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it is smart, tailored, chic, elegant. and i wanted one. i just didn't want to pay $4000 for it. obviously, i did what any enterprising sewist would do when faced with the absurdity of a $4000 jacket: i set out to make one.
Construction:
after redrawing the pattern pieces to conform to my princess sloper--which involved flattening the curves at the front and back princess lines, tucking out about an inch in the back, and a few other tweaks, i had to figure out the best way to cut the striped fabric to maintain any sense of integrity and matching. i folded the striped fabric in half and pinned in place, tracing the stripes down certain pattern pieces that needed to be matched to others. for the side panels, i cut them on the bias so that i would get a matched diagonal stripe.
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i made the project on my new featherweight and i embroidered the front panel with a motif from McCall 909. love!!
more photos, tailoring techniques, finished project cross-posted at puu's door of time.