I'm getting ready to sew up my faux fur jacket for the
Wardrobe Basics SAL, but I'm on the fence about style and pattern. For reference, this is my fabric.
It is a faux mink from Fabric Mart in a chocolate brown color. I am planning to sew a jacket rather than a vest, and other than that, I'm really not sure what I want in terms of style. I've sewn up a couple of muslins. They are very different, and I was hoping that you would all weight in about what you like and dislike about each one.
The first is
Simplicity 2149. It is a hip length jacket with front princess seaming and raglan sleeves.
The fabric kept wanting to curl back, and I need more room in the back, which is why it is flying open at the hips. Still, the shape is there.
The 3/4 shot gives you a better look at the shaping, I think.
The second is
Burda Magazine 12/2010, number 117.
The sleeves are a little less extreme in fur, although Mitch got a good laugh at their expense.
This one would need an FBA, so I would have to figure out if I want to add another dart. It obviously wants one.
So, cards on the table, what do you think? Simplicity? Burda? Frankenpattern? Something else entirely?
