Secret Jeans Trousers
Are they trousers? Are they jeans? The Secret Jeans Trousers are both!
Dress these pants up or down. You choose the fabric, topstitching and pocket embellishments to create your unique look.
Designed to sit at the natural waist. A straight leg is hemmed for a low heel or flats. Curved front pockets don’t gape at the sides. There’s extra room at the belly for fit and comfort. Back elastic makes fitting and sewing a breeze, and wearing a delight.
View A is a dress trouser style, perfect for linens, suitings and other bottomweight woven fabrics.
View B is a mock jean style, perfect for denim and twill.
See the chart for a list of all the materials you'll need.
This pattern comes with a free video tutorial. See the Style Falcon YouTube channel for a series of videos that will take you through every step.
This pattern comes in paper and digital formats.
Paper patterns may be shipped only to United States addresses. See the shipping options at checkout. The paper pattern includes all sizes on two sheets of large-format paper. You will need a small amount of adhesive tape to assemble one pattern piece. The package also includes an instruction booklet measuring 8.5 by 5.5 inches. If you would like a digital large-format instruction booklet, email hello@stylefalcon.net and one will be sent to you for free.
Digital patterns are available globally. No paper pattern will be mailed to you. You can download your pattern through an email link sent immediately after purchase, and anytime through your Style Falcon account. Digital patterns include copy-shop and print-at-home options with layered sizes - just choose and print the sizes you need. Directions come in standard and large-print formats so you can easily read and see every expertly illustrated step. If you need help with downloading, storing and printing your digital pattern, see the Style Falcon YouTube channel for video tutorials.
Because of the description, I had high hopes for this pattern. Unfortunately, it is not for me but it may be just fine for someone else. My body now sports a belly, no waist to speak of and a rather flat rear end which let me to try this pattern hoping for only minor alterations. However, for the pattern to fit properly, I had to alter the waistline level, change the front crotch length which was about 1.5 inches too short and the back length which was too long. The crotch extension (area between legs) was too short for front and too long for back for inside leg seam to be centered on leg. Total width and length of pants was fine. I chose the pattern size by choosing the high hip size (which is now larger than my bottom hip) and waist size. After I made the alterations to the problems listed above, the pants fit fine - but the final altered pattern did not at all resemble the original! I have been sewing my clothes since I was a teenager but I am always looking for improvement - one of the reasons for trying this pattern. PS, I did enjoy figuring out how to change the pattern to fit my needs!
Hi Neomi - thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry to hear that the Secret Jeans Trousers did not delight you. While they are designed with more room in the belly and less waist definition than most other patterns, some adjustment may still be necessary for crotch length or depth, depending on your shape. It sounds like you know what to do to get the fit you want!
I expected to love these jeans, because they would, I thought, fit my body shape (waist about the same as hips). But I didn't check the range of sizes first, and the sizing begins at a larger hip size than mine. So I won't be making them after all!
Hi Suzanne, I am sorry to hear that the Secret Jeans Trousers are outside your size range. Our 11 sizes are meant to work for a lot of people, but not everyone falls within our size range. You can always take in the Secret Jeans Trousers a bit by adding front darts, widening the back darts, or taking in at the side seam. Please let me know if you give any of those options a try. - Diane
i had to take a "pause" on working with this pattern and my mock-up. I am on the small side and shrank 3+ inches over the last 15 years, 2" just this past year, after a fall which caused an number of spinal fractures. So far, I'm finding far too much ease in the mid-section. I do need extra to the standard because of my "squished" body. Just not as much as the pattern is drafted for. So, I'm between my previously fitted slack/jean pattern and my new body adjustments.
Thank you for the review and for giving the Secret Jeans Trousers a try. I'm sorry to hear about your fall, and I hope you feel better soon. If you'd like a closer fit at the belly, try adding darts in the area and removing an equivalent amount in the waistband. -Diane
I was looking for an easy pair of pants to make, and I liked the look of these (and the story behind them). Also, the name!
I have always been hesitant to have pants with an elastic waist—as a plus size person in her 60s, when I was a teen, only the “fat girls” or older ladies like my mom wore pants with elastic waists. But I decided to give these a try.
Extremely clear instructions and easily put together. I have two differences in body shape from how these are designed—a big butt and generous thighs. I altered for the butt and neglected to do so for the thighs, but the 5/8 in seam allowance is my friend.
I made two changes, both related to the waistband. First, I did not press under the inside waistband seam allowance, but serged it, trimming off about 1/4 in in the process. That way, you have a bit extra to work with as you are stitching it down from the right side. Second, I also had elastic in the front, but I stitched the elastic down in the front so that it does not gather the fabric but rather helps maintain the length of the front waistband (hard to explain that..). I got that tip from a Nancy Zieman book decades ago, I think. I have another pair of pants with elastic in the back only, and they don’t stay on my waist well enough. This ensures that this pair does.
Also—love the pockets.
I made this first pair of inexpensive fabric, which is totally wearable, but will be making more.
Thanks for your review, Lynn - I'm glad the Secret Jeans Trousers work for you. Thank you for sharing some construction tips! That elastic treatment sounds very effective - I will have to try it! - Diane