My jeans-style linen trousers took SO much longer and were SO much more involved than I had planned. But they are done done done!
Actually, they've been done for a while and I've been wearing them non-stop. Phineas and I just had a horrible time with the photo shoot. In fact, we re-shot twice with no luck. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then these pictures are saying all the wrong things. Here is the best of the worst.
I honestly don't know what the problem is. You are just going to have to trust me that in person, these linen trousers are everything I would want - fun, slimming, leg-lengthening... Phin concurs, and even my most stylish friend complimented them before she knew I had sewn them.
But in photos they have a serious case of the uglies.
There isn't too much to add to all the other posts I've done on these trousers. They started off as elastic waist linen pants. Then I decided to add a fly and jeans styling, which lead to all kinds of changes. So, the key features of these trousers are:
BUT I am really loving these pants. They are great for this hot weather and sort of strike the balance between jeans and trousers. I think I will be wearing them all summer long, but perhaps avoiding cameras.
By the way, did I mention that I am flying to Athens tonight? No? Oops. Phin and I, accompanied by my sister Calliope, are going on vacation for the next almost 2 weeks. Our itinerary includes Athens, Rhodes, Santorini and Istanbul, which is why I am wearing a floppy hat in these photos - vacation packing. Anyway, I have a bunch of posts already written, so you won't miss me at all. See you when I'm back!
Actually, they've been done for a while and I've been wearing them non-stop. Phineas and I just had a horrible time with the photo shoot. In fact, we re-shot twice with no luck. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then these pictures are saying all the wrong things. Here is the best of the worst.
I honestly don't know what the problem is. You are just going to have to trust me that in person, these linen trousers are everything I would want - fun, slimming, leg-lengthening... Phin concurs, and even my most stylish friend complimented them before she knew I had sewn them.
But in photos they have a serious case of the uglies.
There isn't too much to add to all the other posts I've done on these trousers. They started off as elastic waist linen pants. Then I decided to add a fly and jeans styling, which lead to all kinds of changes. So, the key features of these trousers are:
- hand-worked button hole and jeans button
- patch pockets
- flat felled outseams
- faced hems
- faux Hong Kong finished inseams and center back seam
- lime green underlining
- fun striped fly pieces
BUT I am really loving these pants. They are great for this hot weather and sort of strike the balance between jeans and trousers. I think I will be wearing them all summer long, but perhaps avoiding cameras.
By the way, did I mention that I am flying to Athens tonight? No? Oops. Phin and I, accompanied by my sister Calliope, are going on vacation for the next almost 2 weeks. Our itinerary includes Athens, Rhodes, Santorini and Istanbul, which is why I am wearing a floppy hat in these photos - vacation packing. Anyway, I have a bunch of posts already written, so you won't miss me at all. See you when I'm back!
