Wide Pants - Complete

The (modified) pants are complete! I started out using Simplicity pattern S1069 but then changed more and more once I realized the pants would be too tight for me if I didn't alter something.

The original pattern didn't have the side panels, and the belt would have been all one fabric. But I used a complementary but distinct fabric for the belt, and I added colorful side panels in between what would have been the side seams on the legs. This also meant I needed to cut my own waistband panels. By the time I started modifying I'd already installed the zipper, so the waistband elastic is a bit wonky. If I did this over again, intending to modify it, I would have closed the back without a zipper and changed the waistband structure a bit so that it was more elastic-friendly. Overall, I'm very happy with this as a garment for me! 

A pair of dark blue wide-leg pants with a cloth belt and colorful side panels along the legs. The belt and panels are made from two different blue/purple/pink fabrics The same pants, being worn by a person standing in front of a pale wall. The cloth belt is tied in a bow, and complements the colorful side panels in the blue pants.



 


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