At least for me it isn’t (even though I have to slave over a hot iron so I can wear it!). I just finished these pants from the June 07 issue of Burda World of Fashion. Sorry for the low resolution pics–my digital camera is not the best and I had to take the photos by myself with the timer.
This particular linen was the fabric from he**. It was stiff (softer now that I’ve worked with it) and very difficult to cut. My serger had problems too–while serging the seam allowances my serger jammed and now is stuck–I can’t get it to work again so I have to take it to the dealer now. And of course, being 100% linen, it wrinkles like toes in a swimming pool. But, I’m pleased with the final result. The pants are high waisted, and faced. I usually turn the front darts into easing on pants and skirts, but because the waist was so high, ending above my pooch, I decided to leave them in. I ended up shortening them so they wouldn’t call too much attention to my belly. I straightened the upper front crotch (my usually rounded belly alteration) and added to the crotch points–although I ended up taking this area back in after basting it–this is a usual burda pants alteration for me so I think it was just the fabric that required me to take it in. I made the drawstrings instead of using cotton tape as the directions instructed. Those drawstrings were a pain–even with the fasturn. The original pattern had patch pockets on the front, which I left off. If I ever make this again I think I’ll use the pockets–they may distract from my belly. I don’t know if I like the lower leg gathering or not–on me, I didn’t gather the bottoms all that much as I wanted more of a straight leg look. Before the gathering, the pant has a bootcut shape to it; the alternate view of the pants has no gathers, just a regular hem. If I make these pants again, I’ll make them like that.
These pants will really work well with tunics, which is one of the reasons I made them. I would love to have more tunics in my wardrobe, but they don’t work well with most of my summer pants, which tend to be on the wide legged or flared side. Now, I’ll have to find some good tunic patterns. And some green patterned batiste–probably impossible to find, especially in the 1 or 2 shades of green that I can wear well. Oh well, a girl can dream, can she not?
