I helped my daughter make a set of chaps.  We used the old Tandy free pattern to make a set of shotgun chaps. The leather was something I bought at a sale without a distinct use in mind.  The patterns was pretty easy to follow, and she wears the chaps on a regular basis as a regular garment (fashion). We made the yokes out of the same leather ad the rest of the chaps, Laura liked that they matched, but I think that for the next pair of chaps I'll try to make the yokes stand out a bit