Trousers

23 Jun

Body positivity, Calder Pants & Shorts, Cashmerette Patterns, Inspiration, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Trousers

Rethinking your old style “rules”, or, how I learned to love a tuck!

June 23, 2020

October 23, 2025
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
calder pants, plus size styling, styling
18 comments

I had a really interesting chat with my Mum and with the lovely Cashmerette community on Instagram recently all about evolving your style and challenging your "rules" for what your body shape can or...

31 Aug

Jeans, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Trousers

White Ginger Jeans in time for Labor Day

August 31, 2015

Never one to be told what to wear when, I made some white jeans, just in time for Labor Day (non-Americans: you're not meant to wear white trousers after Sep 7th here!). Ever since Heather...

11 May

Jeans, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe

Ginger Jeans in the Japanese Alps

May 11, 2015

May 11, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore

Hello fun-bunnies! Greetings from the top of a mountain in the Japanese Alps. OK, I'm not actually there *right now* (I'm writing this sitting on a futon on a tatami mat in Kyoto) but I...

24 Feb

Jeans, Trousers, Tutorials

Tutorial: 6 tips for nice jeans topstitching

February 24, 2015

November 19, 2017
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
tips, topstitching
26 comments

Hi funsters! I absolutely love making Ginger Jeans (5 paris and counting!), and I've received a bunch of questions about topstitching, so I thought I'd share some tips for getting professional results. And of course as...

22 Feb

Jeans, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Trousers

Ginger Jeans, Redux: super-skinny edition!

February 22, 2015

Ever since I made my first pair of Closet Case Files Ginger jeans I've been wearing them like... a person who really likes her jeans. As it happens, I thought I didn't really like jeans...

26 Jan

My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Trousers

Finally getting comfy: my True Bias Hudson pants

January 26, 2015

I'm firmly a sewist of the "cake" variety, preferring to make everyday wearable garments over fancy frocks, but recently I noticed a lack of super-comfy outfits to wear when it's minus 20 outside. So what...

12 Jan

Jeans, My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Trousers

Starting the new year with a hit: my Ginger Jeans!

January 12, 2015

There are some garments that I think most sewists think of as in an extra-special, extra-"hard" category: swimsuits, bras, jeans and coats come to mind. The silly thing is that most of them aren't...

07 Jan

Jeans, Trousers

Fitting my Ginger Jeans

January 7, 2015

March 22, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
Closet Case Files, fitting, Ginger jeans
54 comments

It's time for awkward staring at my pelvis time! YEAH! I decided to make Heather Lou's latest creation: the Ginger Jeans. A cool skinny jeans pattern has been long overdue in sewing world, so I...

02 Sep

My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Trousers

Jump! Jump! Jump! The (almost) By Hand London Holly Jumpsuit

September 2, 2014

March 22, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
By Hand London, By Hand London Holly Jumpsuit, Grey's Fabrics, Holly Jumpsuit
63 comments

Hell --> frozen Pigs --> flying Jenny --> in a jumpsuit WHA?! Your eyes do not fool you dear readers. I, Jenny Cashmerette, am wearing a jumpsuit. A onesie. An all-in-one outfit. I did not ever expect to...

19 Aug

Travel, Trousers

Workroom Social Pants Party! Featuring: J-shaped crotches

August 19, 2014

March 22, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
bloggers, Lladybird, NYC, Workroom Social
24 comments

Hello poppets! Isn't it funny that sewing and blogging are theoretically such solitary activities, but that in fact they're supremely sociable? I just got back from an amazing weekend in NYC with a bunch...

07 Jul

My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Shorts, Trousers

French sailor tap shorts (confused yet?!)

July 7, 2014

March 22, 2015
Posted by Jenny Rushmore
Katy & Laney, shorts, tap shorts, view C
27 comments

Ever since I spied this ridiculously amazing Robert Kaufmann anchor chambray at Grey's, I knew a second pair of Katy & Laney Tap shorts would be mine. And then, as if by magic, Sarah...

14 Jun

My Wardrobe, My Wardrobe, Shorts, Travel, Trousers

Katy & Laney tap shorts… and a nautical shorts kit giveaway!

June 14, 2014

Behold: my first handmade shorts! What's even cooler is that my friend Katy of Katy&Laney designed them! They're the first ever K&L release: the Tap Shorts. I'm day 3 of the excellent blog tour - see...

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Great ‘fits start with great fit. That’s why we specialize in sizes 0-32 and cup sizes C-H.

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