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To Cuff or Not to Cuff?

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    injunjack
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    Joined: 19 Feb 2010

    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.

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      Seul
      Joined: 24 Nov 2009

      Kicking out a little tail to boot…

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        ALEX1976
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        Joined: 7 Jun 2010

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

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          Simon
          Joined: 5 Mar 2010

          @Seul:

          Kicking out a little tail to boot…

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

          Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities - Frank Lloyd Wright

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            Seul
            Joined: 24 Nov 2009

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

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              Simon
              Joined: 5 Mar 2010

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

              Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities - Frank Lloyd Wright

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                Seul
                Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                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...

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                  mclaincausey
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                  I was reading his thread because it seems I as a stacker/recovering single-cuffer am in the extreme minority here.  I was stricken by the post claiming cowboys and bikers used to cuff their jeans, so we should too, as it is philosophically interesting but not at all how I think. I wanted to probe this and see how others think on the matter–it was a cool post and well-received, but I differ with it. When I cuffed jeans, it was because I liked the look or was wearing light shoes that I wanted to protect from indigo. Not an homage to anything.

                  Many cowboys also bloused their jeans, tucking them inside their boots, to reduce the amount of dirt they would pick up. This is also true of bikers in the early 20th century.  Should we follow that tradition as well?  What about tucking shirts in?  (Not THIS cowboy!) Must wearing "period costumes" necessarily follow from an appreciation of vintage styled and constructed clothing, or have we selected a subset of vintage style that is timeless and thus can be worn many different ways in many different eras?  It's an interesting thought. For this iconoclast, vintage style clothing and how it was worn within the era of their invention are orthogonal, and I can appreciate and wear vintage clothing without trying to recreate, say, a fifties greaser look or some other "costume."  Though I think the "costumes" generally look cool.

                  Forgive my idle martini-fueled thoughts in the airport waiting for my flight 🙂

                  Think it, be it.

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                    deanclean
                    Iron Heart Deity
                    Joined: 17 Jan 2014

                    I always cuff my jeans.  My Mister Freedom ones seem to always be extra long so I end up cuffing them pretty high and then folding the top down a bit.  Here is an example of my MF Californian Lot 64: Okinawa Issue.

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                      simonc
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                      Joined: 28 Nov 2010

                      Some jean/trouser styles I don't cuff, particularly a denim chino like this with a wide hem

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                        deanclean
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                        Joined: 17 Jan 2014

                        Those are awesome. Love the red stitching

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                          simonc
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                          Joined: 28 Nov 2010

                          If you want 'em get 'em here; https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/989257464/sjc-pioneer-to-punk-made-from-japanese-selvedge-de

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                            bubbapest
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined: 25 Dec 2012

                            I used to hate cuffing.  and then i realized my lil legs made it so i had to.  so i did for a decade and i loved it.

                            now my pair of 634 OD's honeycombs shortened the length of my hem (next time i'll insist on a 30 inseam instead of a 29 at self edge) so i dont cuff those pants.  wish they had a cuff..

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                              MattyJ
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined: 8 Jun 2023

                              I was able to snag the last size 40 of these off IH Germany. Very excited to own this special pair of jeans. Only one question. I'm not too much of a cuffer, but should I give it a solid try on this pair first? Feels like it may be sacrilege to hem these.

                              last edited by 8 Jun 2023, 20:37 G 1 Reply Last reply 8 Jun 2023, 21:19 Reply Quote 0
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                                goosehd
                                Mod Squad
                                @MattyJ
                                Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                @MattyJ I would recommend doing what makes you happy and will make the jeans more comfortable for you. If you don’t like cuffing and don’t wear them because of it, then you won’t be happy with the jeans.

                                I hemmed mine and many others have too. Ultimately it’s your decision though 🙂

                                Let us know how it works out.

                                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                last edited by goosehd 6 Aug 2023, 21:20 8 Jun 2023, 21:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  ARNC
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                                  Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                                  @MattyJ congratulations! @goosehd is right (of course); cuff or hem as you wish. The only sacrilege is having these and not wearing them 🙂

                                  “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                    endo
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                                    @MattyJ try them cuffed first for a while, you can still get them hemmed later

                                    si tacuisses

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                                      I like the way a cuff breaks the denim and boots a really nice look! Especially a Tokyo cuff with IH denim. It’s all personal preference. So you can ask 100 peeps here and will get 101 answers 🙂 so if you don’t like a cuff you got your answer. But that’s just my 2 cents! You can also try the option @endo gave you try them cuffed for a while.

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                                      • BrandreaB
                                        Brandrea
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                                        Joined: 19 Sept 2022

                                        My view on cuffs is that it just looks so cool … on other people. I’m a hemmed guy, but in all honesty I do like the look of cuffed denim.

                                        last edited by 9 Jun 2023, 09:57 motojoboboM 1 Reply Last reply 9 Jun 2023, 14:59 Reply Quote 0
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                                          motojobobo
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                                          @Brandrea
                                          Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                                          @Brandrea said in IH-634S-A - 21oz Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans (20th Anniversary Edition):

                                          My view on cuffs is that it just looks so cool … on other people. I’m a hemmed guy, but in all honesty I do like the look of cuffed denim.

                                          @Brandrea I thank you for putting my identical opinion into such clear text. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

                                          The journey is the objective.

                                          last edited by 9 Jun 2023, 14:59 BrandreaB 1 Reply Last reply 9 Jun 2023, 18:57 Reply Quote 1
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