Sole Clips Don’t Outperform A Seamstress

I recently tried out Sole Clips - a product designed to keep your pant legs from dragging on the ground. I’m short and need to have most of my pants tailored, so when I heard about sole clips I was excited at the prospect of saving a few bucks at the seamstress.

I tried them with several pairs of pants that haven’t made it to the seamstress yet, and was disappointed with the Sole Clips about 75% of the time.

First of all, they jab a hole in your pants that’s large enough to be noticeable. You can poke them through the hem or if you have thick material that will stay folded, fold the bottoms up and wear them within the fold. They come with protective ends to cover the point in black and clear to hopefully match your pants. Sounds pretty simple, but it just didn’t help me at all.

They only worked when I wore them with large runners, but with flip flops and ballet flats they didn’t work at all. Sole Clips come with a small, medium and large sets. Perhaps I have strangely shaped shoes, but they didn’t work for me. Instead of spending $15 on these, I’ll spend $6 - $10 to get my pants hemmed properly.

Written by Nicole, who blogs about whatever strikes her fancy at Much More Than a Mom. She’s a mom first, and then a whole bunch of other crazy stuff, including a teacher, fitness & yoga instructor and mother to two. She is also the founder & senior editor at The Opinionated Parent, where one of her favorite things to do is give great stuff away.