Tailoring pants

[Ajames]

I have a pretty short inseam(around 27”), and so I have to get most of my pants cut. My calves are pretty average at 14” but my ankles are very skinny- 8.5”. My foot can go through an 11.5” hole at least.

My problem is the leg opening is always too big. I don’t know how long to cut the pants and how big to make the leg opening.

Would you suggest having a zipper put at the leg opening? Or having a **** made? I need help on how to taper.

 

[maxalex]

Trouser leg width is not based on ankle size; they are not meant to fit *************. It’s entirely a matter of personal style preference and, if you insist, fashion trends. (Super skinny trousers have been the rage but baggier legs seem to be coming back.)

If you like narrow, tapered trouser legs (and 11.5 inches around at the cuff is plenty narrow), then buy such trousers or get existing trousers altered; tapering is easy.

Under no circumstances should you consider cuffs so narrow as to require zippers, unless you are impersonating Brigitte Bardot in a drag show.

 

[Ajames]

I just feel like getting tapered pants would make me seem taller.
Loose leg openings tend to flare out and make me look like a stick.

 

[maxalex]

So wear tapered trousers. Not hard to find, or alter.

 

[Ajames]

So wear tapered trousers. Not hard to find, or alter.

Off the rack is always too long for me.
How long should I have them hemmed to maximize or stretch my appearance?

 

[maxalex]

They should barely break in front.

 

[Alpha11]

I would add that if you have a rather large size foot, it would be best to make sure the taper is not too extreme so to make the look seem out of balance. I have seen this way too many times from younger gentleman as to where the taper is tight and their feet are so much bigger that it make them look like the Walt Disney character Goofy.