Friday, November 30, 2012

Another knock off....



As soon as I saw these pants from J.Crew I 1) pinned them. 2) I thought why have I never thought of this. It is such a simple way to twist the classic tuxedo pant and make it new yet recognizable - I love clothes like that. 3) I got to make some like asap.
And here we are.....Wilma needed pants anyway so she got a pair first.
The flower fabric (they are both corduroy) was Wilma's choice. I do love that fabric but I would probably have made them less romantic. But it is Wilma who is going to wear them so I guess it make sense I put my designer dreams in the background and let her take that decision.....as long as I can live with it, ahem!

I added some nice details like sewed on front pockets with a contrast color bias band in the opening.

Back pockets also with a contrast color bias band in the top opening. 

I made them a size 6 yrs even though she is only turning 5 in January - in other words I want her to wear them for a loooong time - so I decided to make the waistband adjustable with buttonhole elastic the classic way like you see above.


I knew they were going to be too long for her here in the beginning. So since I knew they were going to be rolled up I decided to make the roll up look nice by covering the seams with bias band. 

Here you can see a photo of the lowest part of the pants inside out. I did not put the bias band all the way up because I was afraid it was going to make the seams too stiff. And I want to come with an advice that I learned the hard way (as in redo-it-all-way). Don't use a bias band that is made of too thick fabric because that makes the roll up too bulky. Argh!


And they are playground approved too!

And if anyone wondered about the title ('Another knock off') it must be because you missed this guest post on Elegance & Elephants where I am part of the series Knock it Off and is knocking of another pair of J.Crew pants - YES I LOVE J.Crew....a lot!  
Hmmm and actually when we are at it I am already working on a third pair of J.Crew knock offs that will come on the blog soon. If you are curious you can see if you can find them on my Pinterest 'Favourite' board.

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And to the best part (who does not like a feature):

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6 comments:

  1. Great attention to detail, Mie!!! Very clever to add bias to the lower leg seams. They look great rolled up.

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    1. Hi Mie, I've featured your Reverse Tuxedo pants today...
      http://threadingmyway.blogspot.com/2012/12/threading-your-way-features.html

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  2. I love working with corduroy! And the flowers look perfect for her! Nice job!

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  3. Wow! That reminds me my youth when we used to cut out our jeans to sew a Burbury scarf, in Paris ;) Your version is beautiful ;)
    I stopped by from Sew much ado linky and I'm a new GFC follower ;)
    Cheers

    http://ellecrafts.blogspot.com

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  4. How cute!! I love these! I want some for myself. :)

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