Despite some negative comments when this was in the muslin stage, I persevered with it. Boy, am I glad I didn't listen to the negative comments. Is a bike jacket the best jacket for my figure, nope, do I care, NOPE! I love it and can't wait to wear it.
I just zipped it all the way up for the photo. I highly doubt I'll wear it like this unless I'm outside and it's freezing.
It's bunching a bit in the back in this photo. It actually sits ok normally.
I lined it with some satin charmeuse from Fabric.com. I'd thought about making a dress with it but thought it looked really cool inside this coat. I still have some left though. It was very nice to work with.
My zipper is short by an inch. My local indie didn't have one I liked in the right length. So, since this picture was taken I added a snap like the others to the top corner.
I added the epulets on to give the impression of wider shoulders.
I was confused by how they wanted the cuffs done. This was the only thing I had to rip out and redo. I cut the cuff the length they suggested but if you put it on there was no overlap to add a closure. I lengthened the cuff by and inch so I'd have an overlap.
One of the versions had zippers on the pockets and another had the flaps. I chose the flap version because I didn't want to have to order special zippers. My local indie has a great selection of wonderful snaps.
