Inspiration...Jacket

 It seems like summer inspiration just started.  However, fall and winter is showing up in the stores.  We will start with a jacket:

This is the Akris punto Cashmere-Wool Bomber Jacket.  Price tag: $1490.00.  Details:  Stand collar, button front, long sleeves, yoked back, side flap pockets, virgin wool - cashmere, cupro lining.

I love everything about this jacket.  It remembers me of the Seamwork Rhett jacket.  Here is the line drawings:

Pattern changes would be to modify the collar, add a flap, a back yoke, and no back seam.  I have made a variation on the Rhett jacket and you can see my version here.    Here is another pattern that might provide a similar look:

This is the Merchant & Mills Ottoline Jacket pattern.  It has a two piece sleeve that would help with fitting and it has a yoke.  It has a little more details than the Seamwork pattern.  The link provided is for a paper pattern.  If interested in a pdf or larger sizing, go directly to the Merchant & Mills website.

Neither of these patterns include a lining option.  If the jacket is not make from wool, you might not need a lining.  Entirely up to you.

Hope you are inspired to start your jacket/coat sewing early for fall/winter.  It would certainly be nice to have the jacket ready to go when Mother Nature decides to cool it off.

Happy Stitching!