How to Choose Flattering Cropped Pants

Another nice alternative to black or beige. Not everyone can wear the pocket on the hip, but the color is fun and the length/width is good.

Nice color to blend with her skin, but the boots are dreadful and make her legs look even shorter!

This is one of the worst I've seen. First of all, it's doubtful you'd wear these pants without something over the top since they are not particularly flattering or interesting on the body. And, those shoes are awful with this -- making her legs look many inches shorter than they are. She definitely needs a low vamp shoe to elongate her legs.

Her skin is so fair that these blend right in and with the nude shoes the leg line continues. Probably not the most interesting outfit, but hopefully if you got these you'd add something gorgeous on top.

I am not always a huge fan of this style pant, but it has a clean line, ends in an okay place and the color is soft enough to not interfere too much with the leg line. (I'd lose the belt though.)

Generally I would say this style is terrible -- pleats often add width -- and the leg opening is fairly wide. But, the one thing that makes this almost work is that the color blends so well with her skin tone. That even includes the shoes. If all of this were in black on her fair skin it would be dreadful.

Simple pant that doesn't create too much contrast with her skin color and the shoe isn't bad for one with a high vamp because it's fairly nude on her. This pant is only for someone who likes a high rise.

Nice slim leg that ends at a pretty good point (could be a tad higher) on the leg.

These are just kind of fun -- a twist on a lighter tone for fair skin. I'd choose a different shoe thought. That tan color seems out of place with the green/cream of the pants...unless perhaps she has red hair.

Don't! These pleats will add width on most people and the leg line is so wide. The boots are horrible with it stopping the eye and contributing to a shorter, wider leg line.

It is SO hard to find brown right now that I had to including these.

Love this color and the fit/length is flattering.

Nice length and slim line with stretch for comfort. Most of us would probably wear a top untucked as opposed to tucked and that floats over the body so it doesn't all feel too snug.

A nice match to her skin tone. These shoes aren't horrible because they are not super high contrast, but I wouldn't wear them. They would draw focus to my ankles and make my legs look shorter. On her it works okay because she's so tall and thin. I'd save the shoes to wear with bootcut jeans.

Don't! They say that flare cropped pants and jeans are in style. Avoid this trend. It will definitely make your legs look shorter.

Adds nice curve to her body. It's a gorgeous color on her and would look great with cropped (or long) pants.

Just a fun twist on a cropped top.

You have to see the back of this. This top is hi-lo and would look great with cropped pants that are stretchy and worn more tightly because it will cover the butt a bit. Plus this color is pretty on many people.

Love the asymmetry of this top -- something fun and different.

Pretty colors and a nice length with cropped pants.

Love these colors on her. Would look good with a cropped pant, long pants or a skirt.

A pretty T-shirt for someone (not her) who can wear light gray.

This is about as blousy as I would go with cropped pants.

Pretty sleeveless top to wear with cropped jeans or white cropped pants.

This feels like a great feminine top for a hot summer day.

A little floaty and hi-lo so has backside coverage. I'd choose a slimmer leg cropped pant to pair with it as well as a sandal or flip flop that has a lower vamp.

Another pretty, middle of summer top.

Great low vamp flip flop for cropped pants -- especially on someone with fair skin.

A nice sandal with some special heel support.

A little dressier sandal with a lower vamp for when you want to wear cropped pants out to dinner or an event.

Simple twist on a casual flip flop.

Another casual, fun flip flop.

Keds are very in right now. You can get the traditional style, but this one comes lower so it exposes more of your foot and helps elongate the leg line slightly.

Sweet for someone who likes a feminine sneaker look. Nice lower vamp sneaker is also more flattering.

Simple and beachy feeling.

This flat comes in several colors -- a nice option when you don't want to wear a sandal.

A nice flat for a slightly less casual look with cropped pants.