Reddit reviews Patternmaking for Menswear: Classic to Contemporary
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I think it's because sewing is predominantly female hobby, so pattern companies ignore menswear...
Burda magazine has some patterns
http://www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns?for=2&page=1
https://beta.burdastyle.de/shop/schnittmuster/herren
You can also try to learn pattern drafting with these books
https://www.amazon.com/Pattern-Cutting-Menswear-Winifred-Aldrich/dp/1405182938
https://www.amazon.com/Patternmaking-Menswear-Gareth-Kershaw/dp/1780670168
https://www.amazon.com/Patternmaking-Menswear-Contemporary-Myoungok-Kim/dp/160901944X
Looks like maybe bleached e:
denimcanvas which you can then distress and dirty. You can then preserve that and get the "hard" layer by waxing it.This and this are good books for patternmaking. The second offers halfscale patterns that you can blow up and modify if you have access to a plotter.
Construction is going to be pretty difficult to learn, especially manipulating denim with a home sewing machine. You'll want to learn how to do a flat felled seam if you're working with denim. Unfortunately, the roping will be hard to achieve without a chain stitch machine.
I did an evening course at a local fashion college. You might be able to do it from a book but it really helps to learn from someone.
This is the book we used: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/160901944X/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542719945&sr=1&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=617d7599-160f-442a-a3ef-759ffecc7cda&pd_rd_wg=f8hWk&pf_rd_r=X68QNNEDRGRZH7CZX8RJ&pf_rd_s=mobile-sx-bottom-slot&pf_rd_t=9701&pd_rd_i=160901944X&pd_rd_w=MAox5&pf_rd_i=menswear+pattern+cutting+book&pd_rd_r=19bf5ce2-c136-4cbd-a1c1-fef93cc0a45b&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65