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Chanel-inspired jacket with Lagerfeld dress
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I totally fell in love with this Burda 7303 pattern the moment I saw it. Because the style is so versatile and can be worn for many years, I bought an expensive Anne Klein wool boucle and lined it with a silk lining. I spent a lot of time cutting out the fabric and even interfaced the whole jacket with a jacket weight interfacing. I was worried about not being able to find a good trim, but luckily I found something that was nice and sparkly to match the fabric. I probably spent about 10 hours on this jacket from beginning to ending because there is a little bit of hand sewing as well.
I absolutely LOOOOOVE this jacket and have worn it many, many times. I wore it to a black-tie wedding with my Karl Lagerfeld dress that I got from a friend on a film set sale, where I received a lot of compliments on the jacket. I also like to wear it with a black turtleneck or oversized black or grey t-shirt with leggings and over-the-knee boots, tres chic. No one can believe that I made the jacket myself.
Material Notes
Wool
Silk
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Jan 26, 2012, 07.13 AMby Luiza Grooks
the jacket is timeless and it looks like it is from expensive chanel shop. well done!
Jan 1, 2012, 02.56 PMby bohemiannow
Stunning! Well done!
Dec 28, 2011, 08.46 AMby poppykettle
The boucle fabric is a gorgeous colour – well done on a nicely finished jacket!
Dec 27, 2011, 04.53 PMby mememe-1
This jacket is absolutely gorgeous! Such a nice style, I bet it’s very easy to match it with any kind of clothing – looks like it can go perfectly with everything!
Dec 27, 2011, 02.54 PMby Priscilla Folley
Very cute and elegant! Nice work!
Dec 27, 2011, 08.53 AMby mandan
Great job! And it’s really versatile. I guess you will wear it very often. :)
Dec 27, 2011, 06.28 AMby monikapullerits
I absolutely love it! Its exactly something i want to do myself. Nice pocketflaps, or are there pockets too? Looks something out of an expensive shop ;) And that should tell you that you did a great job people compliment your jacket instead of your dress :)
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Dec 27, 2011, 05.43 PMby smurfette2010
Thanks!!!
It’s just a pocket flap but you can easily convert it to a real pocket. I think BurdaStyle has a tutorial on how to make welt pockets.