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Post by Maggi on Apr 19, 2017 19:43:16 GMT -5
Hello gentlemen,
I have a pair of US leggings that are to large for my chicken legs, are any advices to tighten it or should I go with the old, cut and sew ?
Thanks in advance,
André M.
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2nd Bat
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Post by 2nd Bat on Apr 19, 2017 20:39:16 GMT -5
The most common issue with WW2 leggings on our corn fed, milk and beer drinking players is that they are usually too small! Yours is an unusual situation. I'll bet you could easily trade a larger size for a smaller size. Leggings ran from size 1 to size 5 with very few larger than size 3. Even size 3s are kind of hard to find. It would be a shame to cut a large size down.
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Post by Maggi on Apr 19, 2017 21:03:20 GMT -5
Mine is a size 3, but the bad part is that there is not smaller sizes avaliable in Brazil, due to the usual kind of people who pratice this hobby here and besides cutting, I could only import a smaller size, but our financial moment does not allow it. So I think I have only one way out, not the best way, as you sr. said "a shame", but... I also could go without the leggings, but I really LOVE that look. Thanks sr.
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Post by stuka on Apr 19, 2017 21:11:05 GMT -5
Well, if you didn't want to cut them for the sake of possibly trading them in the future you could try to tie them on under your pants and perhaps use tape to tighten them. That way you still have part of them showing but they are more functional. The picutres here are what it might look like to have the leggings under your pants 90thidpg.us/Research/Original/M1938Leggings/index13.htmlI don't know of any pictures of the FEB wearing them like that but I am sure it could have happened.
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Post by Maggi on May 3, 2017 10:53:46 GMT -5
I have tried this way that Stuka suggested and worked very well, this evening I will post a photo of the result. Thanks, André M.
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Post by CPL. Mills 2nd Rangers on May 9, 2017 19:42:31 GMT -5
What size are your leggings? I wouldn't cut down original leggings, if you must buy repro and cut them down. I have a pair of 1R original leggings I can sell you if you cant find any
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