Cropped jeans: that’s why shorts set trends

Fashionable pants
Cropped jeans: one trend, many styling options

by Anna Stefanski
11/21/2021, 2:03 p.m.

The English word “cropped” means roughly “cut off”. This means all jeans that end just above the ankles. Bad tongues call them “flood trousers”, but many fashion magazines speak of modern trousers that look good on every woman – regardless of their figure. Whether skinny jeans or bootcut, boyfriend style or bell-bottoms: cropped jeans go with every outfit. But what if the days get colder and your bare ankles freeze? There is also a solution for this. The following styling tips summarize how you can perfectly present the fashionable trousers all year round.

Styling tips: how to put cropped jeans in the limelight

First and foremost, everything revolves around the hem of the trousers, which can be turned into a pair of jeans Cropped jeans power. Fringes were particularly popular this year, but asymmetrical cuts were also very much in vogue in 2020 – not just diagonally cut trousers: some models are only missing a corner or a circle at the end of the hem. The main thing is that the cut ends above the ankles and immediately catches the eye of every fashionista. If you like it a bit simpler, you can simply roll up the hem, so that every pair of pants automatically becomes a cropped pants. To make the outfit complete, the models can be combined with different styles:

1. Styling tip: In summer, striped or ringed crop tops in combination with tennis socks and sneakers go particularly well with cropped jeans. Especially if you opt for a kick-flare model – pants that also end above the ankles and have a slight flap. The shortened bell-bottoms focus on your feet so that lace-up shoes, sandals and ankle boots come into their own. It is important with this look that you combine different colors from the same family: i.e. light blue with dark blue or navy blue with turquoise.

2. Styling tip: If the cropped jeans are cut high, the legs automatically appear longer. This effect is further enhanced when you tuck your top into your pants. Wear it with a short cardigan or a cropped blazer if you want to create a look for the office. When it comes to shoes, subtle loafers can be combined well with high-waisted jeans in denim style, while blouses and pumps are particularly effective with black models. If you prefer the boho chic, floral embroidery and cardigans, plain-colored tops and leather shoes are the better choices.

3rd styling tip: Cropped pants are available in different colors, patterns – and washes: Whether vintage, used, destroyed, bleached or stone wash look, there are no limits to the styling options. Bootcut jeans are also a timeless classic. With their slightly flared legs, they are one thing above all: comfortable. Not cut quite so high, these trousers are neither chic nor casual, but a mixture of skinny jeans and flared trousers. This makes them a particularly popular item of clothing that can be wonderfully combined with simple and eye-catching tops and shoes.

Styling tips for cold autumn and winter days

You can use the following styling tips so that the short-cut trousers can also be worn in the cold without having to freeze around your ankles:

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