👖 Wide Leg Palazzo Trousers — PDF Sewing Pattern
7 sizes, XS–3XL · Front drape panels · Tie front waist with elasticated back · 1 cm seam allowance included · A4, US Letter and A0 · Layered files
Most wide-leg trouser patterns are a rectangle with an elastic waistband. These are not.
A deep drape panel falls from the waist down the front of each leg and opens as it descends — which is why they read as designed rather than made at home, and why they move the way they do when you walk. It is one construction detail, and it is the whole difference.
The waist does two jobs at once. At the front, a flat waistband with a self-fabric tie and soft gathers, so it looks like a trouser you had to fit. At the back, a plain elasticated casing, so it fits like one you did not. You get the front of a tailored trouser without a zip, a fly, or a waistband to adjust — which is exactly why this works as a beginner pattern rather than one that is merely labelled beginner. The seams are straight, the closure is a casing, and there is nothing in it to fit.
✔️ 7 sizes, XS through 3XL
✔️ 1 cm (3/8″) seam allowance already built into every pattern piece — nothing to measure, nothing to add before you cut
✔️ A4 (44 pages) and US Letter (43 pages) files for printing at home
✔️ A0 file for copyshop printing (3 sheets, one piece per sheet), with no taping
✔️ Layered PDF — switch off every size but yours in Adobe Reader and print one clean outline, saving paper and ink
✔️ Illustrated step-by-step guide with diagrams, size chart and fabric quantities for every size
📏 Sizes (body measurements)
XS: waist 61 cm (24″) · hip 86 cm (33.9″)
S: waist 66 cm (26″) · hip 91 cm (35.8″)
M: waist 71 cm (28″) · hip 97 cm (38.2″)
L: waist 76 cm (29.9″) · hip 102 cm (40.2″)
XL: waist 84 cm (33.1″) · hip 109 cm (42.9″)
2XL: waist 94 cm (37″) · hip 119 cm (46.9″)
3XL: waist 104 cm (40.9″) · hip 129 cm (50.8″)
Choose by hip: the waist is gathered and elasticated, so it adapts.
XS: hip 96 cm (37.8″) · leg width at the hem 86 cm (33.8″)
S: hip 101 cm (39.8″) · leg width at the hem 89 cm (35.2″)
M: hip 107 cm (42.1″) · leg width at the hem 93 cm (36.7″)
L: hip 112 cm (44.1″) · leg width at the hem 97 cm (38″)
XL: hip 119 cm (46.9″) · leg width at the hem 101 cm (39.8″)
2XL: hip 129 cm (50.8″) · leg width at the hem 108 cm (42.5″)
3XL: hip 139 cm (54.7″) · leg width at the hem 114 cm (45.1″)
Inside leg 78 cm (30.7″), drafted for a height of 168 cm (5′6″), with lengthen/shorten lines on every piece.
〰️ Deep drape panel down the front of each leg
🎀 Self-fabric tie at the centre front waist
📏 Full-length, very wide leg
🚫 No zip, no fly, no buttons, no fitted waistband
✂️ Fabric & Notions (size M; all sizes in the pattern)
Fluid woven fabric, 140 cm (55″) wide: 2.6 m (2⅞ yd) — or 112 cm (44″) wide: 3.7 m (4 yd)
Elastic, 3 cm (1 1/4″) wide: 36 cm (14″)
Light fusible interfacing: 20 cm (1/4 yd)
This is the decision that makes or breaks these trousers, so it is worth a moment.
The whole design depends on drape. The panels only open, and the leg only falls in soft folds, if the cloth is fluid enough to obey gravity: viscose (rayon) crepe or challis, Tencel or lyocell twill, sandwashed cupro, or a soft viscose-linen. In a fabric with body — quilting cotton, poplin, canvas, stiff twill — the same pattern produces something that stands away from the leg and holds its own shape. It is not a small difference; it is a different garment.
Choose something soft that falls: hold a length of it over your hand and see whether it drops into folds or props itself up. If it props itself up, it is the wrong cloth for these. A warm olive, sand or black shows the drape panels beautifully.
1️⃣ Buy the pattern — your download link appears straight away
2️⃣ Open the layered file, switch on your size and print it, or take the A0 file to a copy shop
3️⃣ Cut — the seam allowance is already included
4️⃣ Sew the seams, add the waistband, thread the elastic, hem, and wear them 👖
Warm weather and holiday wear · Layering with a t-shirt or a knit in cooler months · A first trouser project, with no zip to learn · Making a second pair once you know the fit
This is a digital PDF sewing pattern. Nothing physical will be shipped. Your files are available to download immediately after purchase.
Print at 100% or Actual Size — never Fit to Page — or your sizes will not come out correctly. Colours may look slightly different from one screen to another. This listing is for the pattern only, not finished trousers.
