Modified bell bottoms

After Liu Hongwei unpacked the four trousers and inspected them one by one, he nodded and said: "Although they are a bit fat, they are still okay. It is not too troublesome. Just tighten the legs and lift the crotch. It can become a normal fit without any delay."

You sell.”

Bai Zirui smiled and said: "Master Liu, you are talking about the normal method of changing pants, but I didn't want to change them like that!"

Liu Hongwei asked curiously: "Young man, how do you want to change your pants?"

When Bai Zirui browsed various information in his previous life, he often saw people changing old pants into bell-bottoms. Out of curiosity, he took a look at the videos that taught people how to make bell-bottoms. He clearly remembered the videos of people changing to bell-bottoms.

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First, use a seam ripper to remove the trousers along the side seams. You can also use scissors to cut them, but be careful not to cut the trousers fabric;

Also remove the seams on the two pants cuffs; cut two trapezoidal strips of fabric, 2 inches wide at the top and 6.5 inches wide at the bottom (including seam allowance), and the height is the same as the slit in the pants you just cut.

Splice the trapezoidal strip of fabric to the cut slit of the trousers, and iron it flat after sewing (note that the seam line is inside the trouser leg);

Finally, the trouser legs are hemmed. A new pair of bell-bottom pants is born.

He first recalled the steps in his mind, took a pair of pants and gestured and said: "Master Liu, let's do this first... then that... and finally..."

Liu Hongwei is indeed a well-informed old tailor who has been working for decades. After listening to his words, he immediately understood and said with some surprise: "Young man, you want to change the trousers into sailor suits, now called trumpets."

pants."

The reason why Liu Hongwei said that bell-bottom pants are sailor uniforms is because bell-bottom pants were originally designed by fashion designers in Paris, France with reference to British navy uniforms.

In order to prevent seawater and deck water from flowing into their boots, sailors increased the width of their trousers, making them tight at the top and wide at the bottom.

In the 1960s, American rock star "Elvis Presley" introduced bell-bottom pants to the world, becoming an object of imitation among young people around the world.

Bai Zirui smiled and said: "Master Liu, you know bell-bottom trousers, so it will be much easier for us to change the trousers. Besides, if you change the trousers into trousers, it doesn't show that you are not good at craftsmanship."

Liu Hongwei said hesitantly: "Young man, to tell you the truth, I saw bell-bottom pants in a magazine in the 1960s, but I have never made them, so I am not sure."

Bai Zirui waved his hands and said nonchalantly: "Master Liu, it's nothing. There is a first time for everything! You have been a tailor for so many years. I believe in your skills. A mere pair of bell-bottom pants will definitely not be a problem for you. You

According to the steps I just mentioned, let’s change one first.”

After listening to Bai Zirui's words, Liu Hongwei said decisively: "Okay! Just do what you said." As an old tailor for many years, he was so happy that he also wanted to try something new.

He picked up the trousers on the table and walked into the back room. There happened to be a master who had mended a pair of trousers. He sat on the sewing machine, first measured the size according to the steps Bai Zi said, then cut with scissors, and finally threaded the needle

Start sewing on the sewing machine.

What are bell bottoms? Bell bottoms are trousers with flared legs. Bell bottoms are designed on the basis of suit trousers. The characteristics of bell bottoms are low waist and short crotch, which hug the buttocks tightly. The trouser legs are narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, starting from the knee down.

Gradually open, the size of the pants opening is larger than the knee size, forming a trumpet shape, also known as "eight-shaped pants".

This shape characteristic determines its slimming nature. The wide and exaggerated calf contrasts with the slender thigh. Of course, it makes you look slimmer and taller. Bell-bottom pants are a universal matching tool.

It is based on suit trousers, with a slightly shorter rise and appropriately reduced hip relaxation, so that the buttocks and mid-crotch (near the knees) fit well, and the trouser openings can be enlarged from the knees down as needed.

According to the degree of enlargement of the trouser mouth, bell-bottom pants can be divided into large bell-bottom pants, small bell-bottom pants and micro-flare pants. The trouser leg opening of micro-flared pants can generally cover most of the shoe upper, while the trouser leg opening of small-flared pants is slightly larger, about 25-25-

It is about 30 centimeters, which can just cover the upper of the shoe completely. Some of the large-flared trouser legs are more than 50 centimeters, which makes them look like sweeping the floor with a broom.

At the same time, the shape of bell-bottom pants is also similar to pure wide-leg pants. There is even a middle-of-the-road model: wide-leg bell pants. The legs of these pants are generally very wide, and they also have "narrow at the top and wide at the bottom."

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Liu Hongwei is worthy of being an experienced tailor for many years. He threads and threads the trousers with his fingers. When he was changing the trousers, several other masters in the room stood beside him and watched attentively.

They have also been in the tailoring industry for decades. Naturally, they know that bell-bottom pants are now very popular in Guangdong and Fujian. Although they are also available in Beijing, they are rare. If they can learn how to modify bell-bottom pants, they can get some private work to supplement their income in the future.

Household work can be said to be a very easy job, and even He Yuyu is studying seriously.

Bai Zirui saw that they were all concentrating on Liu Hongwei changing his pants. He felt a gurgling sound in his stomach and a panicked feeling of hunger. He looked at the time and it was already noon.

He came to the flagship store of Yanyuan Restaurant in Zhongguancun for dinner. After worshiping at the Five Zang Temple, he asked He Yuzhu to prepare a few dishes for He Yuzhu and the others to package, and asked a waiter to help him carry the packaged meals to the tailor shop.

He greeted: "Sister, Master Liu, it's already noon, you should eat first! We have a lot of time to change our pants. There is no rush."

After Liu Hongwei and the others had dinner, they started working wholeheartedly. After two hours, the last step of hemming of the trousers was completed. They ironed the trousers with an iron, and a pair of bell-bottom trousers was completed.

Liu Hongwei made bell-bottom pants for the first time. He was sweating profusely due to his high concentration. He handed the completed bell-bottom pants to Bai Zirui and waited for his evaluation. There was even some anxiety on his face.

There is really nothing to say about Liu Hongwei’s craftsmanship. After the whole process of measuring, cutting, trying, modifying and making, the whole bell-bottomed trousers look more like a handicraft with fine and dense stitches. It is completely impossible to tell that it is a functional piece.

Flared trousers modified from suit trousers.

He even took his pants to Liu Hongwei's lounge next door and put them on fresh bell-bottom pants. He turned around and looked at the mirror embedded in the wooden cabinet several times. It felt modern and similar to what he had worn in his previous life.

Bell bottoms make no difference.

Liu Hongwei used his superb craftsmanship to make the crotch and thigh parts of the bell-bottom pants into a slimmer style, while the calf part has an expanded trumpet shape, which can easily hide the excess flesh on the calf and make you look slimmer with one click.

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When he walked out of the lounge wearing bell-bottom trousers, He Yuyu, Liu Hongwei and others were all impressed. He was tall and tall, and after putting on bell-bottom trousers, he looked even taller, taller and handsome.

He Yuyu circled around him a few times and said with admiration: "Zi Rui, after you put on your bell-bottom pants, you become even more handsome, free and easy. If Jingli sees it, won't you be even more fascinated by her?"

Not to the north.”

Bai Zirui said with a smile: "Sister, I believe you will definitely make your brother-in-law crazy when you put on your bell-bottom pants."

After He Yuyu heard what he said, a blush rose on his face, and he said coquettishly: "Zi Rui, what are you talking about!" Although he said this, the obsession in his eyes was clearly visible.

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