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1940s Swing Trousers - Navy
The House of Foxy£79.00 read reviews
Our best selling 1940s swing pants - 10 years in the making!
These have been painstakingly researched and are adapted from a late 30s pattern. With a few tweaks here and there, the pattern has been altered enough to fit the modern woman and our modern eye without compromising the vintage details.
A flattering tailored high waisted with four lovely quality mock shell buttons on the left. Wide leg with turn-up at the bottom. So comfy and perfect for dancing!
Key vintage features:-
- high waisted
- 4 button fastening on side
- turn up
- wide leg
These are produced in a high quality mid weight fabric, warm but breatheable. Viscose/poly mix with a little bit of spandex for stretch, hand wash recommended.
Inside leg 31 inches, select size by natural waist measurements.
Made in Yorkshire, England
Made in Europe
These trousers are high waisted - going approx. 1 inch above natural waist. Trousers can be harder to fit people due to there being extra measurements to consider such as body length as well as waist, hip and thigh. However, this style has proved very popular and seems to fit people well.
The leg width isn't as wide as our 30s styles (fabric wasn't as readily available in the 40s!) but measures 56cms at the widest leg width part on our size 10.
So - we advise to choose by waist size but also to consider hip and your thigh measurement. This is not a great style for pear shapes but great for pillar shapes or inverted triangles.
Our trousers are made with fabric that has a touch of stretch in it - we call this a 'comfort stretch'. This means that there is a little margin if your measurements don't come up exactly like our table below.
| Size | waist | hip |
|---|---|---|
| UK 8 | 26" 66cm |
35" 88cm |
| UK 10 | 27.5" 70cm |
37" 94cm |
| UK 12 | 29" 74cm |
39" 99cm |
| UK 14 | 31" 79cm |
42" 106cm |
| UK 16 | 33" 84cm |
43" 109cm |
| UK 18 | 36" 91cm |
46" 116cm |
| UK 20 * | to 38.5 to 98cm |
to 49" to 124cm |
Really like the fit and style of these trousers. But I thought they had buttons down both sides as with the sailor pants (I wanted a less wide leg hence ordering these rather than the sailor version). Could do with a few more photos for each item. including a straight on view.
Ordered these lovely trousers yesterday and they arrived first thing this morning. What a lovely pair of trousers, the fabric hangs beautifully and they look lovely on they are a little long for me but with the correct shoes on they will be fine. Thank you all at House of foxy for yet another beautiful item of clothing my second purchase from you and no doubt will not be my last.
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