As it turned out, either my legs have shrunk, or the average Australian is quite long legged, or perhaps both are true - they ended up being full length on me. More on that later.
I had expected to wear them with an ordinary white cotton tee (which I didn’t have, but when has that ever stopped a sewist?) but when I tried them on with a different tee I realized I wanted a shirt with a collar in a black & white geometric check. You will not be surprised at all to know that wasn’t in my closet either. Rather conveniently, however, Fabric Mart was having a sale on cotton fabrics just at that moment so - problem solved.
Pattern used was Butterick 6026, a Katherine Tilton shirt that has sunburst pintucks - which I decided to leave off as I already had sewn one and who needs two sunburst pin tucked shirts? I also shortened the sleeves to just above the elbow.
For the vest/waistcoat/gilet/whathaveyou, I used the instructional pattern from the Lutterloh pattern system. I had made it once before, of course my original draft was nowhere to be found, but it was easy enough to make a new pattern. There are no instructions for sewing up Lutterloh patterns, so you’re on your own for making up and finishing techniques. I had lined the first vest, but for this one I just drafted facings for the neck, front edges and hem and did a simple turn under for the armholes because I wanted to keep it light for our summer heat. Fabric was a leftover piece from my pant yardage.
I’m still not 100% convinced I love the look of wide legged pants, but I think it may help (a bit) in terms of proportion to shorten the legs to just above my ankles. At any rate, I hope so.
