The Betty Draper Suit

It must be Mad Men day in Sew Retroland! And here's my contribution...

So I was watching Mad Men a few weeks ago, when there was a shot of Betty wearing this:

I jumped off the sofa and went to check my patterns, and behold!

The pattern is Simplicity 7032 from 1967. I found it under a pile of rubbish at an antiques shop in Brighton and snapped it up for £1.50.

Here's my version:

More on my blog, including finished jacket post here and tutorial on sculpting scallops here :)