//// Tulle leggings

Posted on | July 19, 2009 | 9 Comments

Okay, here we go…

This is a small DIY project I finished few days ago. The inspiration was Acne winter collection and the fabulous plastic leggings / pants in there. I’m not enthusiastic about actually wearing leg long plastic tubes plus I have some doubts if the leggings never make it to production and if I have any money or will to purchase an item I would use once or twice at my lifetime.

Anyway, I wanted something transparent and interesting to wear on my legs, something other than regular stretchy leggings. So I came up with an idea to make a simple pair of black tulle leggings, cut extra long so that there is a possibility arrange some ruches around my legs.

They came up like this:

tulleleggings2 Sorry, I don’t have a pair of perfect pins — but still my legs are my favorite part of my body. I’m also a bit self conscious about that fact I have a giant scar on my right knee. But these leggings mask it enough for me…

tulleleggings3

I paired them to a T-shirt I unraveled from the back entirely and Anette Görtz wool-linen jacket. The jacket is actually quite clever. It has a detachable bottom part, when removed the jacket converts to a short and boxy one. The hem can be also unbuttoned partially to get interesting slightly deconstructed look. I wish I had a pair of nice platform pumps with this outfit.

Probably I will end up wearing the tulle leggings played down considerably more than in here, these were the first items that came to my mind when I arranged the quick photoshoot. The thing I like in here is the play between two different kind of transparency: the orderly, delicate but sculptural ruched tulle — and textured, almost organic frayed hem of the shirt.

I happened to have some nylon tulle in my stash, but if this pair finds its way to regular use I’m definitely considering investing to a piece of silk tulle. The construction of these leggings is really simple: just basic straight trouser pattern cut close to the leg and extended at least 50 cm for ruching. Tulle stretches little bit but it still might be a good idea to leave some room around the knee and seat area. I did not want to sew the ruching — it is nice to be able to arrange the fabric around the legs and tulle kind of stays where you put it. The only must thing for work like this is french seaming, there is no other way to go with tulle.

Discussion

Joy
July 19th, 2009 @ 9:48 pm

Mietinkin tyylitaivaassa jokin aika sitten, että onko sinulla blogia… Nyt on, hyvältä näyttää!
sugar kane
August 7th, 2009 @ 10:13 pm

Once again, great minds thinking alike — I’ve been dreaming of tulle leggings/pants all summer long, now it’s time to actually make them! Yours seem so lovely, delicate yet tuff enough.
Kamicha
August 8th, 2009 @ 4:59 pm

Kiitokset, Joy — ja tervetuloa seuraamaan!
Tylliä ja collegea « Meidän Pariisi
August 17th, 2009 @ 8:38 pm

[…] ole ainoa: muutamat muutkin kanssabloggarit ovat ilmaisseet innostuksensa ko. matskua kohtaan – Kamicha oli taituroinut itselleen vallan upeat mustat tyllileggarit, ja Sugar Kane taisi himoita jotakin vähän saman suuntaista. Niiden lisäksi minua inspiroi […]
kirsten
August 24th, 2009 @ 6:01 am

brilliant!
love this idea. well done, you.
ranoira
September 26th, 2009 @ 11:27 pm

http://seaofghosts.com/2009/09/dagmar/

jotenkin päädyin saamaan nämä sivut auki vierekkäisiin välilehtiin ja sitten yllätyin, kun sanoitkin, että inspiraationa oli acne :>
Ashlin
October 23rd, 2009 @ 1:08 pm

Hey there,
Let me start by saying that I completely adore your vlog, and I am never disappointed. You are quite the inspiration, I feel like you are a ‘good day of hard work’incarnated, so to speak if that even makes sense.. haha. These tights are cool. I probably wouldn’t go full fledged tights, maybe make some sexy thigh highs.. ^^
Anyways, I’ll definitely try to make these before Brooklyn tries to tell me otherwise with some too cool for school (literally) weather plans that ruin lives.
Kamicha
October 24th, 2009 @ 7:34 pm

Thanks, Ashlin — wow, you made my day!
A Shopaholic is loose
February 21st, 2010 @ 3:21 am

You are absolutely amazing and this blog is fantastic!!! ;-D

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