These pants have a lot of fans on Instagram and beyond and a lot of beautiful examples all over the place. They’re called the Free Range Slacks and they come with a tapered option or a cropped wide legged option. I will probably make the cropped version at some point, but that might happen next spring or summer because it has started to get chilly at night and in the morning and realistically I’m going to put more focus on clothes that will work into the fall.

For the first pair I decided to make the tapered leg version. I made a size 14 without altering anything aside from hemming the bottom with a little deeper hem since they were slightly too long for me. I was between the hip measurement for the size 12 and 14, so for the next pair (which I’ve already cut) I might narrow the side panels to get the fit just right.

I used some grey tencel twill I bought at Mood a few months back. I’d never used tencel twill and I really like the feel of it. It’s smooth and silky against the skin. I don’t think I’ve worn pants that were this lightly colored since before having children, and I’ll tell you that I know this is going to be a battle to keep them clean. They’ve already been washed twice in half of a week due to random spills in a couple of wears. Luckily everything has come out so far! I had to redo the waistband because I put it on incorrectly the first time and it just didn’t look right. It seemed to add more bulk than it should, so I ripped it off, cut a new waistband, and reattached it. I’m much happier with the second version.

For both the pants and the Remy Raglan I did French seams all the way through where I could. The pattern suggests flat felled seams for the side seams and I think I might do that instead of French seams next time. I could not do this for the pockets of the pants, but I did everywhere else and I think it will add to the longevity of the pants and top. The Remy Raglan comes with short sleeved or three quarter sleeve options. For the front you can also make a split front with a button top to make it a little more interesting. I used some leftover navy washed linen that was left from a Metamorphic Dress and had just enough for this top. I got it at Blackbird Fabrics. I made a size 10 for the Remy and might go down a size because while it’s meant to have positive ease, this has eight inches of positive ease and while it’s really comfortable, I think I might light something a little less blousy that would work as a layer with sweaters.