Comments on: Corporette 101: Pant Hemlines

By: K.M.

K.M. — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:01:59 +0000

Over the last year or so I brainstormed trying to come up with an invention that would solve the problem that Zakkerz claims to solve. I actually came up with a prototype that would both keep your hems from dragging AND not be visible from the outside. Maybe it’s time to patent and sell it! :)

By: roseviolet

roseviolet — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:30:54 +0000

I think it really looks ridiculous when women wear their pants way too long. I have seen women in pants that touch or drag on the floor. The other pet peeve are pants with slingbacks and how the shoes grab the pants when walking. Pants that flood aren’t as bad!

By: mnrs

mnrs — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:28:43 +0000

all this advice about owning 10-30 pairs of pants to go with different shoes is great advice… if you have the cash to own that many pairs of pants/suits. i agree that you have to pay attention to hem length but having a ridiculously strong opinion about an extra half inch of heel showing seems unnecessary.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:46:41 +0000

I’ve used staples in a pinch and they seem to be passably more attractive than the zakkerz. I live in an area that floods, so sometimes you have to find some sort of solution to keep from totally destroying your pants.

By: Leanne

Leanne — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:35:00 +0000

I think the Zakkerz are meant mostly for short-term solutions, such as wearing flats for your commute to work, then removing the Zakkerz when you put on your heels as you arrive at the office.

Still, I think they look really silly and I wouldn’t wear them, either – I’d rather have ouchy feet.

I love the idea of always keeping your heel height within a certain range so that hems work with all shoes! A skirt or dress would be the perfect solution for those few pairs that don’t fit the hem-height requirement…

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:55:41 +0000

I just looked up these Zakkerz another poster asked about. I was horrified to see that they actually sit there exposed on the end of the pants. I was sure there had to be some way to conceal them and kept browsing the website. There is not. This is how they are meant to work–as little beacons of shortness shining at the end of your pants. Ridiculous. I’d rather kill my feet (and I am) in heels than wear this ridiculous product.

By: Delta Sierra

Delta Sierra — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:18:26 +0000

Does anyone have a set of idiot-proof instructions on hemming your own pants? I’ve done this now and then and always made a mess. I know a professional tailor is better but sometimes I feel cheap, er, make that, I feel frugal ;

By: jojo

jojo — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:39:18 +0000

This may be based on my personal preference, observation, or upbringing rather than etiquette authorities, but I believe the rules are different for men and women. Men’s trousers (depending on the style, fabric, etc. as you state) almost always have a break. Not so for ladies. Pants hemmed for heels (when worn with heels), especially if they’re wide or flared, need not have a break at all. With a loafer or flat shoe, there should be a break–typically lower than men’s tailoring–and I, too, prefer the hem at the heel to be slightly longer than in the front (a “West Point cuff” or hem in men’s tailoring parlance), and definitely above the floor.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:18:35 +0000

With jeans in particular, I have them hemmed for heels. They usually shrink over time, so then I make them my flats jeans.

By: El

El — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:44:14 +0000

I have used the zakkerz. They work well for actually holding up the pants, and don’t crease them, but I do feel a little dorky wearing them.