Don’t Let your Pants Fall Down
My last blog entry was about ready-to-wear clothing that doesn’t fit properly. Just so you know that you’re not the only one who has trouble in this area, today I’m sharing some of my own fitting challenges:
- I occasionally make myself a top out of non-stretch fabric, and when I do, getting it to fit properly requires 17 pattern changes! I don’t even bother trying on ready-to-wear tops that aren’t stretchy because they never, ever fit properly.
- I’m short, but not quite short enough for petite pants. I currently have a stack of pants down in my studio that will be great this winter once I get around to hemming them.
- And speaking of pants, manufacturers often use fabric for casual pants such as jeans and corduroys that has some stretch. Stretch is a good thing because garments with stretch fit better and are more comfortable, but manufacturers usually use the same fabric for the waistband that they use in the rest of the pant. That means that the waist stretches and the pants either threaten to fall right off or they gape in the back every time you bend at the waist. I alter these pants by taking out some of the fullness along the back seam and the waistband.
Just think of me the next time your pants threaten to hit the ground. And if you just don’t want to alter your waistband, wear a belt!