The Preference | Cuffed or Rolled?

There comes a time in every man's life where he will have to make the most important decision of his life. To cuff or to roll. Are you a man who prefers a more precise cuff to the lackadaisical roll? Or do you prefer a more devil-may-care roll to the stuffy cuff? There are those who cuff and roll for the basic necessity of needing to stop their pants from rubbing against the ground and will head straight for their tailor and ask for their inseam to be shortened. But those are not the gentlemen I am referring to right now. The ones I am referring to are those who take inspiration from the utilitarian style of workwear or the classic East Coast style of the Ivy-Leaguers. Those who wear their selvedge denim with a 2" cuff or those who wear their crisp chinos rolled 2" above their Sperrys.

Now I understand more than anyone that it is all a matter of preference and for utilitarian reasons. That a cuff can sometimes be used to shorten the pants without adding too much weights and that a roll can be done to add weight but with no break in the pants. But when it comes to my own personal preference I usually stick to the roll whether it is a pair of selvedge denim jeans, a pair of chinos or a pair of beat-up jeans. The roll for me is not that thick break in the silhouette from your feet to you legs and it does not leave that unsightly wear line when you decide you want to uncuff the pant legs.

But these aren’t an easy style to pull off. There is the possibility that you try something new and roll the bottom of the pants and instead of getting this cool devil-may-care roll effect you get this tubing at the bottom of your pants that just looks down right silly. Or maybe you cuff the pants and when you think the cuff is just right you realize when you get home after the day out that you looked just like Justin Timberlake at Fashion Rocks 5. But what is life without a little chance, without testing the boundaries?

Now you can just screw the whole damn thing have the pants break way more than they should and/or drag on the ground to only end up having to throw away a perfectly good pair of pants. But that is your call. Nevertheless your pants should not be the only thing you think about rolling and I’m not talking about a joint. Your sleeves have the possibility to be rolled or cuffed as well. And they have the same effect that rolling or cuffing your pants does. The utilitarian purpose of the sleeve is not for added weight though but for beating the heat. And there are many ways of doing but according to Esquire there is only one proper way.
Though the cuff/roll of your shirt is different than the cuff/roll of your pants. But it still comes down to your preference and how you feel comfortable. For me if I cuff my pants I will roll my sleeves but if I roll my pants which is most of the time I will cuff my sleeve though I have been toying with the idea of rolling both.