Can you hem pants to make them slimmer?

When your jeans aren’t slim enough for your liking, a tailor can alter your jeans to fit as slim as you like. Tapering your jeans can really only be done below the crotch. Though it’s technically possible because, well, anything is possible, having your jeans slimmed above the crotch is more effort than it’s worth.

Can a tailor make dress pants slimmer?

Without giving yourself a legging-like or skinny-jean-like look, you can taper your pants and look slimmer with a skinnier fit at around the calves that goes skinnier down your ankles. As long as there is enough material to work with, you tailor will manage to do the alteration and be happy with the result.

Should you taper dress pants?

Dress trousers should be neither so tapered that the hug the leg nor so loose that they flap in the wind. More traditional men will prefer a more generous cut, more fashion-forward men tend to want a slimmer cut. Should your trouser legs be a bit too large, your tailor can taper them from the thigh down to the hem.

Can a tailor fix baggy pants?

That being said, there are other fit issues (such as a too-long length, gapping at the waist, or overly baggy legs) that can easily be fixed by taking them to a tailor to take in (or remove) excess fabric. Bottom line: know where jeans should fit, and know when a tailor can lend a helping hand.

How much does tapering pants cost?

Luckily, you don’t have to be too picky with your choice of tailor for this fairly simple and standard alteration, and you can expect to pay around $20 for tapering (along with the cost of hemming).

How do you tell if pants can be let out?

The waist of a pair of trousers can be let in or taken out 2-3″. Look inside the seat for extra fabric at the waistband – this, minus half an inch or so, is as far as you can take the pants out. Trousers are easily shortened, but lengthening them requires fabric at the hems.