18th century jacket

Coats are one of my favourite garments because they are pretty and there isn't a maximum to how many you can own. Coats are important when the weather is chilly, they're the garment which people will see you in most of the time. I've been wanting to make an 18th century coat for some time now to use as an everyday fall and spring coat. I've been thinking about a male overcoat form the Napoleonic wars but I doubt the silhouette would look so flattering over modern day clothing.

One of the models that I liked

 I then stumbled upon some rather stunning riding habits and decided that they would make a better coat for me.

1750 I like how it's fuller in the back.

1760 I really like the silhouette and the pockets

I got Reconstructing history's early 1700's riding habit pattern and a woll fabric as a Christmas present.

Sooo exited to use one off their patterns

The fabric from Korps

Neither the fabric or the pattern has arrived yet and I haven't done a sketch either. I don't know if I'm going to do lapels or go without and I'm a bit scared but very exited about making my first coat.

The evolution of a renaissance ensemble

In 2012 I started sewing a renaissance ensemble, it was my fist self made costume. It was not a historically correct as it could have been but I think I did good for my first try. I made it for a renaissance fair set in the 1580's.

Simplicity 9256- The pattern I used

2012 on the drawbridge

With a bumroll and gigantic sleeves you feel gorgeous!

The following year I made an underdress to go under a lot of my historical dresses, I know that it is not the way of the renaissance maidens to wear so few garments but I wanted to get the clown like sleeves away.

2013- Peasant eating a candied apple

I skipped the bumroll because I strived for more of a peasant look.

2014- Green and green is always the answer

This year I made a new bodice and a coif,  I used patterns from The Tudor tailor. I am not married so I shouldn't wear a coif but I had cut my hair short just before so I decided it was better to pretend to be married than to be inaccurate. I am going to ad a skirt to the bodice and sew a partlet before next time.