The trousers that make an outfit out of a plain top.
Wide from hip to floor, cut low at the waist, with soft pleats falling from a deep waistband and a narrow self-fabric tie hanging at the front. They move when you walk — which is the entire point of a palazzo trouser, and the thing a photograph never quite conveys.
They are the summer garment you will end up making twice.
🧵 What's Included
- ✔️ A0 PDF pattern for copy-shop printing
- ✔️ A4 PDF pattern for home printing
- ✔️ US Letter PDF pattern
- ✔️ Layered sizes — print only the size you need
- ✔️ Step-by-step illustrated sewing instructions
- ✔️ Seam allowances already included
- ✔️ Sizes XS to XXXL
- ✔️ Instant digital download
🪡 Design Features
- 📏 Low-waist cut with a deep waistband
- 🌬️ Wide leg, the same generous width from hip to hem
- 🎀 Soft pleats falling from the front waistband
- 🪢 Narrow self-fabric tie at the front
- 👖 Full length, made to fall to the floor
- 🧘 Relaxed, easy-to-wear fit
✂️ A Note on Cutting — Read This Before You Buy Fabric
The deep waistband is cut on the cross grain, at ninety degrees to the legs.
On a plain fabric you will barely notice. On a striped fabric it becomes the whole design: the stripes run horizontally across the waistband and vertically down the legs, and the change of direction at the waistband seam is what gives these trousers their graphic edge.
If you are choosing between a plain and a stripe, this is the argument for the stripe. Just buy a little extra — cutting a waistband on the cross grain takes more cloth than you would expect.
🛍️ Fabric
Choose something light and fluid. These trousers live on their drape: the wide leg only moves if the cloth lets it.
Good choices: viscose, rayon challis, lightweight linen, linen blends, Tencel, cupro, light crepe.
Avoid: stiff cottons like poplin or quilting cotton, and anything with body. They will hold their shape instead of falling, and you will get a stiff wide trouser rather than a fluid one — the single most common way this style disappoints.
You will also need: a sewing machine, an iron, thread, pins, scissors, and a printer or a copy shop for the pattern.
⚙️ How It Works
- 🛒 Buy and download — your files arrive instantly
- 🖨️ Print at home (A4 / US Letter) or at a copy shop (A0), printing only your size
- 📏 Check the size chart and the finished measurements before cutting
- ✂️ Cut your fabric, remembering the cross-grain waistband
- 🪡 Sew, following the illustrated instructions
- 👖 Hem to your own height and wear them
📊 Skill Level — Intermediate
Nothing here is advanced, but two things need care. The waistband is cut across the grain and sits low, so it has to be attached accurately or it will twist — and on a striped fabric any wobble shows immediately. And a fluid viscose or linen shifts under the machine in a way that a stable cotton does not.
If you have made a garment before and you are comfortable with a slippery fabric, this is a good next project. If it is your first, choose a linen blend rather than a viscose — it behaves.
📦 Please Note
- This is a digital PDF sewing pattern. Nothing will be shipped to you.
- Download links are available immediately after purchase and are also sent to your email.
- Colours may look slightly different depending on your screen.
- Fabric and materials are not included.
- Your finished result will depend on your fabric, your technique and your finishing — every handmade garment is its own thing.
- For personal use, and for selling finished garments in small quantities.
