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this was inspired by Balenciaga Resort 2013 collection had a brown jacket. i couldn't find brown so i made it in black. you will need some previous dart manipulation skills to create this just basic dart manipulation knowlege. if you don't know you can read a pattern cutting book or look it up on youtube. i learned how to do it from youtube.

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  • How to make a trench / mac. How To Make Leather Jacket Catwalk Fashion - Step 1
    Step 1

    First I shaped the sleeve pattern the sleeve used in the original was an enormous short flared sleeve. So i took a sleeve pattern cut the sleeve up at four even points. (if you don't have a sleeve pattern you can create one from a deconstructed sleeve. the overall length was 30 cm so I divided it by 4 to get an even proportional measurement. So I opened up the sleeve pattern 23 cm each panel because I wanted the sleeve to look big and exaggerated like the original.

  • How to make a trench / mac. How To Make Leather Jacket Catwalk Fashion - Step 2
    Step 2

    i cutthe sleeve pattern out in fabric this was a practic piece so i made it in calico

  • How to make a trench / mac. How To Make Leather Jacket Catwalk Fashion - Step 3
    Step 3

    i have a half front bodice pattern you cand create this by drawing around a LOOSE vest onto pattern paper. then once i drew the pattern piece i used the slash and cut method to create a side dart.so i cut from the shoulder point into the bust and from the waist i cut into the bust and then i cut cut from the side point into the bust and closed the shoulder dart and the waist dart. to open a side dart.

  • How to make a trench / mac. How To Make Leather Jacket Catwalk Fashion - Step 4
    Step 4

    i cut the pattern out two on the main fabric. then i sew the darts at the dart point marked out from the pattern

  • How to make a trench / mac. How To Make Leather Jacket Catwalk Fashion - Step 5
    Step 5

    i cut out the back pattern on fold. again if you don't have a back pattern it can be created from a vest.

  • How to make a trench / mac. How To Make Leather Jacket Catwalk Fashion - Step 6
    Step 6

    then fold the sleeve in half right sides together and sew.

  • How to make a trench / mac. How To Make Leather Jacket Catwalk Fashion - Step 7
    Step 7

    sew the front and back together and connect the sleeves. you don't need to hem it or over lock seams leather dosn't fray.

    i made this white on first then i made it in black leather.

  • How to make a trench / mac. How To Make Leather Jacket Catwalk Fashion - Step 8
    Step 8

    sorry this is step four this is how it should look when you have opened the dart

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