[dingbat]

Have to say that I'm not a fan of cuffs, at all. Some of the high street stores are bringing them back and, although they can be attractive when combined with an old-fashioned wide legged trouser, in general they just don't compare to something well cut and uncuffed.

Would it be fair to say that trouser cuffs are far more common in the States?

 

[Jim In Sunny So Calif]

Yes, it would.

 

[rocco]

I like cuffs on casual trousers and tweed suits.

 

[AnthonyMorris]

I've always though that pants are not cuffed, unless you want them to be cuffed.

 

[dfloyd]

It depends on the cut of the suit you wear....

A full-cut American suit such as Hickey-Freeman, should be cuffed. An 1818 BB Fitzgerald or Regent is a slim -cut suit and looks better without cuffs, although there are some who probably cuff these not knowing any better. The 1818 Madison is full cut and as such can be cuffed. Cuffs might be optional in a full-cut suit, but they are not optional in a slim-cut suit. The same goes for odd trousers.

 

[Jovan]

Nothing wrong with slim tapered trousers with cuffs. It's not "not knowing any better," it's a style choice. I do it because it adds interest to an otherwise plain looking trouser.

 

[paul winston]

If you turn the clock back to the 60's the great majority of trousers had cuffs. Today, while "purists" still want cuffs, the majority of trousers worn in the USA have plain bottoms. When you put cuffs on narrow trousers they either have a significant break in the front or are very short in the back. ( The case for cuffs in light weight trousers is they add weight to the trouser bottom.)

 

[Buffalo]

Totally a matter of personal preference.

 

[Xhine23]

It depends on what you want

, although there are some who probably cuff these not knowing any better.

Cuff is the matter of personal choice/preference, just like your preference for slim cut suit.

 

[tinytim]

Totally a matter of personal preference.

Well, yes and no, I like the look of cuffs. But they don't lay right on really slim cut pants. As stated above, cuffs look really nice on pleated full cut pants. That flies in the face of the Trad's which for the most part like cuffs on slim cut pants.

 

[Xhine23]

Well, yes and no, I like the look of cuffs. But they don't lay right on really slim cut pants. As stated above, cuffs look really nice on pleated full cut pants. That flies in the face of the Trad's which for the most part like cuffs on slim cut pants.

Whats the difference between your statement and buffalo's statement?

 

[Owen Meany]

I always understood, and cuffed accordingly, that flat front plants you do not cuff and pleated pants are cuffed.

Seems to work for me.

 

[hockeyinsider]

I like cuffs, especially ones a bit taller than standard, but I'm on the short side and I look better without them.

 

[Jovan]

Not sure what's wrong with cuffs on tapered bottoms. They look perfectly fine to me so long as you have no break.

 

[The Transporter]

I have to vote for cuffs, though being 6'4" they are almost a necessity or else my legs look longer than they already are. Plus, I think they make a pant leg look more finished since when I see pants without cuffs my eye thinks they skipped a step even though it's technically fine. I also get mine done at 1-3/4" so they are deeper than what you usually find and show I took the time to get them properly tailored even though they are RTW. My pants are also flat front but that's for a million other threads.

 

[Jovan]

At 6'4, you could go probably even go for a 2" or wider cuff if you wanted. They would look proportionately fine. Of course, I'm 6'1 and like the look of wide cuffs. They make me not look so much of a beanpole.

 

[vwguy]

My preference is for cuffs, and yes, they are more common in the US.

Brian

 

[Jim In Sunny So Calif]

I noticed that Brooks is precuffing some of their trousers in two inch increments. I forget if they were pleated or plain fronts. I guess this perversion replaces the shirt sleeve lengths in 32/33 and 34/35 that they were doing for awhile in their more trendy shirts. Maybe Marks and Sparks bought the company again.

Cheers, Jim.

 

[eagle2250]

More common or not in the US, I find it useful to maintain both cuffed and "not cuffed" options, in my closet, whether it be in my wool gabs or cotton chinos. However, the not cuffed trousers outnumber the cuffs by (at least) a 4 to 1 margin!

 

[The Transporter]

I was thinking that, too, after I got my summer pairs back from the tailor earlier this year. She looked at me funny when I asked for 1-3/4" and said most customers only get 1-1/2" cuffs. I told her I'm 6'4" so I'm not like most of her customers. I'll go for the 2" cuffs when I get my next batch for the winter.

At 6'4, you could go probably even go for a 2" or wider cuff if you wanted. They would look proportionately fine. Of course, I'm 6'1 and like the look of wide cuffs. They make me not look so much of a beanpole.