details on how to get your regular chinos tailored/alternated?

[Pal_Brand]

So there is that ultimate modern dilemma when it's about buying new pair of jeans or chinos, the only options I have are 501 and 507 cuts in the local market, and I could find a big bunch of crappy boot cut jeans as well... for chinos things are a little bit worse, seems like most of what I find are baggy. Slim cuts are my aim, I can get ready slim cut trousers but those will cost me more than 100 bucks per pair.

My question is: what (available) jeans cut should I get in order to alter it, like tightening the hems or the whole leg, should I tell the tailor to start narrowing it starting from the knees or mid-thigh area? don't I need to give him any further dimensions to work on? I've read on this lovely forum tonight that hems should be 7.5'' wide, that's cool, what about the rest of the leg?

anybody owns this brilliant CK metal slim body jean:
http://www.calvinkleinjeans.com/prod...430140.3602964

how do I tell my tailor to make "any" crappy jeans look like this one??
thank you all in advance

 

[Ludeykrus]

You'll need to find a pair that fit somewhat decently to begin with. The less you alter the pants, the more in-proportion they stay and the better they look.

You really can make a huge difference through some simple alterations. I took a pair of $13 Wal-Mart flat-front chinos, hemmed, slimmed the leg via the inseam, took in a hair from the topblock via the front-to-back seam and raised the crotch (effectively lowering the rise) maybe an inch, roughly. They came out like a pretty damn fine pair of slim-cut chinos, if I might toot my own horn. The key is to make sure the seams are pressed flat for a professional look.

 

[Listi]

I got 2 pairs of these, in khaki and gray, at UO in sz 28x32 for $20 each. I would prefer a lighter khaki and lighter gray than what I purchased, but I am still happy with it. http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp...146855.3146926 Fit is SLIM. I have not been able to find any slim pants (other than jeans, of course, and AA unisex cords sized down a bunch) for a decent price at all. I don't really like the details on these, but for $20 I think I did well. Honestly, at $50 they're not a bad deal either.

 

[DLester]

Originally Posted by Listi

I got 2 pairs of these, in khaki and gray, at UO in sz 28x32 for $20 each. I would prefer a lighter khaki and lighter gray than what I purchased, but I am still happy with it.

http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp...146855.3146926

Fit is SLIM. I have not been able to find any slim pants (other than jeans, of course, and AA unisex cords sized down a bunch) for a decent price at all. I don't really like the details on these, but for $20 I think I did well. Honestly, at $50 they're not a bad deal either.

^ no kidding! I tried those on once out of curiosity and felt like the fabric was vacuum sealed to my legs. Did you size up?

 

[CharlieAngel]

I alternate my chinos by wearing a different pair.

 

[the shah]

 

[Yardsale]

charlie angel you stole my joke!

 

[Pal_Brand]

http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3607183

See "Listi", those are so hot as well, I've noticed them before but I can't seem to find them in my region, not for 50 or even 70 bucks

I'd like to ask if anybody knows what brand the shoes in this link listi posted are:
http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp...146855.3146926


Ludeykrus:

You really can make a huge difference through some simple alterations. I took a pair of $13 Wal-Mart flat-front chinos, hemmed, slimmed the leg via the inseam, took in a hair from the topblock via the front-to-back seam and raised the crotch (effectively lowering the rise) maybe an inch, roughly. They came out like a pretty damn fine pair of slim-cut chinos, if I might toot my own horn. The key is to make sure the seams are pressed flat for a professional look.

For that fact that I'm new to the whole style thing, your instructions were a bit difficult for me to understand, could you please give me more info on this

like how do I tell them to "take a hair from the topblock" and what did you mean exactly by pressing the seams flat? do you have any drawings, that would be great I suppose.

no kidding! I tried those on once out of curiosity and felt like the fabric was vacuum sealed to my legs. Did you size up?

dude! it's the SLIM cut, it's not skinny (although levi's calls it skinny), I think it's finally the time we slim people are embracing our slimliness what size do you usually wear (W/L)?

 

[Ludeykrus]

Originally Posted by Pal_Brand

Ludeykrus:

For that fact that I'm new to the whole style thing, your instructions were a bit difficult for me to understand, could you please give me more info on this

like how do I tell them to "take a hair from the topblock" and what did you mean exactly by pressing the seams flat? do you have any drawings, that would be great I suppose.

A pair of pants has four main seams:

-One running from the bottom of the zipper, down across the gooch, and up to the middle of the rear of the waistband.
-One running from the ankle, up the leg, across the gooch, and back down to the other leg.
-Two running down from each hip to the ankles.

Taking each seam in can accomplish different things. The two that run longways up the legs can be taken in to slim the legs, and a bit can be taken in at the crotch of the inner inseams to raise the crotch/lower the rise. The shorter seam from the fly to the back can be taken in to alter the 'topblock', which is everything above where the legs join the body.

 

[-revo-]

Ludeykrus, thank you very much for this info, I have been thinking about some modifications on my NS, but did nothing cos I didn't want to screw such good jeans Now that I know what to ask for exactly, it will ease thing up