Dear Sir, Thank you for your reply. What I am trying to do is make reasonably certain that what he sews, won't look like the portraits and photos of late-1800 and early-1900 males whose corporation (my mother's term) is so far out front, that the trouser legs can't hang correctly. The three men in the front porch argument scene of "Oh Brother. Where Art Thou" is one example. This can't be completely avoided, but deep pleats and multiple darts are useful. If it won't be offensive, I will look for gentlemen whose pictures give some idea of size. Cordially, Nehmah