elizabeth

Presenting my final look for an 1890s inspired tailored coat!

Click below to read more about my tailored look and final critique!

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elizabeth

Our tailoring class time (4 hour class, 3 days a week) is now just work time until the end of the quarter critique. I think that's December 2 or 4. Then, on December 7, we have a final crit with all the faculty. The public is invited to this crit.. it's not advertised or anything, but our families, friends, and other students are all welcome to sit in on it. Anyway, the purpose of the final crit is to be scored by the faculty on a scale of 1-5. If we receive an average of 3-5, our designs will be entered into our hugely popular end of year fashion show.

The point is - we're not doing a whole lot of new stuff in tailoring right now. We're just working on our final designs in the fashion fabric, and applying the tailoring techniques we learned from the practice jacket, such as pad stitching, lining with wool canvas, etc.

I do have new work to show you, though. I decided since I was already halfway there, that I would finish my mock-up design to sell in my Etsy shop. I've put out so much money on supplies this quarter, it would be worth putting in an extra few days of work to get some return. I went back and fixed some of the mistakes I had made, put in the pockets, worked out my collar issues, lined it, and added some pretty metal clasps. I was absolutely in love with the final product, and I'm quite happy to report that it sold from my shop within three days of posting! Needless to say, it was a really exciting weekend for me, haha. With no further ado, here is my final mock-up!

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Tags: tailoring | mock-up | sample | sewing | design | final | stylized | 1890s | woohoo