Jeans: 70s flair

Added May 30, 2011

by allie31991

Portland, Oregon...

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I’ve attempted jeans before and although they have all been wearable there were always definite problems, the waistband was funky, the stitching was crooked, the shape isn’t quite right, whatever it was they weren’t close to being like store-bought jeans in my eyes.

But, this last weekend, procrastinating studying for my impending finals, I decided to give jeans another go. Lately I’ve been obsessed with the 70s revival that seems to be occurring this summer, from flatforms to bell bottoms I love it! So naturally I made a pair of flairs, I used an existing pair of jeans as a guide and added width to the bottom for the bell.

I’m thrilled with the outcome as this is by far the closest I’ve come to store-bought-like-homemade-jeans. The key was taking my time when drafting the pattern and having the background knowledge of past faux pas.

Material Notes

Denim, zipper, topstitching thread

Categories

For
Women
Garment Type
Pants
Style
Vintage
Material
Denim

6 Comments

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    May 31, 2011, 07.12 AMby tasallison

    fantastic! i can’t wait to make a pair of 1970’s pattern jeans…i’m just worried it’ll be too hard for me…yours are really amazing!

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    May 31, 2011, 03.17 AMby allie31991

    Thank you! @tanitisis The denim has a little stretch to it but not a ton. @Priscilla Folley jeans really aren’t that hard, they just take a little patience sometimes

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    May 31, 2011, 03.11 AMby tanitisis

    They look great! Is that a stretch denim or a regular?

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    May 31, 2011, 02.23 AMby Priscilla Folley

    Come on, that looks fabulous! That’s exactly what I wish I could do! I really need some new jeans, but it’s super hard to find things for my size and taste. I hope I’ll be able to make something like this soon!

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    May 30, 2011, 10.41 PMby allie31991

    Nope that’s the only thing I didn’t do, I didn’t like the ones at my fabric store. and Thank you!

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    May 30, 2011, 10.25 PMby turtlegirl00

    I love them!!! I am into the seventies vibe right now too! go away skinny jeans—unless put into boots—blecht! great job! did you do rivets?

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