After sitting on the pattern for waaay too long, I finally got up the gumption to sew Advance 7745 with some red wool that I snagged for super cheap at the thrift store. Needless to say, I love it.
I omitted the collar called for in the pattern, in part because I didn’t like it and in part because there wasn’t enough fabric! I’m thinking I’ll get a little white fur peter pan collar to finish it off for winter, and I might find a leopard print collar to swap out for fall and late spring. The pattern didn’t call for lining the jacket, but I opted to make up a quick lining with some leopard print stuff from JoAnn Fabrics. I was hoping for a plaid, but no such luck…
I was thinking of adding the belt at the bottom of the jacket (seen on the short-sleeved view on the pattern, barely) but I had quite a hard time picking buttons and finding a matching belt buckle might take a while. All in all though, I’m super happy with how it turned out!
More pictures of the project are on my blog here and some pictures of the skirt without a jacket over it are in this post.
Wow, I love it! A great colour and a great pattern! I particularly like that it is in fact a suit and you can wear them both as seperates or as a dress, I really should consider making such thing for myself.
And even if you say you wanted a plaid lining: that leopard print rocks!
Fab outfit!! Would look lovely with a fur collar
Beautiful, great styling in the photos too.
Beautiful outfit! I adore the colour choice against the leopard lining. The bound button holes are just so beautifully made as well xx
Thank you! But hahaha no… these are some of the sloppiest bound buttonholes I’ve managed to date. But thankfully they’re generally covered by buttons!
What a beautiful suit. It looks lovely on you.
I love this suit! And the choice of fabric is just perfect!