Sashay Pants; Bella Coola Bodysuit
Since making these pants a few weeks ago, I’ve been having a hard time wanting to wear much else. This is a problem, but also it’s not.
They’re so comfy that I allow myself to be convinced they are appropriate for all situations. I’ve worn them with flats and a white button up shirt to lunch, over my bathing suit with a hoodie and mocassins to walk to the pool, and even with a dressy black top for a night out.
They’re like fancy sweatpants. And I think there should be more fancy sweat-things in this world.
They’re also sort of like the leggings that don’t make you look like a nut if you wear them out as pants. Ahem.
Sashay Pants; Bella Coola Bodysuit
photos: Kenneth Yuen
model: Margaret Torgerson
For more photos and information, see here.
Four of us went up to Whistler this past weekend to relax, cook extravagantly, dance our hearts out, thrift shop, walk around a frozen lake, and remember why it is that our license plates read ‘Beautiful British Columbia. I came home feeling refreshed and inspired.
Excited to be back at the sewing machine, I made my first pair of jeans! Ever! My first pair of pants, really, unless you count ones with elastic waistbands made from repurposed Sesame Street bedsheets, which are the kind of pants that cannot really pretend to me approprate for things that do not involve a bed, or tv watching, or chocolate chip cookie baking, etc. etc.
The pant options in my closet these days seem to be limited to ’skinnies’, so I’m excited to have a pair with a different fit- they have sort of a slouchy, relaxed fit, but more girly and tailored (pleats!) than the now ubiquitous ‘boyfriend’ fit. They look really cute cuffed to show just a bit of ankle.
