I like Henry Holland, and he had some trousers in Debenhams, and they were pink tartan, so obviously it was compulsory for me to buy them.
(Yes, I know they look ridiculous. I have every intention of wearing them anyway.)
But!
Because these are tapered trousers, the legs were much too tight in my usual size. So I tried the next size up, which were much more roomy in the legs but ridiculously enormous around the waist.
So I looked at the trousers and came up with a solution.
First I carefully removed the fake pocket welts from the back.
Then I wrapped the resulting strip of fabric around a length of elastic, and sewed them together many times.
I tucked the elasticated strip underneath the belt loops, and sewed it into place. Now the trousers can’t do that annoying gappy business at the back!
I also slipstitched down the inside pleats on the front, so that it didn’t look as though I was carrying inexplicable balloons in my pockets.
Ta-daa!
New trousers.
This is such a brilliant idea. I frequently have trouble finding trousers to fit my abnormally wide hips and comparitively small waist. I will remember this!