Pattern Cutting: Create Classic Tailored Trousers
Drafting the Fly Front and Trouser Legs 1
A course by Monisola Omotoso , Designer and Creative Pattern Cutter
Joined September 2021
Joined September 2021
About the video: Drafting the Fly Front and Trouser Legs 1
Overview
“Let's start drafting the patterns for the fly front opening. To begin, you will see an example. Then, as always, I will model how to work from the block pattern to establish the measurements. ”
In this video lesson Monisola Omotoso addresses the topic: Drafting the Fly Front and Trouser Legs 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pattern Cutting: Create Classic Tailored Trousers. Learn how to measure and make a pair of trousers, from the initial block pattern to the finished garment, and showcase your own style.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Drafting the Fly Front and the Trouser Legs Let's get started on drafting the trouser fly front. Before that, I want to show you an example of a fly front on a pair of men's trousers. Traditionally, when you make a fly front, there's a slight overlap to hide the zip, which means that when we draft the front of the trousers, there'll be two fronts, one for the left and one for the right. And that is for this reason. If you look closely, there's an 0.5 centimetre overlap, which will just hide that zipper. It will be inverted in the women's pattern that I'll be working on, but this is just b...”
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Course summary for: Pattern Cutting: Create Classic Tailored Trousers
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing
Monisola Omotoso
A course by Monisola Omotoso
Monisola Omotoso is a designer and pattern cutter based in central London. She comes from a family of South American tailors and followed in their footsteps, making her first wearable pattern at just eight years old. She later studied art and design at Middlesex University where she discovered a love of pattern cutting. While studying, she won several competitions and during her final year, she designed her first commercial product, which was sold at retailers like Paul Smith.
After graduating, Monisola started her own namesake brand which she ran for 10 years, distributing her ranges across the world. She has designed stage outfits for musicians including David Bowie and U2 and her work has been featured in leading UK publications such as The Face, i-D, Fashion Weekly, and The Observer. Monisola also worked as a draper for Alexander McQueen. Now she helps others create clothing through 1:1 tuition, pattern-cutting kits, and sewing patterns.
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