Do you cuff your jeans?

commodorewheeler · Jan 3, 2011

Originally Posted by phaseshift

to the cuff gurus of SF, I'm not much of a cuff or stack guy but I just got these Nudies and since im 5'9 the 34 inseams look too weird stacked so I decided to do a cuff.

what do you gurus think

bigger cuff, smaller cuff?

I want to get them hemmed to 32 inseam or should I keep the 34 inseam given my height?

Originally Posted by jaychiz

flip up the hem and stack

I agree. Those jeans look like they have a small leg opening, and I've always thought that cuffs look good mainly on larger leg openings. I'd let them stack, and if it's too long for you to do that, hem some of the extra length off.

julius12 · Jan 4, 2011

Originally Posted by aphextwin07

99% of the time cuffing jeans looks marsupialed. 100% of the time from pics i've seen on SF.

I created an account just to say I agree with this. It sometimes works with skinny guys, but all the trying hard fashionistas/sheep are doing it now and you all look like idiots. It looks dorky and/or effeminate.

jaychiz · Jan 4, 2011

Originally Posted by phaseshift

is this in reply to me? if so I think I would need to get them hemmed to 32
no that's just what i do but i wouldn't cuff when the hem is as wide as yours though

phaseshift · Jan 4, 2011

Originally Posted by jaychiz

no that's just what i do but i wouldn't cuff when the hem is as wide as yours though

the hem or do you mean the leg opening? the leg opening is 7.5 on these. These Grim Tims are tapered...

commodorewheeler · Jan 4, 2011

Originally Posted by phaseshift

the hem or do you mean the leg opening? the leg opening is 7.5 on these. These Grim Tims are tapered...

Yes, he is saying that the leg opening is too narrow to look good with a cuff. I agree with him.

dasai · Jan 4, 2011

With a new pair of jeans, I roll them up until they stretch out fully, then take them and the receipt back to the store and get them hemmed for free, leaving them down or cuffing them depending on my mood and what shoes I'm wearing.

Though I've only been doing this for the past month and a half or so, with my current pair of jeans.

phaseshift · Jan 4, 2011

Originally Posted by commodorewheeler

Yes, he is saying that the leg opening is too narrow to look good with a cuff. I agree with him.

what would be an ideal leg opening for a cuff?

Cool The Kid · Jan 4, 2011

Depends on the fit.

For my slimmer fits I let em stack.

For my baggier fits I do a single or double cuff.

whatever123 · Jan 4, 2011

it really depends on the cut. some cuts like the sda-103 look best, imo, with a i/2 cuff but worn with a 1-1.5" higher inseam then what you would normally wear. does that make sense?

but then your have slim/straight cuts like the samurai 710 that look well with a little stacking because of the narrow hem. it really just depends on the cut of the jean and how you want to wear them. experiment ...

notwithit · Jan 4, 2011

Originally Posted by madstaxbro

Right here.

Shouldn't you be rockin' mad stax?

Originally Posted by julius12

I created an account just to say I agree with this. It sometimes works with skinny guys, but all the trying hard fashionistas/sheep are doing it now and you all look like idiots. It looks dorky and/or effeminate.

Dunno, the guy from Self Edge that's in their fit pics always rocks cuffs, and I'd go so far as to say that they look decent on him.

These days it seems like tons of people cuff (at least in Philly), but wearing the same pre-faded, non-selvage, mall brand jeans they always wear.

commodorewheeler · Jan 4, 2011

Originally Posted by phaseshift

what would be an ideal leg opening for a cuff?

There's no absolute measurement for this, because it depends in part on what size the jeans are. I can say that for a pair with a 34" waist measurement, I personally wouldn't cuff anything with a leg opening less than 8.5" wide.

Originally Posted by notwithit

Dunno, the guy from Self Edge that's in their fit pics always rocks cuffs, and I'd go so far as to say that they look decent on him.

Sidney's got a unique, extraordinarily thin build where he can make almost every style and cut of jeans fit him pretty much the same. I don't think I would use him as a yardstick for how jeans will look on the average person.

UrbanAesthetics · Feb 18, 2011

I think you MUST cuff your jeans...Single Cuffs never hurt anyone.
http://urbanaesthetics.tumblr.com/

Pablo-T · Feb 18, 2011

jron757 · Feb 19, 2011

The only time i cuff my pants is when i wear my chuck taylors .

westinghouse · Feb 19, 2011

Cuff?

Pleeeeez biotch...

Do you cuff your jeans?

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