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Title: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: gem on July 22, 2010, 08:12:50 PM
I want to do a little online window shopping, and I'd love recommendations. Can't really describe what I'm looking for, so a variety of different things (historical/fantasy/etc) would be great.

Suggestions?

Gramercy!!
Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: Lady Kathleen of Olmsted on July 22, 2010, 10:13:21 PM


I have done many pairs of breeches and pants in my time. All with button fly fronts.
Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: Master James on July 23, 2010, 10:06:56 AM
Sorry I make my own so I'm not sure where you would get them online.
Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: DragonWing on July 23, 2010, 03:06:59 PM
Gem here are some sites I have collected. Have fun.  ;)

http://www.realmcollections.com/medieval-clothing/pants.html

http://www.rennierags.com/

http://www.moresca.com/index.php?cPath=1&osCsid=ti5t128jge2kn24cmu8qr6kre0

http://tudorshoppe.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=MPB

http://www.ravenswoodleather.net/shop/store/index.php?p=catalog&parent=31&pg=1

http://www.faireware.com/pants.html

http://www.by-the-sword.com/acatalog/Medieval_and_Renaissance_Pants_and_Hosen.html

http://www.arcanelore.com/categories/categories.htm

http://www.pendragoncostumes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=pendragon&Category_Code=cpants
Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: gem on July 25, 2010, 10:56:32 PM
Thank you, DW!!  Those are great. Still haven't found precisely what I'm looking for, but you've given me a good starting point.
Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: DragonWing on July 26, 2010, 08:28:58 AM
 ;)  Your welcome Gem. Glad to help
Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: Seamus Ex Machina on July 26, 2010, 08:35:21 AM
If you're looking for pirate style breeches, try www.flyingcanoetraders.com (http://www.flyingcanoetraders.com).
Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: gem on July 26, 2010, 03:17:09 PM
Thanks!

I'm actually looking for full-length, fitted (not baggy) breeches. I know they're not really period, but I was hoping I might stumble across something workable if I had a lot of sites to look through. I found some full-length pants at Threads of Time, but they're only available in black, and I need a brighter blue.
Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: Lady Renee Buchanan on July 26, 2010, 09:28:21 PM
Quote from: gem on July 26, 2010, 03:17:09 PM
Thanks!

I'm actually looking for full-length, fitted (not baggy) breeches. I know they're not really period, but I was hoping I might stumble across something workable if I had a lot of sites to look through. I found some full-length pants at Threads of Time, but they're only available in black, and I need a brighter blue.

Gem, you may roll your eyes in horror, but if you were looking at the Rogue pants on the Threads of Time site (available in black denim only), they look an awful lot like scrub pants.  I know for a fact that scrubs come in many shades of blue, because the company I work for sells them.  And they're not the cheap kind you find at Walmart, (though they aren't really expensive), but they are well made and hold up well to repeated washings (think:  wearing in the operating room, they must be continuously laundered).  They have drawstring waists, and though there is 1 pocket on the back, they can be easily removed with a seam ripper.

How do I know?  I bought our younger son 3 pairs of black scrub pants which he wears to faire.
Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: gem on July 26, 2010, 09:34:05 PM
Thanks, Lady R! I actually need something that has more of a tailored fit to it. Right now I'm looking into Victorian and Regency trousers....
Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: Lady Kathleen of Olmsted on July 27, 2010, 12:56:42 AM


gem!

Try these links...

http://www.patternsoftime.com/proddetail.asp?prod=RC813 (http://www.patternsoftime.com/proddetail.asp?prod=RC813) From reconstructingnHistory through Patterns of Time

http://www.songsmyth.com/menspatterns.html (http://www.songsmyth.com/menspatterns.html)

Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: Kate XXXXXX on July 27, 2010, 03:29:21 AM
If you go for th RH one, BE VERY CAREFUL with the toiles...  NOT one of the better patterns, as I recall...
Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: Lady Kathleen of Olmsted on July 27, 2010, 11:36:17 AM


There is not too much out there for early 19thnCentury pants for men. Unless one takes a latter 18th Century pattern and tweak it. Using pictures helps with that.
Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: gem on July 27, 2010, 02:54:22 PM
Quote from: Kate XXXXXX on July 27, 2010, 03:29:21 AM
If you go for th RH one, BE VERY CAREFUL with the toiles...  NOT one of the better patterns, as I recall...

Don't worry, Kate. Hell will freeze over before I give RH any of my money.  ;D
Title: Re: Vendors for pants/breeches?
Post by: Lady Kathleen of Olmsted on July 28, 2010, 03:21:36 AM
Quote from: gem on July 27, 2010, 02:54:22 PM
Quote from: Kate XXXXXX on July 27, 2010, 03:29:21 AM
If you go for th RH one, BE VERY CAREFUL with the toiles...  NOT one of the better patterns, as I recall...

Don't worry, Kate. Hell will freeze over before I give RH any of my money.  ;D

I hear you about that, gem. But few companies out there for good Tudor men's patterns. Had it not been for the TUDOR TAILOR, I would have been lost when I did Lady De Laney's Catherine Parr based gown in 2008.

Hopefully Margo Anderson will have a Tudor Men's Ensemble collection out in another year or so.