[clemsontiger]

I dare to be different 1.59

 

[Jack1425]

Now I'm feeling the urge for cuff's, call it peer pressure if you like.:icon_smile_big:

Question is, do I simply purchase trousers unhemmed and then have a tailor finish the job? I am 6' and will go with the 1.75 to start.

Your thoughts gentlemen..

J-

 

[Reddington]

Now I'm feeling the urge for cuff's, call it peer pressure if you like.:icon_smile_big:

Question is, do I simply purchase trousers unhemmed and then have a tailor finish the job?

Yes. If unfinished isn't an option, buy the pants longer (try to get them in the longest length possible) and then take them to your tailor. I always wash mine first to control any possible shrinkage after the cuffs are in place.

Cheers.

 

[Jack1425]

Red, thank you sir. One more question, albeit a basic one I know. Inseam, as I understand it, is the inside length of the trouser. So for example, if an inseam is listed as say a 37 I can have the trousers hemmed to my inseam of 32? It is one of those little things that bug me..

Thanks..

 

[Miket61]

Red, thank you sir. One more question, albeit a basic one I know. Inseam, as I understand it, is the inside length of the trouser. So for example, if an inseam is listed as say a 37 I can have the trousers hemmed to my inseam of 32? It is one of those little things that bug me..

Thanks..

Yes, you can. I always wonder, though, if longer pre-finished pants don't have other changes to the pattern, like a higher rise, that might not be desirable.

 

[Topsider]

Yes, you can. I always wonder, though, if longer pre-finished pants don't have other changes to the pattern, like a higher rise, that might not be desirable.

In most cases, they do not. Be on the lookout for pants tagged "long" or "tall," as these will indeed have a longer rise. Unless you're shopping in the big & tall section, however, most pants will have a regular rise regardless of their inseam length.

 

[Jack1425]

In most cases, they do not. Be on the lookout for pants tagged "long" or "tall," as these will indeed have a longer rise. Unless you're shopping in the big & tall section, however, most pants will have a regular rise regardless of their inseam length.

Mike & Topsider, Your posts were actually at the heart of my question. Was it simply a matter of inseam length or would there be differences in rise or indeed the pattern.

Thanks..

 

[paper clip]

I think you'll like them, once I took the plunge on one pair, anything less than 1.75" just didn't look right.

Brian

Same here - I am 6' 3" - with long legs (33.5 inseam) and the mini-cuffs (1.25") on my older suits just don't look right....

 

[Jim In Sunny So Calif]

1.75 for me although I have some older trousers that are 1.50 and they look okay to me.

 

[Brooksfan]

Most of my cuffs are either 8" or 8.5" wide and about 1.75" deep.

 

[jamgood]

A = Cuff width in inches
B = Trouser end width (1/2 circumference)
C = Shoe Size excluding width

A = B/C x 1.75

 

[Thom Browne's Schooldays]

Same here - I am 6' 3" - with long legs (33.5 inseam) and the mini-cuffs (1.25") on my older suits just don't look right....

glad to see a fellow 6'3" guy call his 33" inseam long.

I have near identical #'s and often feel like I have short legs.

 

[Jovan]

I thought I had short legs for my height too! I usually take a 30-31" inseam depending on how tapered (or not) the openings are.

 

[Jack1425]

glad to see a fellow 6'3" guy call his 33" inseam long.

I have near identical #'s and often feel like I have short legs.

I must be a short guy with long legs.. 6' even with a 32 inseam..:icon_smile_big:

 

[Tucker]

A = Cuff width in inches
B = Trouser end width (1/2 circumference)
C = Shoe Size excluding width

A = B/C x 1.75

The Trad Theory of Cuff Relativity. There should be a Nobel in your future, jamgood.

 

[AldenPyle]

A = Cuff width in inches
B = Trouser end width (1/2 circumference)
C = Shoe Size excluding width

A = B/C x 1.75

Professor JamGood

Why is there a negative relationship between shoe size and cuff width?

 

[CBtoNYC]

Professor JamGood

Why is there a negative relationship between shoe size and cuff width?

AP, I think you mean inverse not negative. In any event, I'm also curious as to the answer.

I do think that cuff size ought to be proportional to height. I'm 5'11'' and 1.75'' seems to work for me... It seems that Shaq would go bigger.

 

[Joe Beamish]

Without doing the math...

I think 1.5" to 1.75" is always good regardless of one's height, shoe size, or trouser end width; these variables factor more heavily outside the range.

 

[jamgood]

A = Cuff width in inches
B = Trouser end width (1/2 circumference)
C = Shoe Size excluding width

A = B/C x 1.75

:icon_jokercolor:

 

[Tonyp]

2 inches or none at all.

+1 I have started putting 2" cuffs on all my trousers. Before it was no cuff. I only have FF pants.

On suits I still do 1.75 no pleated trousers in suits either.!:icon_smile: