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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Style Arc Cassie Pants


When I saw the Cassie Pant on Style Arc's website, I knew it was time for another order, and pronto. I love the unusual styling of this slim pant. The interesting knee pieces reminded me of my favorite Au Bonheur pants pattern that I've made three times.

I added a bit to the side seam at the waistline, swapped out my own waistband, and otherwise sewed these up out of the envelope in my usual size 10. I used a fabric I found locally – a heathered charcoal grey stretch woven. I think it's a wool/poly/lycra blend; it's machine washable and looks and behaves like wool. A really nice fabric. Once the pants were finished, I shortened them 1-1/2", which is also pretty typical for me. I love the consistency of Style Arc's fit.

A Margy-inspired-Shams-inspired Pose.

I love these pants! The fit is soooo comfy. However, I found it hard to get a good picture of them. They don't look brown in person, but I do think there is brown in there and the camera picked it up in the hangar shots. I took a series of pictures, uploaded them, changed the rest of the outfit and tried again.

Hey, I just noticed an error in the illustration. The seam above the knee piece angles up towards the inner leg. It's drawn correctly in the diagram on the right, but incorrectly in both illustrations on the left.
We had some torrential rain yesterday. (I love fall weather!) This easement, just around the corner from my house and where I went to take the hangar photos, suffered storm damage from the fallen branch of a huge pine tree. I was still able to use the fence for my photos but the alley will be closed to through traffic until this is removed.

36 comments:

  1. These look great on you. Love the top and layered look in the Margy pose.hope you get some time off for fun this week!

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  2. Fabulous pants! I love the detail and the fit. Now I'm going to have to think really hard for a new pose...

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  3. Love those pants! I just renewed my club subscription to Style Arc, and these have just moved up my wish list after seeing them on you! A terrific job (as always). I really like the "holey" top you've paired them with too.

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  4. Very good-looking pants on you, Shams! Your legs look long, long. Good choice of pattern, fabric and style by you, a woman who knows what she looks and feels good in.

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  5. You always make such cool pants. One of these days I'm going to have to try out these Style Arc patterns...

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  6. Wow, they should be using your pictures to sell this pattern. Your pants look wonderful and you look as happy as you should be for another success.

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  7. Great pants and I love your jacket and top too.

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  8. The pants look super cute and super skinny!!

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  9. Cute pants, Shams. I like the idea of not worrying about whether the knees pooch out in a slim leg knit pant by intentionally creating a knee pooch with pleats. I bet they're fun to wear.

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  10. I'm glad that you got another great pair of pants but I have to tell you that I really love the tops you've paired with them!

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  11. those are fabulous pants! And very cool looks!

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  12. Lovely! This silhouette is lovely on you with your long slim legs!

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  13. those look fantastic, and I just sewed up a test pair of Style Arc pants tonight and they went straight in the bin. Just not my pattern company, sigh.

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  14. Love them!!! They look super comfy and the knee detail takes them to a new level...

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  15. Great pants Shams. And I love the tops that you are wearing too.

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  16. Great pants! The knee detail make them and you look fantastic in them with your pretty long legs.
    I love the second top!

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  17. What a fine pair of trousers. You are looking wonderful this fall!

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  18. Those are pretty frisky- I really need to leave the big4 for cooler pastures like these!

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  19. Beautiful! Nice combination with your tops.

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  20. Those look much more attractive on you than in the illustration. You really rock the interesting pants!

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  21. These look great. I so envy you having legs that can wear extra detail. My little chunkers would never! They look great on you. I really admired the top in the second photo, sort of a city skyline on the curve. Sweater or Sham's Original?

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  22. The pants are great on you. What wonderful patterns these must be. And, like Bunny, I'd love to know about the city-scape topper. Wouldn't that be fun to make in some ponte knits?

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  23. These pants are very "you" Shams and look fantastic on you! I have to enjoy these sort of pant styles vicariously through people like you because, sadly, skinny pants with cool details do not get along with not-skinny me.

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  24. Great pants. Great legs!

    I'm home recuperating from illness and will not be going to SF this week. Sniff. Maybe we can get together over Xmas.

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  25. Nice!
    I have this pattern too, and can't wait to try it. You make me feel inspired!

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  26. These pants look great on you. I may have to try them, thanks for sharing

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  27. Cute pants. The drawings almost make me wonder if that seam slanted the other way if they would make the hips look wider. I'm not averse to a little hip augmentation.

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  28. Really cool pants. Love that pose!

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  29. Those pants are so perfectly YOU!

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  30. A really great look for you, shams! Nice job.

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  31. Super flattering and cute! Great look on you :) Love me some skinny pants with a long tunic!

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  32. You have to tell us where to get that cute top in the Margy pose! I foresee more of these pants in your future - they are great!

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  33. What is the top in the very first image, I love the back.
    GREAT pants. I am so ready for an easy project so I am eyeing them carefully.

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  34. Thanks, everyone, for all of your feedback! The sweater is a purchased sweater by Itemz. The zippered top is a Teagarden T, which I blogged here: http://communingwithfabric.blogspot.com/2012/08/teagarden-twist-front-zipper.html

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  35. ooh, they look great! Had you not posted the close up though, I would never have guessed at the knee detail, which I really like. The fabric you chose looks like it would be super comfy to wear :)

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  36. Just read your message on my blog. Been looking for an e-mail to contact you, but couldn´t find it. Mine is merchehan@yahoo.es ;)

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