So I want to make my husband a silk pyjama. But before ruining all the good silk, I'm testing in some poplin.
I was a bit too lazy to draft the pattern from scratch, so got one from Burda style instead. Going by their measurement chart, I should have graded up a size, to 58 for the chest. He's very athletic and has 117 around the chest.
Before grading I thought I'd check the pattern measurements tho and decided for size 56 - supposedly for a 112 chest. The pattern actually measures 132 - now that's a lot of ease!
What's more, at the across front, where he measures about 42, the pattern measures 50.
He looks like he's swimming in it!
The silk I've got it a sandwashed silk charmeuse, so very drapey. The poplin is nowhere near that drapey, but not stiff either.
Should I go for this size or should I take out some of that ease at the across front? Does anyone have any experience with men's clothing?