Layercake Wool Baggies - Made to Order
Regular price Discounted price £199.00All colour/size combinations shown here are made to order. You will receive your baggies 2-4 weeks after making your purchase. When purchased together with ready-to-ship items, your entire order will ship when your made-to-order Layercakes are ready.
Find Linen Baggies HERE.
Looking like a cross between trousers and a skirt, our Baggies are the most comfortable, popular trousers we have made to date, in 100% pre-shrunk linen, wool or Organic Cotton Jersey. Our customers tell us they "live in them". They will effortlessly blend in with your existing wardrobe, are practical (look at those HUGE pockets!), make you feel great AND confident that you will receive compliments whenever you wear them. The Jersey Baggies are fabulous for lounging at home but are also very wearable when going out AS WELL AS worn under your linen or wool Baggies in Winter.
They are available in 2 sizes and 2 lengths, measurements found in the size guide below.
So why the extra pockets low on the legs? Two reasons:
1. they add great swing when you move in them
2. they enhance the rounded balloon-shaped silhouette
(and for those who work with balls of yarn, they are great yarn bowls when on the move or when you are working with more than one colour!)
The Slow Wardrobe sizes
We follow our own sizing system, recognising that the traditional system of "ladies dress-sizes" does not account for body shape and height. See how The Slow Wardrobe sizes relate to body measurements HERE.
Trousers
These garments are designed to fit a very wide range of sizes and heights, from a UK size 10 to 28. Check these garment measurements to give you an idea of their dimensions. All trouser and skirt lengths are measured from the top of the waistband down to the bottom of the hem, along the side seam.
Baggies: 2 sizes in 2 lengths
| Measurement - cm / in | Baggies - Small | Baggies - Large |
| UK size | 8-16 | 16-28 |
| Waist relaxed | 65 / 25.5 | 80 / 32 |
| Waist fully extended | 120 / 47 | 126 / 50 |
| Hips | 140 / 55 | 163 / 64 |
| Length - Regular | 95 / 38 | 95 / 38 |
| Length - Long | 105 / 42 | 105 / 42 |
Custom sizes
We do everything we can to be truly size-inclusive. We can highly individualise your Layercake, by adapting the standard fit and/or choosing a non-standard fabric/colour.
Wool Care & Washing Instructions
Note: all Layercakes have washing labels sewn into them, usually in the left side-seam. We recommend washing wool as little as possible. Wool Layercakes tend not to be worn next to the skin and can be kept going for a long time before a wash is really necessary. Any spills etc. can most easily be removed by spot-cleaning with some water and a cloth.
When it is time to wash, we recommend hand-washing. Wool cycles of different washing machines vary, so while you know your washing machine best, if in doubt stick to hand-washing. There are a number of hand-washing detergent brands (we sell Soak) that can be added to the water, add the garment, wet it thoroughly and then just let it sit. Take the garment out of the water, no rinse necessary, and put it dripping wet in the washing machine for a short spin cycle and hang to dry. Wool Layercakes can also be dry-cleaned.
Our Wool
We produce wool Layercakes in smaller quantities compared to linen, so we rarely have fabric custom-woven for us. The rest of our wool fabrics have been woven in the UK by other manufacturers, but become surplus to their production needs. This gives small businesses like The Slow Wardrobe access to high-quality, often custom-woven wool fabrics in small quantities.