Minnie Wilde’s High-Waisted Cuff Shorts

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Minnie Wilde’s High-Waisted Cuff Shorts

by Ann D'Apice and Terri Olson

It sounds like something out of a movie: Two strangers meet when they reach for the same item in the dollar bin of a Goodwill store. Later, they go into business together. Such was the real-life beginning of Ann D’Apice and Terri Olson’s professional relationship. After figuring out that they shared a love for reworking vintage clothes, the San Francisco pair founded Minnie Wilde, a label that riffs on classic coquettish fashion, in 2001.

D’Apice, who handles the business side, and Olson, the designer, are interested in the same thing: clothes that fit well, are constructed with care and consciousness, and that can’t be found just anywhere.

“It’s about the craft, not mass production”, Olson says. “The craft of clothing design, real design, not knock-offs, is a dying art”. To that end, all of Minnie Wilde’s pieces are made in limited quantities, often from recycled designer fabrics, and sewn from patterns that are drawn by hand.

Check out Minnie Wilde’s updated classics at their San Francisco boutique, or try your hand at their DIY cutoffs.

www.minniewilde.com

Lay the pants flat. Starting at the center of the crotch, measure 3 1/2” down the inseam of each leg and mark the spots with chalk.
Fold the pant legs in half lengthwise, so that the side seams line up with the inseams. Make a mark on each side seam, lined up with the inseam mark.
Connect the marks on each leg with a horizontal line. Cut along the lines and set the shorts aside.
To make the cuffs, start at the top of each cut-off pant leg, measure 3 1/2” down the inseam and mark with chalk. Mark the outer seams of each leg, connect the inseam and outer seam marks, and cut along the lines as you did in steps 2 and 3.
Turn the cuffs inside out. Fold up and pin a 1/2” hem at the bottom of each cuff (wrong sides facing) and stitch them down.
Pin the cuffs to their corresponding shorts legs, lining up the inseams and outer seams. The cuffs should still be inside out, with the hemmed edges at the bottom, you’ll be turning the cuffs up once they’e attached to the shorts.
Sew on the cuffs using a straight stitch and a 1/2” seam allowance.
Fold the cuffs up and pin. Stitch in place with a 1/2” topstitch.
Get (high) waisted!