How long should dress pants be when sitting

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Trousers lengths and hems are creeping up the leg faster than Christmas is coming. In recent years, we’ve seen the length of a man’s trouser getting increasingly cropped and even rolled at the hem as we shun the standard suit pant length.

Seen as a moniker of personal style (instead of an adherence to dress codes), the correct trouser length tends to be more of an afterthought when selecting a suit for most when priority often falls to jacket fit or sleeve length.

So, what actually is the correct trouser length you should be wearing?

“Although there is some room for personal preferences with the length of your trousers, there shouldn’t be too much deviation from the gold standard: trousers that “break” just over the top of your shoe,” says Nick Sangster, tailor and co-founder of the Afternoon.

“Essentially, a trouser break breathes character into what can otherwise be a beautiful, but plain, pair of trousers.”

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