To Cuff or Not to Cuff?

[Guest]

@Seul:

Stacked on sneaks - cuffed on boots.

Uncuff a cuffed pair or a different pair you mean

[Seul]

I've only been wearing one pair the last half year so: uncuff the cuffed pair…

[7tacos]

Generally…

-Bootcut : no cuff
-Straight cut : cuff
-Denim that has same color inside (over dye or else): no cuff
-"Regular" blue jeans: cuff

[Giles]

Patiently waiting for Mr-Standard-Two-Inch-Cuff-Man to enter the fray….

[LandoCal126 0]

@Giles:

Patiently waiting for Mr-Standard-Two-Inch-Cuff-Man to enter the fray….

[rocket]

your not alone with this G…. 

[DougNg]

Depends on my mood when I first get the jeans, but mostly straight fit is hemmed or cuffed, slightly tapered is stacked

I only have one pair of boot cut and they're hemmed to the right length for me, and I don't do anything more than slightly tapered

[Guest]

@simonc:

Of course it is personal taste, I'm not arguing, do as you like, no one cares right?  Point is people we are wearing vintage styled clothing made on old vintage machines using traditional methods, following traditional cuts and stitching, why, because it works and we dig that.  And ALL jeans traditionally were worn with cuffs (some say so cowboys later bikers could put their ciggies in the cuff within reach while on horseback/bike) and they would only ever have one turn up so you can see the union stitching and of course the selvage colour, Levis had red, Lee blue and Wrangler green, we IH red.  Turn-ups went through mods, hippies, sharpies, californian skaters, skins, punks, new wave.  Outlaws, bad guys, the common man all wore denim and they ALL wore them turned up.  Wear yours turned down and blend in, you will for sure.  Wear them turned up and instantly stand apart and feel what denim and all that history feels like and what it stands for.  Peace.

I never cuff and don't really like the look, but this just made me think twice, haha

[madmonday]

that is a great post by simonc.

thanks for reminding me about it nerkg, great times

[Giles]

@madmonday:

that is a great post by simonc.

Seconded…..

[Seul]

Fuck yeah: thirded…

[emceeQ]

and fourthed!

I do cuff my jeans pretty consistently though.  Partially because I prefer the cuffed look, but mostly due to the fact that I've been to lazy to get my pair hemmed.

[rocket]

really excellent post SimonC…

[injunjack]

Well….looks like I'm not needed anymore

7tacos said exactly what I would have said. And that old post of Simonc's is a brilliant one.

btw. before I got my SugarCanes  (1947, double cuffed) 1½ year ahead of my IH's I wore uncuffed bootcuts for at least 20 years or so...My first IH's were a second hand pair of 461 bootcuts, which are worn ofcourse uncuffed.

[Seul]

Kicking out a little tail to boot…

[ALEX1976]

What about these cuffs from DC4  -Andy?
I like that;-)

[Simon]

@Seul:

Kicking out a little tail to boot…

Seul, that hem needs sorting, pronto, or your going to end up with a mess!

[Seul]

Je le sais. Another week or two of wear and to the Denim Doctor they shall go!.. 

[Simon]

If you could bear to loose 1/2 inch Unity could sort that out?

[Seul]

Nah - have other stuff that needs sorting… Cuff fraying, hem needs re-chainstitched, buttonholes re-inforced, and so on... Just wanna make sure I can get through 6 months of wear sans problème next year...