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What great couture detailing for a casual pair of pants! I love the details!
4/14/09 2:17 PM
The drawing looks REALLY skinny and these just seem to fall straight from the thigh. They are funky moto-cross and high fashion. Cool!
4/14/09 3:08 PM
OMG - these fit you like a high end couture made pair of pants. Well done - all your work and dealing with pattern errors sure paid off big time - makes my redently made cotton twill look like a rag - sigh
4/14/09 3:44 PM
Oh, I'm so glad you sewed these! Very cool pants with unusual details. The leg width is very nice on you and the fit is super.
4/14/09 4:01 PM
Great looking jeans! Nice fit, too!
4/14/09 5:24 PM
Wow - I am really glad you sewed these up to show us what they are like - really nice work, and great fit! My favorite jeans also have a strip down the side, but not that pronounced, and I am a great fan of this style.
4/14/09 6:17 PM
Your finishing and attention to fit are inspiring! What a fantastic pair of pants!
4/14/09 7:10 PM
Those look great on you!
4/14/09 8:41 PM
I love your pants. Montana has such great patterns, but I have never really looked at this one closely as the jacket style would not suit me. Now after seeing your pants I really want this pattern. Reading your review it seems you did not have to do much in the way of alterations - the knee section hits in the right place - I'm curious - you appear to be similar in size to me - what was the inseam length? Also the pants look semifitted straight leg and not skinny formfitting - what was the final leg width you acheived? I just love them.
4/14/09 11:04 PM
WOW! Other than the unique detailing, you would never guess these pants came from this pattern (based on the fit on the model). These turned out GREAT. I didn't even notice they had that panel down the side on the pattern. You look GREAT in these! :o)
4/15/09 0:46 AM
Stunning!! I have loved the look of this pattern since day one. The fit is great and you did a lovely job. This pattern is a must have. Thanks for the review.
4/15/09 0:52 AM
Athene, I usually have an inseam of 31"-33" depending on the pants style and shoes I'm planning to wear them with. Here's the deal with my legs. I'm only 5'6", but have relatively long legs. Specifically, I'm long from waist to knee; if the bottom half of my leg was as long as the top half, I'd be 6'1". So I almost always have to lengthen shorts, cropped pants, and shorter skirts. All that to say that on these pants, the top-half length was perfect. Full length on the green pair was also fine with a 1-inch hem, I think because they have more "recovery" built in to the fabric. The white pair I shortened about 3/4' before hemming. I decided to cut that directly off the bottom because of the tapering. If you look closely at the two pairs of pants, you can see that the green ones are slightly more tapered at the hem. As to the width, the biggest--ahem, the most shapely--part of my thigh measures about 22". The white pants are probably 24" in that area and 19" or so at the bottom. Hope that info will help you. The pants aren't hard to make; it's all the up-front measuring that's a little tricky.
4/15/09 9:17 AM
VERY helpful review - I have this pair altered on tissue for length (I think my legs are shorter than yours!) and realized I would absolutely HAVE to do a muslin, and starting thinking it was too young a style for me, etc - so put it aside. Your versions convinced me to pull it out again as they look SO fabulous on you. Totally wonderful job and thanks again for a great review.
4/15/09 11:53 AM
Great pair of interesting pants. Great review, too! Thanks.
4/15/09 1:16 PM
These look so fantastic!! Thank you for all of the hints, I feel ready to take on this pattern.
6/5/09 9:21 AM