My coat for 12th Night is getting quite close to done. Needs hemming & a short collar. But I will probably go sleeveless at this point. See, I still have this crazy idea to wear it over the 1530s gown as more of a giornéa or perhaps it might be called a cioppa — either are types of loose overgowns worn by Italian women of the 15th-16th centuries, though I think the first one is typically open at the sides as well as the front, while the later is a more generic term. Anyway, it’s sewn, lined, the armcyes are finished off, & I even tacked two pockets into the lining, I also have some trim from The Stash plus toggles bought of eBay for down the center front.
Inside pocket (with eyeglass case for scale)
Planned trim for coat
Italian overgown, in progress
This looks great! Look at your killer pattern matching – go you! 🙂
Thanks! With gorgeous fabric like this (which I’ve been hoarding for years), I really had to make sure it lined up right.
Those frogs are a great color match. I’m impressed you got them from ebay.
I ordered 2 different kinds, the red/burgundy & some gold, hoping one would match. The gold were too shiny, but these ones worked!
Inside pocket – great idea! I’m totally adding one whenever I get around to making one of those for myself!
The pockets are each big enough to hold my iPhone (which I’ll only really need at 12th nite, of course), & they’re on the side seams so they shouldn’t interfere with how the coat hangs.