut short to get the same result as having short jeans?

jtme

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Hi All,

I hope the topic make sense and doesn't make me sound like a bit of an idiot...

I am a pretty short guy and normally have to cut my jeans even if they are the short length version. I recently found a pair of jeans I really like online, but for my size, they only have the long version in stock.

My question is, are long jeans designed in a way that if cut short they would look the same as the short jeans or are they designed so that the design 'elements' are relative to the lenth of the jeans (eg: if there was a rip in a jean or a fade, that rip or fade might be lower on a longer jean)?

hope this makes sense and someon can help
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jtme

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Thanks whodini, I did see that thread, but it's so long and I had know idea what to use a search to find what I needed.
 

KitAkira

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So instead of posting in there, you decided, "Hey, why don't I start a thread all about me all for me, I'm special enough that I deserve it!"?
 

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jtme - ignore these low-lives. I find it hilarious that they would much rather type up equivalent lengths of sarcastic insults than a sentence or two that will actually help a newbie out. This is a forum, not a high school playground. Though I suspect most of these people were probably pushed around a little too much on there back in the days to realize that.

What you are referring to is called hemming. Any tailor can do this. However, if the jeans is not straight cut, meaning it's not the same length throughout the leg, then you might have an issue. Jeans will usually be labelled as straight, tapered or bootcut/flare.

Hope that helped.
 

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Originally Posted by darkbat
jtme - ignore these low-lives. I find it hilarious that they would much rather type up equivalent lengths of sarcastic insults than a sentence or two that will actually help a newbie out. This is a forum, not a high school playground. Though I suspect most of these people were probably pushed around a little too much on there back in the days to realize that.

I love how the guys who almost never post here are also the ones who think they get to dictate how the forum works
 

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Originally Posted by Uncontrol
I love how the guys who almost never post here are also the ones who think they get to dictate how the forum works

Uncontrol Your fits suck and I dont know why you all such each others dicks when non of you really have good fashion sense..

People can get seriously turned off by this forum cause you all can be dicks to everyone when you got nothing to really show for it..This forum has started to such major balls cause of everyones superior attitude..I stopped reading this crappy section and went into the Men's style part since those men have much more respect for everyone and their questions.
 

KitAkira

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So the gist of what I got out of that is that this forum has such large balls, correct?
 

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Oooh Jcrew how horrible. You buy your **** from H&m and think your high fashion and know something about substance
 

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Originally Posted by jtme
Hi All,

I hope the topic make sense and doesn't make me sound like a bit of an idiot...

I am a pretty short guy and normally have to cut my jeans even if they are the short length version. I recently found a pair of jeans I really like online, but for my size, they only have the long version in stock.

My question is, are long jeans designed in a way that if cut short they would look the same as the short jeans or are they designed so that the design 'elements' are relative to the lenth of the jeans (eg: if there was a rip in a jean or a fade, that rip or fade might be lower on a longer jean)?

hope this makes sense and someon can help
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to answer his/her question.

yes you can buy jeans and hem them in order to make them fit better. however, if they are heavily distressed, im talking about hole n stuff that are supposed to be on the knee or something, the "elements" may be in the wrong place. i'd suggest getting some non distressed denim and just wearing it in yourself, which makes the jeans reflective of yourself, not someone else.
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just my 2 cents.
 

jet

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Originally Posted by darkbat
jtme - ignore these low-lives. I find it hilarious that they would much rather type up equivalent lengths of sarcastic insults than a sentence or two that will actually help a newbie out. This is a forum, not a high school playground. Though I suspect most of these people were probably pushed around a little too much on there back in the days to realize that.

What you are referring to is called hemming. Any tailor can do this. However, if the jeans is not straight cut, meaning it's not the same length throughout the leg, then you might have an issue. Jeans will usually be labelled as straight, tapered or bootcut/flare.

Hope that helped.


Originally Posted by xanatos
Uncontrol Your fits suck and I dont know why you all such each others dicks when non of you really have good fashion sense..

People can get seriously turned off by this forum cause you all can be dicks to everyone when you got nothing to really show for it..This forum has started to such major balls cause of everyones superior attitude..I stopped reading this crappy section and went into the Men's style part since those men have much more respect for everyone and their questions.


then gtfo
 

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