To Cuff or Not to Cuff?
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What is the reason most people cuff, For people who do,is it the look of it or to show off the selvedge seam? I personally don't like the look And always go uncuffed..but a lot do and I totally respect that, different strokes. Posting here cause I was thinking about it looking at everyone's cuffs
Personal preference and or style.
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I was always also worried i would ruin and need to repair the jeans early seeing some peoples results.Or Mabey some people do both..
I have different jeans at different lengths. Some are single cuffed, some are double cuffed, and some are stacked. Variety is the spice of life they say. Oh and repairs can be needed just as quickly on a pair that is stacked. Just depends on how you wear them.
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Dictated by the cut of the jeans, and the footwear worn with them for me, there is a thread on this very subject I believe.
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Generally…
-Bootcut : no cuff
-Straight cut : cuff
-Denim that has same color inside (over dye or else): no cuff
-"Regular" blue jeans: cuff -
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Of course it is personal taste, I'm not arguing, do as you like, no one cares right? Point is people we are wearing vintage styled clothing made on old vintage machines using traditional methods, following traditional cuts and stitching, why, because it works and we dig that. And ALL jeans traditionally were worn with cuffs (some say so cowboys later bikers could put their ciggies in the cuff within reach while on horseback/bike) and they would only ever have one turn up so you can see the union stitching and of course the selvage colour, Levis had red, Lee blue and Wrangler green, we IH red. Turn-ups went through mods, hippies, sharpies, californian skaters, skins, punks, new wave. Outlaws, bad guys, the common man all wore denim and they ALL wore them turned up. Wear yours turned down and blend in, you will for sure. Wear them turned up and instantly stand apart and feel what denim and all that history feels like and what it stands for. Peace.
I never cuff and don't really like the look, but this just made me think twice, haha
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that is a great post by simonc.
thanks for reminding me about it nerkg, great times
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Well….looks like I'm not needed anymore
7tacos said exactly what I would have said. And that old post of Simonc's is a brilliant one.
btw. before I got my SugarCanes (1947, double cuffed) 1½ year ahead of my IH's I wore uncuffed bootcuts for at least 20 years or so...My first IH's were a second hand pair of 461 bootcuts, which are worn ofcourse uncuffed.
