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| Burda 10 / 2005 #113 |
The muslin is a mess of wrinkles, but I feel like most of them are fixable. I'll be googling around, but I'd love opinions and feedback:
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| Ok, getting closer to something I can live with here.... |
I experimented with the legs; the original was way too wide and baggy for me. My first alteration was to take them dramatically for a straight pant (right leg in the above picture). TOO straight! I need some width in the leg to balance out the width of the pant around the torso. Then I took them in between the crotch and the knee but let them flare out beneath the knee (left leg in the above picture). Neither is perfect, but the wider-below-the-knee look is more flattering.
These pants look almost nothing like my Sunni Inspirational Pants, but then I don't look much like Sunni. If I can get a pair of menswear inspired pants that are chic and comfortable and don't make me look like a Kazakhstani tour guide at the height of the Cold War I'll be happy.
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I like the leg on the right. I can't wear slim cut pants, but have to give it a go. I must have this edition because I remember sewing that top! I have my pattern selected. I purposefully chose one from an older Burda with easier tracing :) Hopefully I can trace and muslin this weekend.
It's a bit difficult to tell from the photos but I think your crotch depth is too short. If you add a little length all around your torso it should drop down which might fix part of the problem. There is is post about this here http://www.afashionablestitch.com/2011/sewalongs/in-which-i-finally-talk-about-the-word/
Good luck. I look forward to seeing your progress
Sorry should have added I think you may be able to go down a size if you add the extra length
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