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I'm tall.

Like, five ten.

Most women are shorter than me.

It's fine, I've gotten used to it. What I'm not used to, however, is clothing manufacturers who think that "regular" pants should have an inseam of like 10 inches. Seriousy. I find a cute pair of jeans and they bob up over my ankles. Not cool, guys, not cool. So I've had to get a little creative. You know, diy'ing my pants.

It's easy.

No really, like super easy. All you need is a pair of your old pants that fit well and that you LOVE, new pants that fit in all the important places, scissors, pins, and pen (or marker) and sewing machine.

Here's what you do. turn your new weird fitting pants inside out. Take your old pants and lay them on top of the new ones, lining up the outside edges, and making sure the crotch is in the same place on both. Next, trace around the inside edge of your pants where you want the new pants changed up. Usually for me this means taking out the super flare around my ankles and making them a little more cropped. If the are well fitting other than the legs, I just taper my line gradually. For thrifted pants that are huge, sometimes I have to go all the way up the leg to the crotch, which is fine! Just make sure they still fit before you cut. Once you have tried them on and see that your sewing is a work of genius, cut the extra fabric!! Don't cut if you aren't sure they fit, you can take stitches out but can't really add cut off pant-leg fabric back on.

Now turn them right side out and wear them with pride!!! (and then take awkward pictures of your legs and feet, wooo!!!!)