WAG Unitards

[ivyagogo]

We got our unitards the other day. For the most part, they aren't too bad. I was freaking out at first because they really don't fit on several of our girls. I am going to send those back for alterations. They really are pretty though.

We had our mock meet today and they looked okay. It is what it is. I tried to not make them too long. They sort of look more like 60s bathing suits! I don't think they will stick out like a sore thumb.

 

[Deleted member 14190]

Okay not to be disrespectful and I wasn't going to reply to this thread,,,, but one must ask,,,,, What country do you coach in and why a unitard? And yes the sizing is going to be a problem, I can see three of the kids leos look to be two sizes too big.

 

[ivyagogo]

Right here in the good old USA. Our GO insisted on it. I'm not going to rehash it again. The girl standing in first and the one in third are going back for resizing.

 

[Deleted member 14190]

Well not much you can do if the GO insists..... But it really is going to make them stand out....

 

[ivyagogo]

Yeah, I know. I tried. It was this or no team at all.

 

[COz]

Just curious, do they have a panel insert at the crotch (like a rectangle that goes down the legs)? Did they put elastic at the legs openings?

Did they end up getting made to measurements or set sizes?

 

[COz]

@coachp Here's the background http://www.chalkbucket.com/forums/threads/unitards-for-competition.45045/

 

[ivyagogo]

 

[ivyagogo]

No to the panel, yes to the elastic, yes to the custom. A few of them are too long and they bunch up around the crotch area. Those are the ones that are getting adjusted.

 

[COz]

Do they have a seam down the back?

 

[COz]

I wonder if the owner would (having now seen them) be OK with just a lowered hip leotard? Admittedly I'm not seeing them in real life, but they kind of just look like the lowered hips rather than legs.

I have made my DD both normal leotards and unitards and if making to measurements it *shouldn't* be harder to fit than a normal one.

Admittedly, I'm not sewing for a curvy girl. I use Jalie patterns which have an insert at the crotch which reduces the strain when they're in middle splits and presumably helps with the fit and has a seam down the back. That pattern doesn't have elastic at the legs and because of that there can be gape issues if the legs are short (which is why some people in the other thread were saying to get good undies). I had thought about putting in elastic at the legs but was worried that that would just make them ride up the legs and they'd stop looking like shorts.

 

[Jenny]

They look fine! The girls look happy! At least they won't get wedgies. Hope they enjoy being a team and competing for the first time.

 

[Jenny]

From the original pictures I thought they would look more like shorts. Other teams will soon get used to them don't worry.

 

[ivyagogo]

Yes, they have a seam down the back.

I thought they'd have more down the legs too. We went as short as I though I could get away with

 

[ivyagogo]

Rae rocks hers! The cut is actually really flattering on her. She came in today and said "This makes my butt look good!" Lucky her.

 

[sce]

I think they look great. Glad these girls get the chance to compete.

(which is why some people in the other thread were saying to get good undies)..

The undies was also because unitards can have worse wedgie issues than leotards. Good undies will smooth things out in the back.

 

[MaryA]

I think they're pretty. The girls look happy. It's all good.

 

[billise]

I chimed in on your original post and I will again. I like them! Sometimes moving away from the status quo is a good thing.

 

[Sasha]

Other than a few looking perhaps a tad baggy/loose/long in the torso(?) (hard to tell from just these pics), I think they came out well and are flattering overall. They do just look like a modest cut leo - kinda like the line of men's competitive swim bottoms. They are shorter than I'd imagined from the previous thread. Maybe you'll start a trend!

 

[ivyagogo]

Thanks everyone for the positive vibes