Every once in a while it's fun to try something completely different.
While it doesn't happen often, I do get an urge to make a pair of pants from time to time. But I just don't love the way I look in a pair of pants, and I haven't had a huge amount of success with the limited amount of experience that I have sewing my own trousers.
This time around I used a vintage pattern instead of a reproduction.
And overall, I think that the pattern was fairly successful for me. Sure, the legs are slightly more wide than I expected, and my choice of a mid-weight fabric with some mechanical stretch was probably not the most ideal choice . . .
But they are definitely wearable.
Will I be rejecting skirts and dresses from now on? Of course not!
I do think it might be fun to play with the fit of these now that I know the waist, hip, and rise work fairly well for me. I would like to narrow the lower part of the legs and see how I like that silhouette.
Will I get around to doing that anytime soon? Probably not.
I have a penchant for making Summer appropriate dresses, and now that we have had some nice weather, I am raring to go with a few cotton sundresses.
But I could see making another pair of these in a wool suiting when Winter rolls around again.
I am not going to hold myself to that, but I do have a nice black pinstripe wool that would make a classic trouser.
They look fine! Perhaps the adjustments to the legs you mention would help you to like them more. I remember it took me a little time to get me used to wearing trousers so don't give up and I look forward to seeing the wool version next winter!
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