The invention relates to scissors for cutting off inseam or sewn on labels (brand labels, care labels, manufacturer labels, etc.) from clothing, but can also be used in other fields. The scissors include first and second lever elements, each having a working portion on one end and a handle on the other end, the elements being interconnected such as to be movable in relation to one another; the working portion of the second lever element has a cutting edge, and the working portion of the first lever element has at least one longitudinal slit for receiving a material to be cut off, the slit giving rise to an inner blade member extending inwardly from the slit and an outer blade member extending outwardly from the slit, wherein the outer blade member extending outwardly from the slit has an edge that is positioned to be capable of contacting with the cutting edge of the working portion of the second lever element along the cutting line.