20: Ask Small Fry
In search of the elusive 25" inseam and other pants that don't need to be hemmed.
As always, everything mentioned below is from a small business.
Good morning! Today is a very exciting day for me because we’re answering our first Small Fry Subscriber Request™! A lovely reader is in search of pants and/or dresses for people on the shorter side.
If we’ve ever met irl, you know that I am extremely short (at just under 5’), so I feel particularly qualified to answer this call. My finds below are sorted by inseam length, and everything is under $200. Don’t worry, I’m also including a few picks for our tall readers as well. Enjoy!
Meals Clothing Chef Pants
The inseam varies a bit by size on these pants, but the range is 23”-26”, and they come in a ton of great colors.
Le Bon Shoppe Arc Pants
The size range on these is not great, but they do come in a 24-25” inseam.
Big Bud Press Work Pants
These clock in at a 25” inseam. The red is fun, but I also love this lagoon color.
Big Bud Press Carpenter Jeans
These jeans come in a 25” inseam, and I’m obsessed with the contrast stitching on them.
Fashion Brand Company
These have a 28” inseam, but hear me out! I like how they’re styled here, and there are instructions in the description on how to properly shrink them if you’re up for the challenge.
Tyler McGillivary Dover Midi Dress
This dress is very cool and I think the midi length would be perfect on the 5’ 2” and under crowd.
And if you’re TALL:
Fashion Brand Company Taller Farm Nap Jeans
These pants have a 34” inseam! These are the same style but in white with a 32” inseam. I used to have a pair of (much shorter) pants from FBC, and I loved them, but they tragically no longer fit. The quality was insanely good though.
Big Bud Press Heavyweight Trousers
These are available in long and petite sizing, with a 32” or 25” inseam, respectively.
Brooke Callahan Tie Pants
These very chic pants have a 32” inseam.
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