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mfad•3y ago

JWB

Flannel Trouser Fit Sense Checks

Hey All! I’m dreaming of winter at the moment given the heatwave and wanted to start thinking about building some flannel trousers via Proper Cloth

I’m attaching a few pictures of a pair of Spier and Mackay high-rise high twist trousers I have from this season that I’d like to build off of. Based on the pictures, are there any other tweaks (in addition to or in opposition to) the ones I’ve outlined below that might help me get a better fit?

1. Decrease the front rise slightly - although I enjoy a high rise, these feel slightly too high (firmly an inch above my navel) given I won’t always have the opportunity to wear with a jacket.
2. Slightly widen the leg and hem - these feel a touch slim on my frame. Nothing crazy, but
3. Slightly drop the hem - These are probably fractions of a cm too short
4. Take in the waist - I’m maxing out the pull tabs on these. I’ll also replace those pills with some belt loops too for good measure
5. Potentially ditch the pleats - I feel like mine splay open and I’m not 100% sure how to tweak to fix this. If anyone has any ideas, I’m open as I think the pleats help break up the higher rise

Would love some feedback / sense checks. Happy to provide more pictures as needed (apologies for my tiny cluttered apartment backdrop)