To Cuff or Not to Cuff?
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No hate on those who do but it’s not my thing to cuff. I prefer mine to be hemmed so that they don’t drag along the ground when bare foot.
I have destroyed many a good pair over the years by wearing them too long -
@Karol I used to hem & cuff but now I just fold & go - just like Charlie Hunter, cool clip!
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I hem them so there is zero stacking with a 1.25”/3mm cuff. Just a tiny bit of cuff to keep the the indigo warp off my shoes and minimize indigo transfer. Then when I want to dress it up a bit, I can uncuff and it still looks tailored.
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison
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@will6er S3000XX17oz-SDS SLUB "MURASAME" MODEL. The denim is pretty gnarly and striking in person.
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@Giles said in To Cuff or Not to Cuff?:
I get them hemmed to the right length, end of.....
How do you define and measure the right length @Giles?
I struggle with a consistent method of measuring. I like a quarter break in the leg if possible.
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I prefer them cuffed, a Tokyo cuff generally.
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@Go-For-Chill this is pretty much where I’ve landed. Long enough for a single cuff if I feel like it, but not too long to wear without.
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@Bridger said in To Cuff or Not to Cuff?:
@Giles said in To Cuff or Not to Cuff?:
I get them hemmed to the right length, end of.....
How do you define and measure the right length @Giles?
I struggle with a consistent method of measuring. I like a quarter break in the leg if possible.
Just touching the floor at my heel with no shoes on. I make no adjustment for rise, just hem them all to 34
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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Hemmed, 100% of the time. Don't like the extra mass/bulk/material of a cuff. Feels annoying/clumsy to me and gets on my nerves.
I often like how a cuff looks on other people though. -
Used to cuff but hated it when the denim breaks where it's folded, therefore no cuffs, always hemmed now with a bit of stacking.
God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson
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Cool - thank you @Giles
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said in To Cuff or Not to Cuff?:
Used to cuff but hated it when the denim breaks where it's folded, therefore no cuffs, always hemmed now with a bit of stacking.
Dachshund sideeying 'Don't be so dogmatic'
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@michael.rose0107 I think it is 100% user choice. However I generally do not cuff at all, just stack until first wash at at least 50 wears if I can hold out. Then I cuff after. But that’s just me
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Nerd out, coming in hot:
My logic for this is that as the inside of the hem rubs against my boots, it creates nice roping on the inside which later shows with the cuff. It also makes cool reverse stack fades on the weft that gives a less “pressed” look for the cuffs once the fades have begun. Here’s my 142od at 11 wears and my 21ib at like 170.. I just like it this way.
