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    To Cuff or Not to Cuff?

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    • DmartD
      Dmart
      啓蒙家
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      I hardly ever cuff mine anymore. I somehow prefer to wear them without.

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      • IH-GARYI
        IH-GARY
        Haraki san Expert
        @Karol
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        @Karol I used to hem & cuff but now I just fold & go - just like Charlie Hunter, cool clip!

        My contribution, to urban blues…

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        • GilesG
          Giles
          IHUK Crew
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          I get them hemmed to the right length, end of.....

          "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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          • MizmazzleM
            Mizmazzle
            見習いボス
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            Hem for me…
            I do have a cuff on my bibs…but I still think I may end up hemming them at some point.

            In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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            • Go For ChillG
              Go For Chill
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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.

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              "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison

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              • W
                will6er
                The Unwoven
                @Go For Chill
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                @Go-For-Chill What are the jeans? Oni?

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                • Go For ChillG
                  Go For Chill
                  Haraki san Expert
                  @will6er
                  Joined:

                  @will6er S3000XX17oz-SDS SLUB "MURASAME" MODEL. The denim is pretty gnarly and striking in person.

                  "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison

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                  • BridgerB
                    Bridger
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    @Giles
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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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                    • N
                      NickD
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                      I prefer them cuffed, a Tokyo cuff generally.

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                      • SKTS
                        SKT
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                        @Go For Chill
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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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                        • GilesG
                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          @Bridger
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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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                          • JunkPantsJ
                            JunkPants
                            Haraki san Student
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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.

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                            • ChapC
                              Chap
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                              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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                              • BridgerB
                                Bridger
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                @Giles
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                                Cool - thank you @Giles

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
                                  IHUK Crew
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                                  I actually made the 34" bit up. I think that is what it is, but I just measure the inseam of my current pair and hem the new pair to the same length....

                                  "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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                                  • ChapC
                                    Chap
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                                    @Chap
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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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                                    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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                                    • M
                                      michael.rose0107
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                                      When breaking in new jeans, does it matter when you start cuffing your jeans? Should you break in with the boots that you’ll be wearing?

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                                      • WhiskeySandwichW
                                        WhiskeySandwich
                                        啓蒙家
                                        @michael.rose0107
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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

                                        "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                        -Seneca

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                                        • WhiskeySandwichW
                                          WhiskeySandwich
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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.
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                                          "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                          -Seneca

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