RPMFG

yo, cheers to sewing jeans yourself!

my advice is - yeah, practice straight-stitching. look at the edge of your foot, not the needle. take it easy on the styling, it looks well-thought out and interesting, but try for something more traditional if you're looking for wider appeal. keep it simple.

to leave the selvedge the same, the process would need to go something like this (for a topstitched inseam, not felled):

1 - undo the whole hem

2- rip the outseam up to where the taper would begin

3 - rip the topstitching on the inseam to the same point

4 - with the jeans inside out, iron the inseam flat, stitch the new taper line

5 - serge parallel to the this line, which removes the extra material

6 - continue the topstitching on the inseam

7 - redo the outseam in the same exact place

8 - redo the hem, may require re-cutting.

so yes it's possible, but it is quite a bit of work. and the tailor is likely going to run into issues continuing the topstitching in an attractive way. it's the kind of thing I would attempt for the right price, but with no guarantee. and I think most tailors would cringe at sewing heavy denim.

these lvc 605 orange tag have both inseam and outseam felled? do any other brands do this? I've never seen that before. not even really sure how it's possible to sew that.

lovely belts!