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I love wearing jeans for the comfort-factor, but at my work that’s only allowed on Fridays. I found this lightweight denim fabric on sale at Darn Cheap in Glen Huntly Rd, Glen Huntly and thought hmmm…. that might just scrape through for Monday-Thursday if I made a smartish, tailored pair of pants… I’d heard good things about the Alice + Olivia Vogue patterns so I grabbed a couple at the fabric store last time they had a sale and this is the first one I’ve tried. Welt-pockets were a new thing for me, and I had been warned that the instructions that came with the pattern were confusing so finding Nikkishell’s how-to was a huge relief. You should try it yourself- it’s so clear and concise and straightforward. I’m so pleased with how they turned out. If I’d stuffed them up the pants would have looked awful, so thanks Nikkishell! Now that I can do them I can see incorporating them into other projects in the future. One word of advice- if you’re putting these pockets at a position on the pants where they’re going to be over a curved area- like lower toward your bottom rather than higher toward the small of the back- you will want to have some sort of button-arrangement happening or they can be pushed open in a way that’s not very neat-looking. It took me a couple weeks to get these pants finished, not because they were hard or anything, just had no time to sew. But this weekend I finally got some time to myself and finished them off, and I wore them to work yesterday and got away with it. My boss even said she liked them :o)
Material Notes
Denim with a self-stripe. The weight is lighter than regular denim and is soft and drapey, but it’s heavier than chambray. For the contrast piping and welt pockets I used a plain-weave cotton with a red, white and blue toile-du-jouy type print.
Difficulty
Novice
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Credits
Thanks JenniferElizabeth for taking the photos!
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Jul 30, 2010, 04.51 AMby jaimesews
I just picked up some denim-look linen blend and was looking for a stylish pants pattern – I LOVE these. Thanks for posting…
May 12, 2009, 09.20 AMby blueberrysal
Yes, those pockets are utterly adorable.
May 8, 2009, 09.47 AMby ink
Great pants! They are perfect on you! The front is so clean, no gaps and bunches and your butt is perffectttoh in them! Gorgeous! I need to try a pant! hmmm…………..
Dec 8, 2008, 07.12 AMby antigone
Gorgeous, EmilyKate! I love the pockets!
Dec 8, 2008, 02.33 AMby lybu
Absolutely beautiful pants. Perfect fit.
Dec 6, 2008, 01.47 PMby sonnenblume25
GREAT!!!
Dec 4, 2008, 07.18 AMby nenasew
Love the cut of the pant. They fit you beautifully.
Dec 4, 2008, 04.21 AMby officebusybody
I’m glad you got away with wearing them. They don’t look like denim at all. The welt pocket details look great (I have vogue patterns with welt pockets are I agree the instructions aren’t that good) and the style suits you. Now I feel ready to try welt pockets (again).
Dec 3, 2008, 09.18 PMby scrumptiousdelight
Beautiful! the pockets look great!
Dec 3, 2008, 09.39 AMby teresaschwarz
this is great! I’m working on my first pair of Alice + Olivia jeans for work too. I’m so glad to see yours and the how-tos you used! Thanks!
Dec 3, 2008, 09.03 AMby carottesauvage
Waow very cool! A touch of Jane B here… oh didudi du da
Dec 3, 2008, 12.38 AMby fordelis
What a georgeous pants! Absolutely love them! :)
Dec 2, 2008, 03.46 PMby bola
great pants!!
Dec 2, 2008, 03.30 PMby kallers
I love these. You’ve motivated me…I just ordered this pattern!
Dec 2, 2008, 01.50 PMby mjb14
Well done. They are extremely flattering on you and I adore the pink fabric in the pockets.
Dec 2, 2008, 12.25 PMby oonaballoona
love them and miss ya! these are FAB. good booty pants.
Dec 2, 2008, 10.52 AMby ichigogirl
Beautiful details (well, not just the details…), I love the choice of fabric for the piping, it goes really well with the denim and makes them really special…
Dec 2, 2008, 10.41 AMby cathysews
These look utterly brilliant …great job. Good advice re welts pockets, as I did in fact stuff up a pair of trousers earlier this year! These really suit and look really well made. Impressed!
Dec 2, 2008, 08.12 AMby nysister
Nice! Great job!
Dec 2, 2008, 07.35 AMby polychromatin
Perfect pants!
Dec 2, 2008, 07.22 AMby lunatepetal
love these pants!
they can be casual or formal.
Dec 2, 2008, 03.21 AMby justmica
Wow!! Great pants and beautiful pics!!! Love the fabric too!! Wonderful job!!
Dec 2, 2008, 03.13 AMby anajan
Well done, girl! Very neat job and they are so flattering on you. And, they do look as office trousers.
Dec 2, 2008, 02.48 AMby lalunanueva
omg! they look great on you … and so perfectly done
Dec 2, 2008, 01.38 AMby sewella
Exellent pants- again! I love the denim but especially the fabric you used for the pockets! It such a pitty that you are ‘restrained’ to wear your individual selection of clothes at work…
Dec 2, 2008, 12.57 AMby Angela Ashley Chiew
Seriously hot stuff lady. I love that fabric too. Just on the weekend I was thinking ‘where can I get some decent lightweight denim’ and now I know. Great reviews too, I totally have to hunt down this pattern!
Dec 2, 2008, 12.24 AMby pink-umbrella
What wonderful pants!! I really love the fabric in the pockets- they look great with the denim.
Dec 2, 2008, 12.17 AMby ghainskom
Wow, they look great!
Dec 1, 2008, 11.31 PMby yoshimi
These look great on you! I love the fabric you used, and it’s perfect for what you need!
Dec 1, 2008, 11.28 PMby erdronen
they fit you perfectly! they also look very well made- great job! i love the fabric and the contrast trim!