Thread: Melodia-like pants for long-legged ladies

I am looking for a funky pair of pants to wear out, to concerts, out dancing, etc. I love the look of Melodias, but it doesn't appear that they come long enough. The longest have an inseam of 35, and the web site recommends ordering a little longer than your regular inseam due to laundry shrinkage, etc. 35 is the shortest inseam I can wear without feeling like I should be in a flood, so I'd be worried those would be too short. I usually alter my dress pants for my job, but that wouldn't work with Melos.

Does anyone know of resources for funky pants that come longer than that, or vendors that will do custom orders? I'm a six-footer if that helps.

Sharifwear has pants for people with really long legs. I have some of their items on my site, but you can also get from them directly (SharifWEAR.com - Original designs for divas who dance - Perfect for clubs, classes and performances - Salsa, Gypsy, Tribal, Oriental, Egyptian, Belly Dancing) and a couple other people.

I think Magidawear (I may be misspelling it) makes custome stuff too, as does L.Rose

Geisha Moth also does similar dance pants and offers a wide range of lengths. she's on tribe.

L Rose Designs makes jazz pants any inseam length you want. I have several in varied fabrics and colors, and I love them.

If you want something a little funkier than jazz pants, try Geisha Moth. She has a variety of cool pants designs. Some are sort of "normal" cuts/styles of jazz pants but made in funky fabrics, and others are really creative styles of pants.

I buy her "Gams" inseam length which is 34-35 inches, and it's long enough for me. (It's better than the Melodia 35-inch inseam.) The first time I ordered "Gams" pants from her, she asked whether I was really sure I wanted them that long, because before me only one person had ever bought a pair that long.

She also has a "Supa" inseam length of 36-37 inches, but I think she commented once that no one has ever ordered that. She doesn't make either Gams or Supa inseams in her normal everyday stock, you have to do a custom order. I've done several.

It takes a bit of a commitment to buy from Geisha Moth if you need a size that she doesn't normally make - such as my l-o-n-g inseams. You have to stalk her tribe on tribe.net at Geisha Moth Designs - tribe.net waiting for her to announce that she's taking orders for custom work, and then pounce quickly. I suggest sending her a private message on tribe.net introducing yourself and inquiring about what it would take to get pants made with the inseam length you need.

Here's the lace-up style made in a soft velvet:

http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload...5-21b24e585795

http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload...2-353bb8851809

Here's Patchwork Playground (black velvet pants with colorful velvet prints up the side seams):

http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload...6-68d5aaa9f727

http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload...c-a6243798ba79

Thanks for the resources everyone! Those Patchwork Playground pants are adorable Shira!

Whenever my short friends complain about buying petites I just have to sigh. So much easier to shorten than to lengthen. If something isn't long enough, it just plain isn't long enough. I guess there's just no winning.

Shira, your Geisha Moth pants are adorable!!! Someday I'll order from her, but there are just so many options with regard to pant style and fabrics that I can't make up my mind! I'll definitely get the "gams" length, though. (May I ask how tall you are?) I am happy to hear that they are nice and long.

I have a friend that sews that makes me custom Fauxlodias. She made me a pair of plain black ones with a 36" inseam, and then I just wear that pair underneath the authentic Melodias that I have (which of course would look too short on me if I wore them on their own). It makes a nice ruffly layered effect down by my feet.

Originally Posted by nimah

Shira, your Geisha Moth pants are adorable!!! Someday I'll order from her, but there are just so many options with regard to pant style and fabrics that I can't make up my mind! I'll definitely get the "gams" length, though. (May I ask how tall you are?) I am happy to hear that they are nice and long.

Hi Nimah! I'm 5'10", but I'd probably be more like 6'1" if I didn't have scoliosis. (My husband is 6'1", and I wear a longer pants inseam than he does!)

Instead of feeling overwhelmed by Mothy's selection, just start keeping an eye on her tribe, and watching for when she announces the option to place a custom order. If you like what she's offering, go ahead and place it. That's how I get my stuff. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so well Mothed, because she doesn't make any "gams" length for her standard ready-to-wear offerings.

Thanks for the tip, Shira! I'm 5'9", so it's good to know that the gams length will be good. I kept looking at her eBay listings, wondering why she never had any offerings in that length; now I know why! :)

I wear a longer pants inseam than my 6' boyfriend, too. When I saw that he was wearing pants with a 32" inseam, but I prefer 36" for myself, it puzzled me at first. But then the lightbulb came on--the rise on mens' pants is a lot lower than it is on womens' pants. If the crotch part of the pants hangs lower, of course the inseam will be shorter. :Abiggrin: