Made some matchstick skinny pants

Made some matchstick skinny pants

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• 4.18.2012

I guess they're not skinny pants, exactly.  Straight leg.  Audrey Hepburn, right?

I've been needing some new pants for work, and I wear flats so I don't wear wide leg or flared pants; just skinnny or cropped ones.  With my budget, I was hoping to find something at Goodwill, but of course there aren't many options of a more contemporary khaki or pants style.  So I turned some flares into skinnies!

Like these from J.Crew:

I've done this before with jeans.  Same technique, except it's easier with pants that don't have the double row of top-stitching!  Here's the before (imagine them on--they were actually flared, though they may not look it here; I guess when you factor in the width of thighs compared to calves, they're filled out above the knee!)...

I tapered them very slightly from the knee down.  Now they're more matchstick/straight--not quite skinny, but definitely not flared!

And here's the "after"!  Much more 2012, less 2006! ;)

Have you ever done this to your pants?  If not, I highly recommend it for a quick and cheap wardrobe refresher!