How long should women's trousers be?

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04/17/2022
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Types of trouser length and how to measure it

The length of the trousers is the distance from their waist to the bottom.

The most basic classification of trouser length includes three groups:

  • Shortened;

Cropped trousers

  • Elongated;

Elongated trousers

  • Standard.

Standard trousers

Shortened additionally include the following models:

  • English length - 7/8
  • Length 3/4.
The English length of 7/8 is shortened models ending 10 cm above the ankle. The English length does not refer to any particular style of pants - it can be both bananas and straight models.

Trousers 7/8

The length of 3/4 is short trousers that end 2-3 cm above the middle of the calf.

Trousers 3/4

A few words about the standard length. This is perhaps the most vague term, since the standard is an unstable concept and depends on various factors, including the height of the girl, so it is impossible to say exactly how many centimeters the trousers should be.

As a rule, it is customary to take the statement that trousers of standard length should be slightly below the ankle. At the same time, according to business etiquette - women's trousers should reach the middle of the heels of shoes.

Complete classification of women's trousers >>

How to choose the length of trousers

Now about how to measure the length correctly.

How to take measurements to choose the right product – for example, order in an online store:

  1. Strip down to your underwear, so as not to add extra millimeters to the measurements;
  2. Involve an assistant - it is impossible to measure the length of the pant leg yourself in this way;
  3. Determine the waist line - this is the starting point of measurement;
  4. Apply the edge of the centimeter tape flat to the waist line and ask the assistant to stretch the tape down the side of the thigh to the point at the bottom where the future pants should end;Leg length
  5. Fix the result.

If you make measurements for trousers that you plan to wear with heeled shoes, then put them on for fitting. When there is no one to help , measure the length along the outer side seam of the trousers from your wardrobe, which sit on you perfectly.

Below is an example table of different types of length of women's trousers by height of 170:

Types of length

For growth above or below, the length is adjusted. You can find out the length of a particular model on the manufacturer's website. And do not forget that when choosing you need to take into account not only the legs, but also other parameters:

  • Waist circumference - in the narrowest part of the torso;
  • The girth of the thighs is in the most protruding part;
  • The length of the inner suture is from the groin to the ankle.

The table of measurements and dimensions correspondence is presented in the table below:

Trouser sizes

Please note that the length of the inner and outer seam in the standard table is not indicated, as it depends on the specific model of the trousers and the type of their length - carefully study the size chart of the manufacturer to find out how long the trousers correspond to your size.

How the length of the trousers affects the image

It may seem that the length of the trousers does not affect the image in any way, but this opinion is erroneous. Properly selected pants can make visually slimmer and higher, balance the features of different types of figure and make the image balanced, and the silhouette more attractive.

For example, a girl of short stature will look squat in cropped trousers. If voluminous forms are added to a low height, then short pants will make all these features more expressive and brighter.

With tall girls, everything works the other way around. Wearing long pants that cover the shoes, you will make yourself even higher, which does not always work in a plus.

A few tips for choosing the ideal length for different features of the figure:

  • Tall girls will suit standard and shortened models;

Tall Girls

  • Girls of short stature are not recommended to shorten their trousers too much so as not to "cut off" the legs;
  • For wide hips, choose flared elongated models. They will help to balance the expressive center of the figure;

Broad hips

  • To visually lengthen the legs, also choose long pants, but avoid long skinnies - they will gather with an ankle accordion and work the other way around - they will make it lower;
  • If the legs are too long, not proportional to the upper body, shortened trousers will help to balance them.

Clash pants

Klesh pants then appear on the fashion catwalks, then disappear again, but this does not affect the length that they should be. The standard rule is that the trousers flared to the bottom should be 2-3 cm above the floor.

Clash pants

If you wear flared pants with heels, lay in their length the height of the rise - without this, you will not be able to choose the right pants for klesh.

Orange clash pants

Shortened kleshas in stores are also found, but they go to units, as they introduce a serious imbalance in the length and slenderness of the legs, and in the figure as a whole - they greatly expand the hips, cut off the legs, make the calves visually more complete.

Straight classic trousers

Straight trousers from the business wardrobe, as well as straight-cut jeans, if they are used in an office style, are selected in such a way that half of the heel is closed.

