Wide Crops- Breaking the “Rules”
The wide cropped leg trend has been around for over a year now. I find it takes a season or two for my eye to become accustomed to the proportion, style, or fit of a new trend. The longer I see it, the more I decide to either discard, as not for me… or give it a try.
As a petite woman, I was worried wide crops would make my legs and me look shorter than I am. But I kept seeing and admiring these crops on others so I finally tried a pair. I tried them on in DRD here for you and decided I needed the petites.
My husband is tall so these pictures are taken from his height which does make my legs look shorter. However, in person, they make my legs look exactly like my legs are. Narrow ankles showing under wide crops. Imagine that! This is probably the best angle to show how these looked.
Do these make my legs appear shorter? They may. Do I care? No. There are proportion truths but there are no hard and fast rules so we should choose what we like.
I chose a cropped denim jacket and tucked my top in which helps the proportion. Does this make my legs look longer? Yes. If I wore these with a longer top, you would see less leg and pant which would shorten them visually.
I opted for a nude shoe which always elongates your look and lengthens the look of your legs. These Clarks wedges are incredibly comfy so for a woman who can’t wear much of heel, these are awesome because they also help you look taller.
This nude shoe doesn’t have as low a vamp (portion on the top of the foot), as some of my other shoes. But the color, combined with the wedge and style make these my best look for this casual outfit.
I chose sunglass frames to coordinate with my bag and move the eye around the body. Alligator and crocodile prints are on trend this fall. Honesty? They never went out of style. They’re a perennial favorite of mine so this bag gets brought out every fall. 
I feel totally confident, stylish and modern wearing these wide crops. Does it bother me that my legs aren’t being highlighted to look as long as humanly possible? Not one bit.
I like how I feel wearing these wide crops and they’re cooler to wear on warm days. I’ll be wearing them with boots or closed-toed shoes this winter because the fabric is year-round.
What style proportion truths do you ignore?
May I know what size pants are those? I’m 5.4” too and I love wide leg pants/culottes but it really makes me look stunted … although a trick I recently found on Pinterest is to wear pointed toe pumps either in the color of the pant or nude and it will really make those legs appear longer. I’ve tried it and it looks awesome ..
I believe I am wearing an 8 petite
At first, I wasn’t a fan of the cropped wide-leg pants. But now I think they are a great alternative. Actually it’s like wearing a midi skirt thats panted. I do think the right shoes/boots are key to making it come together. Being 5’1″ I often avoid styles that I feel make me look short. But I finally have accepted that I am short and just try things on and have fun with them. Clothes should be functional, comfortable and make us feel good about ourselves. So, yes, I think they look great on you and others, and it’s a change for most of us which I think is kind of fun.
Thank you, Jennifer, for getting back to me about the sunglasses. No need to publish this reply!
I find that what looks good on you (eyewear-wise), looks good on me. Your blue Aspire eyeglasses are terrific, too — I am tempted to order the same frame for my next pair of prescription eyeglasses. Thanks for all the inspiration and guidance you provide.
You look fantastic. One of my favorites for you! I just bought some wide-leg cropped pants so your styling tips are really helpful. Thank you!
Thank you! Have fun with them, I love mine
How do the wide-leg-crops look & feel when you are sitting down?
Just like regular trousers. Very comfortable.
They look great on you, but on me, I think not.
Some of the wide crops look like a skirt on me. Great! I look at them as an alternative to a jumpsuit, too. I can’t stand jumpsuits because of “crotch pull” that comes with the combination height and a long torso.
im still on the fence but it has more to do with not liking my ankles. My husband says I’m crazy but I just don’t. They do not make your legs look short at all. They look cool and comfortable.
I have too long legs that ends up in a very short waist with hardly any distance between breast and waist. It’s not alway great to have long legs. I would rather have a nice midriff.
I think we always prefer what we don’t have.
A style proportion for my size and height that I sometimes ignore is 3/4 sleeves. My arms are somewhat short and I’ve read that 3/4 s are wrong. But I always roll my long sleeved shirts to 3/4 and and it just feels right to me. Ive never been accosted by the fashion police.
Lol. The fashion police need another career. 3/4 sleeves are my very favorite! Wear what you love!
Unless this trend becomes really popular I will not be trying it. Very flattering on you but I’m really short with very skinny legs. I just can’t see it.
I love the wider pant leg. I’m curvy and slim leg pants cling in areas, well, that I’d like to avoid. When I wear a wider leg pant, I’m comfortable and feel elegant.
I love the elegance of wide legged pants too