To clarify, I’m short. I’m the kind of girl that needs every pair of jeans altered, whether it’s so she doesn’t trip over herself or because she wants to finally be able to wear flats without ruining the hem of her pants.  I’m the kind of girl that wears “ankle length” jeans with heels; the one that hates buying pants and shrugs off the idea of a “knee-length dress” because no dress is every actually knee-length on her.  People think it’s “so cute,” but I’m often irritated by it.

Because of this problem – being five feet tall, that is – finding cropped jeans is hard for me.  Inseams are always too long, and though the alterations department sounds like a good idea, I’ve had many disastrous and time-consuming issues come out of that “solution” to my height “problem.”  Cuffing them is out, too, when you consider that rolling a jean five times over takes away that sleek line and just adds a bunch of bulk at the ankle.  Why can’t designers make a jean – just one – that’s just a little shorter?*

It turns out that someone did.

Hudson Jeans has added a cropped skinny jean to their line, and in the process they chopped five inches off of the inseam.  This means that us short girls can roll up the ends without getting all of that unseemly bulk, and then wear ‘em uncuffed when we want to change it up.  Impressive, right?

At a mere 27 1/2″ inseam, these jeans might actually work for me.  Check them out in July’s Nylon magazine (which, in my opinion, has a better photo of them) and read their take on styling:

“They can channel both Audrey Hepburn (paired with flats) or Sandra Dee (worn with heels).  [...]  There’s no question that the combination of expert fit with premium denim from Europe and Japan will find favor among Hudson Jeans devotees, which include everyone from the Misshapes to Camilla Belle.”

Personally, I’d dress them up with something silky on top and a pair of patent peep-toe pumps, or wear them to a barbecue with a rolled-sleeve tee and wedges.  Then again, I’m a jeans freak, so I’d probably just wear them everywhere.

You can find these cropped goodies at most department stores, but if you’re lazy, the picture above is from their listing at Nordstrom.com.  (Here’s the listing for the white ones.)  After searching Hudson Jeans’ other items, I’ve found that I like their Gabby cuffed jeans even better…and the inseam on those is only 26″!

*Tall girls!  I know your prblems are even worse – you can remove excess fabric much more easily than add it – so tell me: which jeans run tall sizes that work perfectly on you?  While we’re at it: shorties, give me a shout-out to the best short girl brands out there!*

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