The
Fabric
This is the fabric and
trim I used for my jacket.
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The
Pattern
BWOF (Burda World of
Fashion Magazine) is now
Burda Style. Their
patterns are so timeless
that this is from 4/2004,
and still pertinent today.
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A Try
Out
As I hadn't made this type
of jacket in over 20
years, I decided to try a
few different methods of
quilting. After
this, the parallel lines
were my favorite.
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Step
One
This begins the basis of
how the jacket is put
together.
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Step
Two
The lining is cut exactly
the same as the fashion
fabric, and place on top
with wrong sides together.
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Step
Three
The lining and fashion
fabric are basted together
then quilted in whatever
design you have chosen. |
After
pressing
This is the basic
technique for all the
jacket pieces then, the
fashion fabric is sewn
together on the machine,
and the lining is attached
all by hand
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Close-up
All the loose threads are
worked back in between the
lining and the jacket.
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My new
label
What a great place for my
new labels!
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The
Shoulder
One of the couture
looks of a garment is the
sleeve head. If it
doesn't "pop", it isn't
couture
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Inside
View
This may not be the
traditional way to
complete the sleeve head,
however it is the way that
worked best for this
garment. I've seen
this technique used many
times in fine menswear, so
it didn't bother me to use
that here.
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Snow
Day(s)
This is a lot of the
reason I was able to get
so much hand work
done. It snowed and
snowed and snowed! |
Back
View 1
With the light from
one direction, the
quilting is hardly
noticeable.
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Back
View 2
With the light from an
entirely different
direction, the stitching
can be seen.
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Collar
One of my favorite
collars, is this stand up
collar to frame my face.
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Inside
A view of the
entire jacket
inside. The quilting
process allows for a
certain feel to the
jacket, similar to a
cardigan, only woven and
with much more
stability. The
jacket is like a warm
friend from the very
start.
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Famous
Chain
The Chanel jacket is not
complete without the
famous chain at the bottom
to weight the jacket just
enough that it hangs
properly.
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Finished!
Putting this jacket
together not only was fun,
and rewarding (I have one
now in my wardrobe which
has been missing for 15
years), but it reminded me
of the genius creativity
of Chanel herself.
The work and ingenuity to
create the technique of
this jacket is totally
admirable!
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The Movie
Here's a short video with
a close up of how the
jacket moves and some more
details. Be patient,
it's small but in a high
resolution! I put
this up on
YouTube as it's
easier to see. |
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