Made-to-measure trousers pattern

Trousers are the most demanding piece to fit: the balance depends on the crotch, the waist height and the waist-to-hip difference, exactly where standard patterns most often go wrong. We start from your waist, your hip and, if you give it, your inside leg; the crotch depth is estimated from your proportions, and the toile confirms it. That helps limit folds under the seat and a gaping waist, faults the toile then lets you correct.

The studio covers straight trousers, the fitted cut and chinos (jeans are drafted on a chino base, and the instructions say what differs), with a fly, pockets and belt loops depending on the design. The waist height can be adjusted in the studio on the designs that allow it.

Depending on the photo, four bases are possible: plain straight trousers, chinos with a fly, attached waistband and pockets, pull-on trousers with an elasticated waist, and knit leggings. The studio chooses the one that matches your garment; your instructions say what is reproduced from the photo and what isn't.

You receive a pattern to print at home, seam allowances included, with markings and grainline, and sewing instructions detailing how to insert the fly and attach the waistband. Depending on the design drafted, the studio offers free adjustments, or none: your project page will tell you. Here, the toile is your best ally.