Rolling your pants is a great way to show off your kicks.If you bought pants that are too wide at the bottoms of the legs, it is helpful.The best way to roll your pants depends on what kind of pants you are wearing.A pinroll cuff is great for pants with a little more width at the bottom.You can do a thin cuff if you wear skinny pants.If you have thick denim jeans, you can try a single-roll cuff.
Step 1: Most pants and shoes come with the double-roll cuff.
The double-roll cuff is one of the most popular ways to roll up pants.It can be used on jeans, chinos, khakis and trousers.It looks great with all kinds of shoes, including low top and high top sneakers, dress shoes and shoes with heels.
Step 2: Roll the bottoms of your pant legs up about 1 inch.
Try to keep the cuffs around 1 inch so they are not too thick or thin.Make sure the cuffs are the same width.Rolling your pants is easier if you put them on first.
Step 3: Roll your pants up again.
When you are done, you want your pant cuffs to be 1.5 inches thick.
Step 4: The cuffs should be adjusted until you are happy with how they look.
If you want to roll the cuffs higher or lower, you can pull them down and use your hands to smooth them out.When you're done, make sure they are the same height and thickness.
Step 5: For pants that are wide at the bottom, use the pinroll cuff.
If you don't want your pants to look as wide and baggy at the bottom as they normally do, the pinroll cuff is a great option.You can wear this cuff on jeans, chinos, khakis and trousers.Since it requires extra fabric at the bottoms, it might not work on skinny pants.The pinroll cuff can be used with any kind of shoe.
Step 6: Pull the hem of your pant legs toward your other leg to make it taut.
Pull the hem toward your other foot with your hand.Pull the opposite side of the hem against your ankle.
Step 7: The excess fabric should be folded back towards you.
The excess fabric should be pinched between your thumb and index finger.If you want to cover the inner seam of your pant leg, you have to fold the fabric back.You can stop pinching with your thumb and index finger after you fold it back.Hold the fold in place over your foot so it doesn't come undone.If you fold the excess fabric back before you roll up your pants, they will be at the bottom.
Step 8: Roll your pant leg up a second time to put the fold in place.
First, roll your pant leg up.Roll it up another 1–2 inches.The excess fabric should be hidden under the cuff you made.
Step 9: You should repeat the process on your other leg.
Take the excess fabric and fold it back.Roll up your pant leg a few times.Make sure the cuffs are the same width.
Step 10: Try the skinny pants with a thin cuff.
The thin cuff works best on pants that don't have a lot of fabric at the bottoms of the legs.The thin cuff on skinny pants is short and loose enough to show off your ankle, unlike most cuffs that are tight or bulky.The thin cuff is good with narrow shoes.It might be too small for large shoes, like work boots.
Step 11: The hemmed seams at the bottom of your pant legs should be folded once.
You don't want the first fold to be thicker than the seam.You might not be able to do thin cuffs if you wear cut-off skinny jeans that don't have hemmed seams.The cuffs are too thin without the seams.If that's the case, you may want to try double-roll cuffs.
Step 12: The cuffs should be folded a second time.
The second fold should be the same width as the first.When you are done, your pant cuffs should stay up on their own.
Step 13: If you want the cuffs to be higher up on your legs, keep folding them.
The right height depends on how much of your feet you want to show and what kind of shoes you are wearing.1.5–2 inches above your ankle is standard for low-top shoes.Roll each cuff up until you see your entire shoe.
Step 14: You should save the single-roll cuff for jeans made with thick denim.
Unless the fabric is stiff enough, the single-roll cuff won't stay in place.If you have a pair of thick, heavy denim jeans, they will work well for this cuff.You can wear boots, sneakers, and heels with single-roll cuffs.
Step 15: Roll the bottoms of your pant legs up once.
It might look too thick for more than 2 inches.If you make the cuffs thinner, they might have a hard time staying up.Make sure your cuffs are the same width.
Step 16: If you want to smooth out your cuffs, iron them.
It's optional, but it can help your cuffs stay up.If you don't already have pants, take them off, lay them on a flat surface, and run an iron over the cuffs.