Require assistance (may need to be moved or removed)

[nehmah]

Mods, I hope I'm not out of line with this request.
Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving, I have a lot to be thankful for. However, I do need some help. I'm a semi-retired seamstress (I sew when the mood strikes or the Lord and Master needs/wants duds) who has been asked to help a very ample gentleman (waist 63/inseam 32) learn how to make his own clothing. Do any of the kilt-makers here know of a website that could guide me in the adapting of patterns for men? From what I've seen here, there are issues dealing with large/protruding abdomens, wide hips. All of which are true of trousers. My experience in sewing for women has shown a different set of problems when it comes to altering a pattern.
I admire anyone who is so frank about size and sewing. I want to help him as much as I can from 4,500 miles and an ocean between us.
Cordially, Nehmah

[MacLowlife]

Nehmah, I have been thinking about this a lot. Coats and shirts and jackets ought to be relatively straightforward, but you are entering an entirely new realm of physics and fluid dynamics when you cross from say, a 40 inch waist to a 60 inch one. I'd start with a pair of the largest sweatpants or PJs you can find and just study a little on the way things hang. I expect his legs are a lot larger than mine, but they are still noticeably smaller than that substantial waist. And that means things that would hang from the waistband must taper a lot, for instance. I would strongly advocate that the gentleman consider wearing braces or suspenders. This forum contains many kilted "gentlemen of substance" and you might PM one of them for more information as to their own experiences. Good luck
M'll

[nehmah]

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

[fluter]

If it won't be offensive, I will look for gentlemen whose pictures give some idea of size. Cordially, Nehmah

Better yet, you could join their social group called "The Gentlemen of Substance." Look under the Community menu up top.

One of our resident kiltmakers --- and I suspect she got this from a native Scot --- used to say, "If a gentleman has a bit of a corporation, ..." My favorite was my southern US grandmother saying "embonpoint."

[nehmah]

Thank you, sir. I will do so. Cordially, Nehmah