Don't want to say I will never wear ankle pants but there is a great probability that it's not going to be part of my wardrobe. Growing up and being tall most of the pants in the stores hit me around the ankles and it was seriously not in fashion. One of the reasons I learned to sew!! Capri length is good and doesn't look like you just put on a pair of pants that were too short for you. I remember getting a pair of pants in maybe the 9th grade and wearing them to a dance or something and then begging my Mom to take them back because they were too short. She was not happy and reluctant since I had worn them. She let me know she was not happy but she did take them back - I think.
In my early 20's the fashion - for me anyway - was hip hugger bell-bottoms. Got mine at the Navy Surplus store in denim and usually a 34 inch inseam. Yep, they dragged the ground and the hem got stepped on and frayed. Along with those was the denim workshirt with two pockets in the front as bra was optional at that time - for me anyway. Pretty easy wardrobe.
My first office job (1972 or 73 I think) required more "grown up" clothes and again I was back to the pant length problem. Trusty sewing machine again came to the rescue. I don't remember where or when I got my first pair of tall pants. Sears, Penny's, Montgomery Ward's catalog? Could have even been in a store but I was soooo happy. Now it seems strange if there is not a tall length offered and sometimes they are too tall for me - go figure!
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