Modeling My Finished Flight Suit - McCall's 2054!

Friends, the flight suit is finished and here I am wearing it!

Did I mention in my last post that it shrank a few inches in the wash?  I ended up adding a 5" wide panel to the bottom of each leg so that I would have some extra length in case I want to tuck it into boots, wear it rolled up or just leave it long.  I'll share a few shots of the shorter version (which honestly doesn't look bad) and the lengthened version as well.

Here's the shorter version.  It's fine but remember, the hem is unfinished, not turned up at all.

And here's the lengthened version:

I guess you can guess which one I prefer.  Here's the flight suit from the back.

Would it have been more practical to sew this entirely in one color?  Probably.  But the orange makes it a little more interesting.  Plus, with a jacket on top, the only orange visible is the collar and only if I'm wearing it down.  If I'm wearing the collar up you only see a little orange along the outer edge.  Plus the orange zipper and orange topstitching of course!

At the Chelsea Flea Market (before I added the extra length).

And that's it.  I don't think I have anything else to add about McCalls's 2054--it's an excellent pattern and very wearable.  I'm actually tempted to make another one in solid navy twill, but that may have to wait till next year.  Then again, next year is but a month away; time flies.  And in my new flight suit, I can fly with it!

Thanks for reading, everybody and happy sewing!

PS -- Simplicity also has a flight suit pattern, 8722, but I think the McCalls one is a little nicer.  Still, you might want to take a look: it has a fly shield and seems to include a hooded version.