The Slim Hip pants are made out of stretch uncut cord from JoAnn's. This pattern didn't turn out very slim, IMO. I had to add a bit of elastic at the back waist to keep DD from having to pull them up all the time. The pintucks look pretty cute, and add a little RTW detail to the pants. I'm too lazy to do belt loops, although I'm trying to convince myself that they're worth the effort.