Several months ago, so long ago, in fact, that it was over a year ago, I think, I came across a rather spectacular find at the local Goodwill up on 35th ave and Greenway. I found a pair of what we refer to as "bondage pants" for $15. Marked down this nicely, near as I can tell, because they are missing the chains that clip on. Well, I can't wear the chains at work anyway, and I can sew, so I can create more chains for them...I snagged them since they were my size and seemed MADE for me. This sparked discussion from my wonderful Silver, who is 6'5" and 300 some odd pounds, that he wished they made bondage pants and his size. And if they did, that they didn't cost so damn much. At the same time, he was lamenting the lack of cargo pants in his size, since he puts a lot of stuff in his pockets. We scoured the shelves at our local Hell-Mart, only to find the biggest pants they carried were a 40 inch waist by a 30 inch inseam. Ok, so the only people with large waists must be short? This logic is flawed, for anyone who has seen the last 2 guys I've been involved with, as well as many of my ohauna...So, since pants flys are my nemesis, we bought the pants that were 40x30, had Silver try them on to see just how much I would need to take them in... And that was where they sat for the better part of a year, before I did anything with them.
Fast forward to last week, when the wee one had fall break (thus a vacation from the split shift I've been working) and I was able to pull the pants out and start working on them. Added a panel to the bottoms (kept the original hem, added length at about mid-calf) to make them a 38" inseam (add room for his boots so he doesn't look like he's waiting for a flood), and added 5 inch panels on either side to make what WAS a 40" waist a 49-50" waist. While I was doing this (since I had to pull the pockets off anyway to add the panels) I added trim and D-rings to make him his own version of bondage pants, as seen here. And yes, those chains going around from front to back, those are his poi leashes. He can spin whenever he wants now. And I fully expect that the twill used on the panels will soften up with washing, and fade to match the rest of the pants.
from the front:
Side:
And the back:
