Scott Morrison is happy to report that longer inseams—with finished hems, not shredded ones!—are trickling back into fashion. The one downside is that we’ll have to start actually getting our jeans hemmed again. Most women have gotten used to DIY-ing the process at home with a pair of scissors; it’s the easiest way to get your perfect, above-the-ankle length with frayed edges (pro tip: Use a nail file to rough them up even more). That won’t exactly work with Fall’s new, more elegant jeans, though. If getting to a tailor sounds like an insurmountable task, 3x1 makes it easy: Any pair you buy in the store can be hemmed on the spot. That’s the charm of having your workshop smack in the middle of your retail space.
In general, Morrison is feeling a shift toward those more polished, elevated jeans. Consider Fall’s side-split bootcut pair, an interpretation of a similar 3x1 style Bella Hadid has worn. Needless to say, they’ve been in demand ever since. Morrison called them “skinny flares,” not bootcut, and the slits beg to be worn over stiletto heels (yep, those might be back, too). The dark-rinse bustier jumpsuit looked like something Hadid would wear as well—and not with sneakers for a trip to the bodega. She’d wear it with sky-high heels, crystal earrings, and slicked-back hair for a night out.
Denim designers are tasked with including tons of variety, though, so those dressed-up jeans covered just a fraction of the line. Elsewhere, Morrison leaned in the opposite direction with utility cargos, acid-wash stovepipes, and jeans with multiple seams running down each leg.
