One of a three-jacket project to build tailoring skills.
For this jacket I made patch pockets using the original pattern pieces. The upper pocket pattern piece was not quite symmetrical, which I found curiously appealing. Fusible hair canvas in fronts. Bound buttonholes. This wool is actually shades of mossy greens, bought for a song at the Textile Center of Minnesota's annual Fabric Garage Sale. It was fun to use fabric from someone else's stash to make up this vintage-pattern garment.
The vent actually does hang straight, on me. This dress form is a bit too big. Alas, no vented sleeves on this one: I zealously mitered both sides and thus there was no overlap! So I slipstitched the sleeves closed.
Vintage pattern, McCall 4065, from 1941
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I love 1940's style jackets. Yours is wonderful!