Showing posts with label Japanese coat 1-4. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japanese coat 1-4. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The completed trench coat

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The coat has actually been finished for awhile.  I was hoping to have a photographer and some gritty Asbury Park, NJ backgrounds.  But my ph...
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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Please don't call the couture police!

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Sewing a lining in by hand may be tres couture, but it's difficult to do and do well.  You probably all know how much I hate working wit...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Tackling the details

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The details of this coat have been both challenging and fun.  All of the small parts are made first and then they get incorporated into the ...
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Thursday, September 1, 2011

TC = { (a2 + b2 +(cde)} in other words a trench coat is equal to the sum of its details?

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For me a trench coat is all about the details.  There's just so much stuff going on! Epaulettes, storm flaps, belt loops here and the...
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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Ix-nay on the longer trench

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Although I would have like a longer coat, in the end it just wasn't possible.  In fact, I struggled for hours to get the coat as draft...
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Saturday, August 13, 2011

The trench coat muslin and a question

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The muslin for the trench coat is complete, so here I am with the first fitting.  Overall I'm pleased with the fit.  Why the sleeves ar...
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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Getting back to my roots

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Ok.  Getting back on track here.  I've decided to make the cover trench coat from the Japanese coat book.  It's been while, and I ...
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