Ridiculous for those of us who need another 2-4 inches on everything.

At first I thought you meant no to ankle pants (which I happen to like), but I think you're commenting on the raw hems. No to them. Well, also no to the middle and left models. Even if the hems were finished (and the sides a bit more tapered), the shoes make them clunky.

It will not be happening with me.i have never worn ankle pants. There are two reasons. I have a 34 inch inseam so they will look like capris. The other reason is that I wear socks when it is cold!! Brrr!

I've seen them in the stores on and off for at least 10 years. They've been popular with the kids lately which is probably why women's wear glommed on to them.

Ewwww. . . Not as bad as those beyond-ugly clear plastic-kneed jeans, but close!

I love the comments here! I know a lot of us try to stay somewhat current with our attire, but really? It looks so cheap to me. And no way in heck would those be long enough for me either.

Hideous. First they stopped finishing necklines and sleeves and now they've moved onto pants? Why hasn't this ugly and cheap-looking trend died yet?

I think it's fine for casual wear. The one I can't get behind is the "artfully" ripped jeans w/ threadbare holes for anyone over 35.

Ya, sorry, I should have specified. I don't mind cropped, but it's the raw scissor cut I'm not feeling. I don't even mind unhemmed, it's something about the raw cut that bugs me.

I don't even mind this - it's also unfinished. Not sure why the other bugs me so much.

I like it all, the fashion options these days, but as in all things, worn in appropriate places. That bugs me more than anything.

I have a pair. I also wear ripped jeans and I’m 48. My excuse is that I’m pretty hip.

I agree but at the same time find the loose hem less objectionable than the jeans with holes all over. These looks seem to celebrate lazy. Is that really the statement we want to make to the world?

Now that just bothers me. My first instinct would be to hem the pants. lol

I don't understand ripped jeans either.

Didn't notice the hems. I don't care for ankle pants on me ... when you are 6'1" they merely look like I couldn't find/was too cheap to buy long enough pants.

Didn't notice the lack of hemming, but I will blame using my phone and my old eyes. In person, i' d be dubious, but would depend on circumstance

I like them-- and as someone mentioned, they've been out for awhile. I have a white pair that I wear for a "beach look". I prefer mine frayed a bit more so there's a fringe and I think the boot cut raw edge looks funny .. but raw edge as a concept is ok with me. In the right setting.

It's another flash-back fashion trend from the 60s that I remember. I just removed the hems from a pair of too short jeans and they are fringing nicely. I like them.

The most shocking thing to me is that grapefruit has a 34 inch inseam. Wow, that is impressive. My inseam is a 27, IOW my full leg would only reach your knee cap.

I don’t have a problem with the raw edge. I wouldn’t wear them because with my short legs, I need as much fabric as I can get (and always have to have hemmed to just the right spot) to give the illusion of longer legs.

Also, by the time my ankles aren’t too cold to be exposed, it’s too hot for long pants. The top of my foot gets so cold, so easily that I never wear cute little flat shoes. I’m in an ankle boot until sandal weather.

Lastly, I’m sure the loose threads would tickle me and drive me crazy.

I think the first one is fine. The mistake was to pair the others with dress shoes.

It's a young look, not for our age group. They are not as outrageous as other things.

Not for me and my short legs.

Not for me with being the daughter of a woman who taught sewing.

I used to wear cut-off jeans when I was a kid, but we fringed them intentionally so there would be at least 1/2" of neat fringe at the bottom as a way of finishing the hem. Took a fair amount of time to do as I recall.

But threads hanging? Nuh-uh.

I have a 34" inseam too and have embraced ankle pants, regular pants that are just too short. It works.

Annie, my short legs make shopping for jeans even more of a nightmare.

When I first saw the unfinished hems in the store, I thought, oh, the idea is that everyone will want to hem them to their perfect length. hahaha. Like who wants to do that?

When you are very young and smooth and fresh, you can pull off any kind of quirky thing. It's not a good look on those who aren't.

Like I said, I'm 48 and I wear all these "young" styles. Are you saying I look stupid or inappropriate without even seeing me?

Wow...defensive just a little?

Wear what you want Magdalena and be happy.

I think of it as a project runway look...y'know where they give the designers only one day to create a fabulous original outfit and they literally run out of time so just use scissors to create a raw hem and hope the judges don't notice.

Then again, I'm the one who, when DH's jeans rip at the knees, I make him throw them out and get new.

Oh, I am happy and I do wear what I want - very confidently I might add.

However, maybe I am being defensive. Would you feel defensive if I said you sound like an old fuddy-duddy?

I remember the fringed jeans hems from the 60s/70s too! Hadn't thought about that until maddielee mentioned it. You would cut up the edge of your cutoffs or long jeans into long inch-wide strips and wash until it frayed. Bell bottoms - esp. extra wide ones - might be fringed up to the knee.

Magdalena, probably not...I certainly can sound like an old fuddy-duddy and even be one!

But linelle's comment wasn't directed at you personally...it was just her general opinion to which I'm sure there are exceptions. But you chose to see it differently.

I usually don't take what people say in general very personally, unless it strikes too close to home, in which case, it informs me more about myself than them.

Let it goooooo, let it goooooo ... With all the cr@p happening in the world, let's not pick at each other about pant hems.

I'll let it go, no big deal. It's just that this type of myopic, judgemental, close-mindedness gets us into the mess we are in today. It starts with the little things.

Visually, I do not mind the raw edge. Functionally, the way those threads hang down, I suspect that they might tickle and I would feel compelled to cut them off as I would always thing there was a spider or something more sinister.

I think many women dress way too old for their age and it adds years. Often, they are comfortable dressing in ways that are familiar to them but styles change, and they hold on to what they consider to be classic looks but again, that can be very aging.

However, it if makes them happy and comfortable, I don't care how they dress.

I have given up certain styles that are too youthful for me, cardigans with heavy popcorn and braids, I could pull off that vintage look when I was young, and it looks good on a young woman, but vintage now makes me look like I haven't updated and is too young. My clothes have become more modern and sleek as I've aged, 53 now.

53? Still young!! :)

Hhireno....haha....it just means that I can never buy a pair of pants in a store. For years all of my pants came from Lands End because they do custom inseams. My sister buys petites and hems them...go figure.

I remember taking out the seam ripper and carefully installing 1/2 inch of fringe on all my jeans in junior high. Probably drove my mom crazy. Therefore I probably prefer a fringe hem to plain raw!

I have a new neighbor across the street and we've become good friends. She's 62 and newly divorced. She doesn't need to work, but wanted a part-time job and has been looking for months with not even a bite. Her resume is impressive (although it's been years since she's had a job) with lots of property management experience - which is the type of job she's been looking for. We live in a college town, so lots of property management type jobs are available, but it's mostly 20 somethings who occupy that type of job.

She asked me to help her update her look, she felt like she was coming across as "old lady." So I suggested she go to my hairstylist and color her hair a bright red (she's a natural red-head but it's gray and faded) and get a bob. Get fitted for a proper bra, choose a blouse that shows some curves - not so baggy. Instead of wearing a blazer or cardigan, wear a leather jacket. It's cold, but you can still show off your shapely legs by wearing skinny pants tucked into some tall boots. Cut down on the big bauble jewelry.

She surprisingly used all of my suggestions and really looked fantastic. She got a job as an assistant property manager at a local apartment complex a couple of weeks later. coincidence? Maybe, maybe not. Either way, it was a revelation to her that she could wear something so outside her comfort zone and feel really great about it.

I like raw hems and ripped jeans though I grab my solid dark wash jeans a lot. The bottoms of those jeans aren't tapered near enough. The first pair is straight up flaired. Flair jeans dominated my teen years and I don't see myself ever wearing any version of them again. Also the left and middle shoe are a no for me.

This is a great trend for women who always have to have their pants shortened. No need to pay a tailor to hem them. Just grab your scissors and cut! ;-)

I like the fringed hem, but I don't like that just cut, string hanging look. And I love pants in that length and wear them very frequently.

Are you saying I look stupid or inappropriate without even seeing me?

No.

Fringed jeans do work... Dress pants probably less so.

Now that I'm almost a farmer, I'm going to be wearing a lot of unconventional clothing, probably with unintentional fringes. In reality, I'm not really into fashion style -- there are certain colors and combinations of colors I like, but in the summer you'll often find me in t-shirts.

By the way, I don't have a problem seeing ankle pants or capris on other people - they often look fine. I just can't bring myself to do them on me.

I'll join the 34 inch inseam club with Grapefruit and Bumblebeez. I wear ankle pants even though they usually are just tapered leg pants that are supposed to be a longer length. I at least look like my pants are in style instead of just being too short! ;-0

I like cropped pants, but these appear to be flared below the knee. If that is the case, anyone who is not the ideal height will look ridiculous. The black ones look like they would appear to be knee length peplum on us tall girls.

I have black corduroy frayed-hem pants...from Talbots of all places. I think I am ALL THAT when I wear them. I’m 53. My 17 yo daughter says they look cute.

OT, but I also recently bought this jacket which is slightly out of my comfort zone but I love it. I haven’t had a chance to wear it yet but with our milder temps, I might get a chance to wear it soon.

I wear a 35-36" inseam and like the other tall ladies here, I feel like cropped or ankle pants just make me look like I couldn't find the tall section of the store. Part of this is also because I rarely wear pants that taper to the ankle - I have thunder thighs, and tapered styles are less flattering than wide or boot cut legs - and those cropped styles work better on tapered legs, imo.

I have no real objection to the unfinished hem on a casual, cropped pant, though. It's a cute style for someone else!

Hmm, I like them. I actually have a pair by accident. I bought a pair of jeans that were too long. But then my dry cleaner hemmed them too short. So I cut them off to an unfinished ankle length hem. And I like them pretty well.

Oh I like the unfinished hem in ankle jeans. I tried to find some in a hurry before vacation, but came up empty. My search will continue.

Sue, very nice jacket. I have one in faux black leather and it has gotten lots of wear, very versatile and "hip!"

Crl, that was definitely a way to make lemonade out of lemons.

I was on the train coming home from the city today. There were two young girls, probably in their 20's. One had the frayed jeans with ballet flats. But, it also had one open/slit knee She had a wool camel colored jacket with what looked like a Burberry plaid scarf to complete her look.

Her friend had a pair of black skinny jeans with what looked like a 4-inch band around the bottom. She also wore ballet flats. I have not seen this look and I am going to google it.

Maybe I shouldn't say.....???

I can't stand the shorter/wide-legged jeans on ANYONE. No matter how striking He/She might be. I've just never liked that pant style...yuck. I think Stacy & Clinton on "What not to wear" would BURN them......I hope....

;-)

Faron

I have pants like these and I dont mind the fringed edges. I honestly never thought about it until now.

I have my go-to places to shop- saks, Nordstrom’s, anthro. And sometimes black/white store and j crew. I dont care about generational differences. I just buy what I like.

But if you want to go to a store which seems to appeal to multiple generations, check out anthropologie. I buy a lot of my clothes there now. I see 20 year olds up to over 70 year olds shopping there. I introduced my mother (late 60’s) to it last month and I had to drag her away. Before you say Anthro is too expensive, I will tell you that my mother is extremely frugal at clothes shopping, but the deals in the markdown room were too good to pass up.