For our 3rd pair of trousers we used a pin stripe suiting fabric, it was an okay fabric to use however it reminded me of work wear so it was difficult to do anything other than that with the style of fabric. All the other trousers i have made have been of a skinny fit so i wanted these to be flared.

I used the a basic trouser pattern and added to the edges to make them flared, however something went wrong along the way, and there were fare to big on the front half so it made them look a bit funny, i put in a zip however if i were to do it agin i would probably like to learn how to put a proper fly zip in, as i think that would give them a more work wear look like i intended. The waistband again is something in need to work and i think it probably needed some interfacing to make it more structured.

The fabric was quite cheap and a lot of things stuck to it, so i think i would use something a bit more expensive next time so bits of fluff didn't always stick to it.

Bill Blass S/S02 used pinstripe suits for womenswear, i like the effect and it seems very masculine but also feminine at the same time, i guess that was the look i was going for when creating the trousers, they had an androgyny feel,