tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post5049017234130625276..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Color Blocking on the BrainPeter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-79188029982540836572013-11-15T18:35:00.125-05:002013-11-15T18:35:00.125-05:00You've got a diagonal element with those white...You've got a diagonal element with those white shells in the blanket fabric, which you might want to take into account.<br /><br />For a subtle menswear version, see George Strait at the 2013 Country Music Awards.Luhttp://none.none.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-88549659415684185742013-11-05T15:09:13.253-05:002013-11-05T15:09:13.253-05:00Be careful with the patterned blanket, your coat c...Be careful with the patterned blanket, your coat could look like a Hawaiian shirt!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991194425185994598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-61964352781433142722013-11-05T12:55:49.556-05:002013-11-05T12:55:49.556-05:00I don't know. I was always "the creative...I don't know. I was always "the creative one" in the family!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-20386682527890066342013-11-05T12:54:17.831-05:002013-11-05T12:54:17.831-05:00Your fashion illustrations are terrific!
How did y...Your fashion illustrations are terrific!<br />How did you learn to draw with such panache?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-22662740261315961762013-11-05T04:16:11.413-05:002013-11-05T04:16:11.413-05:00Have you thought about placing the half orange bor...Have you thought about placing the half orange border on the chest-line and bicep lines?Sergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05423854116494784014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-135871158606939232013-11-04T22:43:37.799-05:002013-11-04T22:43:37.799-05:00I love your plans for this jacket, and I particula...I love your plans for this jacket, and I particularly like the top sketch for colorblocking with the printed pockets dropping down over the solid as in the Kenzo coat. This one is going to look great finished!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-60223253510893924862013-11-04T20:16:34.739-05:002013-11-04T20:16:34.739-05:00Please come to Australia and dress my husband who ...Please come to Australia and dress my husband who insists on white shirts, dull suits for business and juvenile tshirts on the weekend!!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622769905155059570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-88918785190930928472013-11-04T17:25:26.944-05:002013-11-04T17:25:26.944-05:00I love the Kenzo look, and although being a bit of...I love the Kenzo look, and although being a bit of a humpty dumpty myself i'd never cut a coat this way I think your slender figure will carry it off very well,, cut the sleves patterned to the front and plain to the back, it will be wonderful.crosspatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999663871787226503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-41363649965769778732013-11-04T17:25:00.289-05:002013-11-04T17:25:00.289-05:00You've got David Page Coffin commenting on you...You've got David Page Coffin commenting on your blog, Peter! You have arrived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-52633531635067788532013-11-04T11:27:16.524-05:002013-11-04T11:27:16.524-05:00As to interfacing, most blankets (including yours ...As to interfacing, most blankets (including yours to judge from the last photo) are a lot more fluid and soft than most coating wools. You'd not be likely to ever see folds and wrinkles of the shape and texture in your last image here in a typical coating, so unless that's exactly what you like about these blankets, I'd imagine you'll be happier with the final garment if it's interlined completely with perhaps a light canvas, or at least supported in the shoulders, collar/facings and hem with something firmer than the blankets. I'd be looking at tailoring linens or horsehair... To quote the redoubtable Kenneth King, "Remember this: The fashion fabric is only along for the ride!"David Page Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538959960447063231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-79773102003136989782013-11-04T08:17:14.857-05:002013-11-04T08:17:14.857-05:00Why don't you just have a straight hem instead...Why don't you just have a straight hem instead of the slight curved one that is in the pattern? If that was how you originally had planned your design, then why not alter the pattern a bit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-5076779420491945742013-11-04T06:24:00.635-05:002013-11-04T06:24:00.635-05:00I love I the first sketch. I wonder if you made th...I love I the first sketch. I wonder if you made the sleeves blue, would you have enough shell fabric for the front and back? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-51313538239525800152013-11-04T02:58:01.442-05:002013-11-04T02:58:01.442-05:00As long as everyone is opining. . . I think the Ke...As long as everyone is opining. . . I think the Kenzo coat and idea of chopping the coat in half horizontally, looks like Humptey Dumptey, or at least like my recollection of images of an egg shaped man with belt around the middle separating two colors. Not terribly flattering. So if this color blocking craze is irresistible I would vote for the vertically arranged elements, or even just pattern on the inside collar as someone suggested. But all in all, I can't help but note that Saturday's post pictured the unquestionably "beautiful" green coat, and this one seems to be struggling with images that might or might not be successful. Clearly different strokes.Papadesdeuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629184020220545924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-35155063891415479722013-11-04T02:39:43.260-05:002013-11-04T02:39:43.260-05:00I also prefer the first sketch.
