Pattern and Instructions: Ginger Sailor Pants
Added 2022-07-01 14:40:33 +0000 UTCMeet the Ginger Sailor Pants! For this design, I was inspired by none other than fashion icon Ginger Rogers. The singer/dancer/actress rose to fame in the 1930s, staring in over 70 films over her four-decade career. While your first thought of Ginger may be of her floating over the dance floor in a silk gown, her casual styles continue to influence fashion today. Fred Astaire even said of her, "Girls love to wear slacks when learning or rehearsing a dance. Ginger always wore them for rehearsal. In fact, ... I [was] so used to seeing Ginger on the rehearsal stage in slacks that one day when she showed up in a dress, we didn't know who she was."
These classic sailor pants are a year-round staple. We know you love having different options, so we created a traditional version with a functional front flap as well as an easy zip-up-the-back style that pairs perfectly with the Lamour, Landis, Liz, and other Charm bodices to create a sublime nautical-style jumpsuit or romper. There are so many possibilities!
Wondering about fabrics and supplies? Check out the video and written instructions at the bottom of this post for links and recommendations. You'll also find the tiled file (for printing at home on A4 or letter-size sheets and taping together) and the A0 file (for printing at a copy shop like pdfplotting.com). Please note that we now have two size blocks, so make sure to download the correct files for the size you're making. If you have any questions about the new range, don't forget to read our blog post with all the details!
I hope you love this new design. Check out our video for the #GingerSailorPants in the next post.
xoxo,
Gertie
