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Morgan Schimminger

These Pants With Exaggerated Cuffs Are Designed to Make an Impression From the Ground Up

It's cuffing season. (Credit: Courtesy of The Attico)

The focal point of most outfits is generally up top. Whether it's because the wearer is flaunting a cool coat or a striking shirt, eyes naturally go there first. Several designers are having none of that, however. Instead deciding to allow exaggerated pant cuffs to steal the spotlight. Although, fair warning, they're not the easiest silhouettes to pull off.

Especially if you're petite. While we apologize to all of our readers 5' 4" and under, you don't want to look like you're melting. You're going to have to be willing to embrace the current obsession with puddle hems, which is another difficult thing to master. (Sky-high heels help, though.) Stick with turned-up cuffs on cropped pants to ensure you're wearing them as opposed to them wearing you. We also included a few safer picks that let you dip your toe into the trend. See Burberry's checked-hem cotton nylon trousers. Manière De Voir's tailored take is actually office-appropriate. While Mango's black denim helps make the tall cuffs seem more streamlined.

The other entries involve scrunched bottoms. Or, in the case of JW Anderson, a little trompe l'œil action where the term "drop waist" is taken literally. Either way, they're great ways to test out your sartorial ingenuity.

Now that we've managed to convince you to give the trend a try, keep reading to discover the best pairs of exaggerated pant cuffs.

Zara

Zara Belted Twill Pants ZW Collection, $89.90 at Zara

Mango

Mango Straight Jeans With Turn-Up in Black Denim, $79.99 at Mango

Loewe

Loewe Fisherman Jeans in Denim, $890 at Loewe

Burberry

Burberry Cotton Nylon Trousers, $1,350 at Burberry

Cannari Concept

Cannari Concept Velvet Cotton Cuffed Pants, $108 at LuisaViaRoma

The Attico

The Attico Sky Blue Long Pants, $720 at The Attico

& Other Stories

& Other Stories Wide Fold-Up Cuff Trousers, $179 at & Other Stories

Zara

Zara Mid-Rise Z1975 Wide Leg Loose Selvedge Jeans in Mid-Blue, $69.90 at Zara

Manière De Voir

Manière De Voir Textured Tailored Pleated Cargo Trousers in Grey Marl, $165 at Manière De Voir

Derek Lam 10 Crosby

Derek Lam 10 Crosby Koren Cuffed Wide-Leg Jeans, $192.50 at Saks

JW Anderson

JW Anderson Bucket Leg, $650 at FWRD

Pilcro

Pilcro The Scotty Corduroy Cuffed High-Rise Straight-Leg Jeans in Blossom, $148 at Anthropologie

DL1961

DL1961 Hepburn Wide Leg Jeans: High Rise Vintage 32', $216.75 at Shopbop

The Attico

The Attico Khaki Long Pants, $1,040 at The Attico

We The Free

We The Free Final Countdown Cuffed Low-Rise Jeans in Luke Green, $128 at Free People

COS

COS Facade Turn-Up Straight-Leg Jeans in Light Gray, $135 at COS

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