Elaine Babb Elaine Babb

Commission a Custom Pair of Shorts

Happy Spring! Need a pair of shorts for warmer weather?

Image Description: A person models a pair of pale green and white vertically striped shorts. The stripes are small. They are facing the right, and the shorts are shown up close. Their hand is on their lower back, sweeping back their open button down…

Image Description:
A person models a pair of pale green and white vertically striped shorts. The stripes are small. They are facing the right, and the shorts are shown up close. Their hand is on their lower back, sweeping back their open button down shirt. The shirt is lavender purple and they are wearing a hot pink undershirt. They hold a tulip in their other hand.

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been working on the design for these shorts. This was my wearable toile (prototype). I finished it today!

I’ll be taking custom orders!

Image description:  The wearer is fully in the frame. They are wearing silly fuchsia and black houndstooth socks and brown clogs, which don't really match the rest of the outfit.

Image description:
The wearer is fully in the frame. They are wearing silly fuchsia and black houndstooth socks and brown clogs, which don't really match the rest of the outfit.

Shorts will be sewn to order, custom drafted for your body. There are no minimum or maximum sizes, and I can draft for all shapes. I haven’t decided how many pairs I will make yet, but will cap when I have enough on my plate. I may cap certain size ranges before others, depending on demand—for instance, if I need to cap smaller sizes to make sure I have time budgeted to sew for folks who need larger sizes, I will do that).

I’m working on making these into a pattern to sell to other makers, so I need to gather as much fit data as I can for adults and children of all sizes and genders.

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These shorts feature two front pockets and two rear pockets. They also have a gusset in the crotch (yay, freedom of movement!) and a back yoke. They do not have elastic or a fly (no zipper, no buttons), meaning no plastic or metal hardware.

Image Description:
The wearer is not fully in the frame. They are facing the right and their shorts and lower half of their shirt is visible. Their hand is in their back pocket, which is large comfortable. It's a unique back pocket, which mirrors the front pocket.

The shorts will NOT be available in the fabric shown, but I have a wide range of other fabrics available! I only had a small amount of this striped fabric, and I will be working with the fabrics I have on hand. I have many colors of linen and organic cotton.

Shorts for children under 10 will be $45 each including shipping.

Shorts for adults will be $85 each, including shipping.

Shorts will be made to order, which means I will need detailed measurements from you, and it may take up to 6 weeks to receive your order (depending on how many orders I receive).

Click this link to email me to initiate your order. I will respond with a form for you to fill out, which will include detailed measurements for your custom garment, as well as some questions about what colors, patterns, and materials you are interested in. I don’t draft from standardized sizes, since every body is different, so you will need a flexible measuring tape (or a piece of string, which you can mark and then measure).

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