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Bespoke Womenswear

Bespoke Women's Trousers.

The garment most women have the hardest time buying ready-made — and the one that changes most when made properly.

Women's trousers are, arguably, the garment where the gap between ready-made and bespoke is most visible. Waist-to-hip ratios vary enormously; rise preferences vary; thigh and seat proportions vary; leg length varies. The result is that most women either buy trousers that fit the waist and are loose in the seat, or fit the seat and gap at the waist, or are the correct length in one leg measurement and wrong in another. A bespoke pair of trousers from The Black Lapel is cut from your actual measurements in all of these dimensions simultaneously.

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Where women's trouser fit fails — and how bespoke corrects it

The waist-to-hip ratio is the primary problem. A woman with a 26-inch waist and 38-inch hips will find that any trouser sized for one measurement is wrong for the other. Bespoke resolves this by cutting the trouser to both measurements simultaneously, using a side seam and back seam that accommodate both without compromise.

The rise — the distance from waistband to crotch seam — is equally variable. A low-rise trouser on a woman who prefers a mid or high rise sits uncomfortably and looks ungainly; a high-rise trouser on a woman who prefers a lower rise is equally uncomfortable. Bespoke sets the rise to your preference and your body.

We make women's trousers in cigarette (slim, clean), straight-leg (a classic professional silhouette), and wide-leg (generous and elegant) cuts, in a full range of cloths from fine worsted to linen to cotton.

Commission your garment.

Visit us at 4 Sardar Patel Road, Adyar, Chennai — Mon–Sat, 11am–9pm. First consultation free.

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