Howl's Pants (Howl's Moving Castle)

[nequittezpas]

I'm going to be starting work on a Howl and Sophie cosplay for my friend (Sophie) and myself (Howl). I've done other cosplays before, so I'm pretty confident in my abilities to handle Sophie's dress, Howl's shirt, and even his dreaded jacket. What I'm more worried about is Howl's tight fitting pants. The following is the only real picture I could find:

www.medienobservationen.lmu.de/artikel/kino/bilder/howl_2.jpg

For those who are familiar with the movie, you know that Howl's pants are high-waisted and fit very tightly to his body. This is where I encounter the problem: not only am I not confident in my ability to make pants (previous efforts have been... interesting), those pants can go wrong in a lot of ways. I'd love to be able to but a pair like that, but the style isn't exactly all over the place. Plus, there's the tiny problem that Howl is a man and I am a woman. With pants that tight, I need something to hide my womanly curves-- and, as many may know, the best way to do that is to not wear tight clothing.

Any tips, good pattern/fabric suggestions, products, or ideas about how to hide my girl hips and thighs are welcome.

[Kadaj]

You could always check goodwill, they have loads of weird clothes. (I get half of my cosplay clothes from there. XD)

[pikachusweetie]

Yeah, I definitely recommend Goodwill or a local thrift store. I found pants for my Speech Team attire like that. You'd be surprised what you can find in stores specializing in all kinds of clothing. ^^ And, as for the tightness, well...you could get the kind of pants that are just tighter up top and then just hang down straight-legged(I fail at describing things, sorry. XDDD). Even though it wouldn't be skin-tight, it would make your curves disappear, or at least be diminished. Hope that helps. :3

[Findabarr]

maybe really long leggings???