Tailored

In case you plan to wear them with shoes without heels, the line of the bottom of the pant should end where the shoes begin. Of course, we are talking about shoes and boots, not boots.

Trousers with ankle boots

When straight trousers or jeans are designed for everyday wardrobe, it is permissible to choose shortened models to the ankle or slightly higher. Here, the key criterion should be height and leg length.

Narrowed to the bottom

Narrowed to the bottom of the trousers, which include bananas, carrots, chinos, some models of slacks, as well as pipes, can not be long. Ideally - up to a protruding bone on the ankle or a couple of centimeters above it. You can focus on the length of the trousers 7/8.

Narrowed down

You should not deviate too much from this advice - if the pipes or bananas are lower, the legs and feet will become disproportionate. If the narrowed model is much higher, the outfit will look strange.

If you already have pants narrowed down, but they have the wrong length, you can bend or twist them, but the collars are not particularly relevant now, so it is better to go to the atelier and shorten the pants.

Tight trousers

Tight pants are all models that fit the leg tightly, including leggings and jeggins. The correct length of women's trousers in this case is ankle or 7/8.

Tight trousers

Do not allow the pants to be assembled from the bottom with an accordion - this will instantly cut the legs and visually make them disproportionate.

Palazzo

Palazzo is a wide trouser, the pants of which expand immediately from the waist, which eventually flows into a very free bottom. The landing of the palazzo is usually high. They are made of light flying fabrics such as silk, satin or chiffon, so they "walk" strongly and require a particularly careful selection of length.

It is unacceptable to choose short palazzos - this visually increases the whole body - you will seem a couple of sizes larger.

Palazzo trousers

The optimal length is 1-1.5 cm from the floor.

The Kyulots

Culottes are shortened wide women's trousers. The eternal question is how long the culottes should be. We answer: their classic length is 10-15 cm below the knee.

Classic kyullots

In the collections of modern designers, there are shortened models of culottes - pants end at knee level. Such options are suitable for slender tall girls. On short and full women, trousers will make the figure obese.

Shortened culottes

There are ankle-length culottes, but in fact, these pants are called gaucho. Such options are suitable for girls with long legs and are absolutely contraindicated for short women.

Elongated culottes

Trousers with elastic bands on the pants

Special attention should be paid to the question of how to choose the right length for trousers with elastic bands in the lower part of the trousers - joggers, cargo, buggies.

For them, the optimal length is 7/8, 3/4 or a few centimeters above the leg bone. The full length, reaching the ankle or even covering the leg lift in this case, will play against it - the trousers will be collected in an accordion and give unnecessary volume.

Jogger pants

Length of women's trousers with different shoes

  • Loafers. Paired with loafers on a rough sole, trousers with a narrowed bottom 1-3 cm above the bone are ideal. The 7/8 models will also do. Too short models are better not to wear - the ankle will seem massive;

With loafers

  • Heeled shoes. Here, as we have said many times, you need to look at long pants. The greater the width of women's trousers at the bottom, the longer they should be. When combining a palazzo with sandals and shoes, it is necessary that the trousers completely cover the shoes. If the pants are straight or slightly extended to the bottom - like office models, the length is up to the middle of the heel. Narrowed models can be shortened;

With heels

  • Ballet flats. If you choose ballet flats as shoes, make sure that the bottom of the trousers does not cover the back of the shoe. Optimally, the bottom line should reach the ankle;

With ballet flats

  • Sneakers. With sneakers and sneakers, options of different lengths are combined - it all depends on the style of the pants. Both long models hiding shoes and shortened ones are acceptable;

With sneakers

  • Brogues, Oxfords, Monks. Cropped straight-cut trousers will succinctly fit here. Narrowed skinnies or too long palazzos are best left for shoes with heels;

Brogues

  • Ankle boots and boots. Do not leave a gap between the top of the shoe and the bottom of the trousers - the line visually cuts the height and legs. Here it is better to choose from the options of standard length, or from shortened styles, without leaving a gap between the shoes and pants;

With ankle boots

Do you take into account the length of the pant when choosing pants or do you not pay attention to this criterion? We are waiting for your opinion in the comments!

How to choose trousers for a girl according to the type of figure - we select the most suitable style of trousers, fit and length.

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