pants into a skirt

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hey you guys
i wam wanting to turn a pair of pants into a skirt
but i do NOT like the pattern that has the flap across it
like this:

nope nope nope. i hate that flap. i think it's hella ugly.

i am thinking of pinching the extra fabric in the front and sewing it and then cutting off the excess.
if that makes any sense

i want a pants skirt like this:


and in the back i am thinking of cutting the top in the middle to make "v" (since the wasit is too tight) and then making it open in the back for me to put lacey layers in.
like this:



any advice? would this even work?

note: the pants are men's slacks and i want to keep the side split up. :)