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post #16 of 30
5/11/09 at 9:06pm
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Originally Posted by Mr. Moo View Post
P. Bateman from OT?

lol...OT influence is everywhere I see.
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post #17 of 30
5/11/09 at 11:45pm
Thread Starter 
This suit was bespoke and while being measured the tailor even remarked how big my legs are and asked what sport I play. I'll see if I can get some new pants reproduced (hopefully the same bolt of fabric is in stock). I think a large part of the problem is the grade of the fabric used in this suit. It's an extremely fine wool, cashmere, and silk blend and I think it's too fragile for anything but formal, low stress evening wear. My next suit will be a heartier wool.
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post #18 of 30
5/11/09 at 11:46pm
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quoted because it looks like a vagina.
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post #19 of 30
5/11/09 at 11:50pm
That's a serious case of fire crotch right there.
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post #20 of 30
5/12/09 at 12:19am
Used to have the same problem. I was able to narrow it down to the thinner lighter wools such as 100's or super 120's. Going with a heftier wool has almost stopped this completly.
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post #21 of 30
5/12/09 at 12:25am
Do what atailor said. You need an extra layer on the outside of the trouser and lining on the inside. Heavier, worsted cloth and an easy fit in the crotch.
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post #22 of 30
5/12/09 at 2:02am
A crotch lining will help though not solve the problem.
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post #23 of 30
5/12/09 at 7:05am
It's mainly to do with the legs, but also to do with the fabric.
The softer the fabric, and the more textured the fabric, the more quickly it will wear.
I used to cycle a lot and I had and still have the same problem.

The solution, as mentioned by "a tailor", is to get your tailor to sew in a couple of triangles of cloth in the crotch of the trousers. These will absorb the brunt of the wear and can then be removed and replaced as need be. If you go to a tailor who also makes suits (and therefore has a stock of fabric) you will hopefully find some of the same, or very similar fabric which you can use to effect repairs.

Best of luck. I've had a few pairs of trousers repaired this way and it's extended their useful lifespans greatly.
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post #24 of 30
5/12/09 at 9:15am
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Excellent suggestion
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post #25 of 30
5/12/09 at 9:41am
My thighs are approximately 25 1/2". Can't say I've ever had this issue. Hope that a tailor's suggestion will help. Anyway, he and despos are both professional tailors (suit makers? at least in despos' case) so listen to them and try that.
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post #26 of 30
9/23/11 at 6:43am

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Originally Posted by Despos View Post

Do what atailor said. You need an extra layer on the outside of the trouser and lining on the inside. Heavier, worsted cloth and an easy fit in the crotch.


I'm resurrecting this thread because I have a similar problem. However I don't think mine is about the size of my thighs. I am an actual athlete (cycling, running, triathlon), so I am not just saying I have athletic thighs as a code for 'fat thighs'. In fact my thighs are muscled but narrow (you'll know what I mean if you cycle). However, they are naturally closer together than the average. So I get rubbing in all my trousers, and whatever kind they are, from the toughest denims to the lightest wools, I get severe wear relatively quickly.

 

But there's a further problem. The solution advocated by our esteemed tailor here seems would undoubteldy be the solution if you are average to tall. I am not. I am short, although slim, and anything that makes the crotch lower would make me look like I have unnaturally short legs. Is there any other answer, or am I just going to have to add the extra layers, use tougher fabrics and live with it?

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post #27 of 30
9/23/11 at 6:50am
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been through this myself, and for customers. the solution is to plan ahead. if you wait till damage is done, you are not firing on all eight. think ahead.
you can see that the wear is on the outside that's where an extra layer of cloth must be sewn.
the extra cloth will take up the wear, and save the underlying cloth.
when that extra layer wears through it can be replaced.
naturally this can only be done on M2M or custom garments.
it may be done on RTW if you have saved the cutoff from the trouser bottoms.
just show the tailor a trouser with damage and he will know what to do.
everyone should save that cutoff cloth.

This is what I do.
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post #28 of 30
9/23/11 at 6:52am
I have big thieghs, and have blown out the crotch of pants, actually, up until I started going bespoke, I pretty much wore out all the crotches of my pants. since then, I haven't had the problem. I do full lining on all of my pants, and that has been pretty successful for me. I also keep extra fabric, so if I do need to repair pants (althought this is usually after 8-10 years) I have it.
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post #29 of 30
9/23/11 at 7:58pm
P. Bateman,

Ask your tailor to sew in a CROTCH LINING on all your dress pants. A crotch lining is a double-layer of lining fabric that basically looks like a big diaper and is sewn inside the crotch area to help absorb friction from wear when a man has bigger thighs. I have a crotch lining put in on all my dress pants. icon_gu_b_slayer[1].gif
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post #30 of 30
9/26/11 at 11:19am
I sense that many are referring to simple sideways friction of legs on fabric. My problem is a little more complicated:

Imagine a stack of doughnuts (Krispy Kreme Cinnamon), with each slightly larger than the one below. This is how I find my legs each morning; each doughnut being represented by a ring of gelatinous fat, tightly constrained beneath the surface skin. My problem has always been that once the fat gets to almost bursting point, it simply droops and hangs itself over the 'doughnut' below. The end result is similar to the cascading of champagne at those special occasions, when the glasses are stacked one upon the other.

I only mention such detail, as I'm generating friction with legs moving back and forth, plus added friction from the fat moving up and down. Think hydraulic car suspension, and that's probably closer to what I mean. Also, when deep lying fat levels reach a certain point, the surface skin develops a pitted surface of raised white pustules. I have a feeling - but can't prove - that these might harden over time, further increasing the rate of wear.

So, thanks for the tips here folks. I'll ask my alterations tailor to provide a solid buffer to the inevitable. Glad to know I'm not alone in this.

Lear
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