And I think you...I also prefer the first sketch.<br />And I think you'd be right to follow the book about the interfacing. The jacket you are going to make is a somewhat casual shape. It's a less tailored style so it doesn't require you interfacing the heck out of it. And, as you wrote, those wool blankets are pretty thick already, so why add more bulk? I would seriously consider interfacing around the pockets though because blankets are somewhat loosely woven and the drape can do strange things at such pointsLaurianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602295642057814667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-17063958303870769992013-11-04T01:58:52.725-05:002013-11-04T01:58:52.725-05:00My favorite is the first sketch, but whatever you ...My favorite is the first sketch, but whatever you end up choosing will, no doubt, be fabulous. Not having quite enough fabric can be a pain, but sometimes the most incredible things happen because you have to get creative!Laura Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288197213619181028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-52338795194456044602013-11-03T23:00:47.804-05:002013-11-03T23:00:47.804-05:00#1, no question, in my mind anyway. You want to be...#1, no question, in my mind anyway. You want to be able to look back at this creation years from now and still feel the jangle of Fall 2013, no? That's the one. Exciting:)David Page Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538959960447063231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-4751501289640979162013-11-03T22:32:12.245-05:002013-11-03T22:32:12.245-05:00I liked the Kenzo coat the best when you posted va...I liked the Kenzo coat the best when you posted various possibilities to inspire your own design.Could you manage to use the border for the sleeve hems and still get the upper fronts and collar/facing out of the shells? the lower front and entire back could be the blue blanket. Looking forward to seeing your vision.BlossomTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888396395589797094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-65939695928323378382013-11-03T22:05:24.041-05:002013-11-03T22:05:24.041-05:00I'm going to put my two cents worth in and say...I'm going to put my two cents worth in and say that I like your second sketch best.... But I'm fascinated to watch how this project goes regardless of how you choose to place the fabrics!Beccie Leathley (Sew Retro Rose)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02088942931608827770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-61599299929110555392013-11-03T21:09:32.108-05:002013-11-03T21:09:32.108-05:00Peter -- I do think this needs some structure at t...Peter -- I do think this needs some structure at the top -- everything hangs from the shoulders and you are a thin sort of guy, so I vote for putting hair canvas in the front edges and in the chest - you could do one bit honkin' piece that curves toward the armscye (like a princess seam, if you follow me) and an extra piece in the chest/shoulder area. Even though the fabric is thick and heavy, it needs some structural support, I think; otherwise, I feel it will start to pull down and end up looking like a topcoat/pajama top. Toby Wollinhttp://www.kitchencountereconomics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-58090098363502458292013-11-03T20:49:13.497-05:002013-11-03T20:49:13.497-05:00The pattern on the shell blanket is really too lar...The pattern on the shell blanket is really too large to use it on the upper jacket and the lapels. Too mish mashy. Maybe the pattern at the bottom, (Could the hem line be straightened?) and then the shells on the lapels (woo, a poet!) would stand out against the solid blue background,Sewgrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359468032101537658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-24968199750582265342013-11-03T20:02:26.558-05:002013-11-03T20:02:26.558-05:00I really like the sketch with the bottom section r...I really like the sketch with the bottom section running up and down the front panel. Is there any way you can cut this section off and piece it together with the shells running horizontally? I think that would look fantastic and the plain collar then looks like it is framing your face. I am sure whatever you choose will be amazing! Good luck. Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012396131572723345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-5884557702976888762013-11-03T19:34:55.212-05:002013-11-03T19:34:55.212-05:00I like your first sketch best, with the sleeves pa...I like your first sketch best, with the sleeves part blocked as well as a plain back. Looking forward to seeing more updates.Debbie Ileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237352412615372174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-58865429660880288602013-11-03T19:33:18.009-05:002013-11-03T19:33:18.009-05:00Twue...although the curve is gentle and steam shap...Twue...although the curve is gentle and steam shaping the hem might enable the bottom stripe to curve a bit. Claire Schaeffer's books have a lot of information on steam shaping, which is easy (and fun) to do with wool. Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04668161467072636784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-57963812034698607962013-11-03T19:32:33.190-05:002013-11-03T19:32:33.190-05:00Although heavy, blankets don't have a crisp ha...Although heavy, blankets don't have a crisp hand, I'd interface the lapels and stabilize the shoulder seams. I like your second look the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-29486058766868124592013-11-03T19:25:28.196-05:002013-11-03T19:25:28.196-05:00I wasn't sure at first but I'm liking wher...I wasn't sure at first but I'm liking where you're going with this. Thinking about structure, I remember camp blankets to be heavy and over time your coat might get droopy. I'd use some basic tailoring on the shoulder, chest and across the back.lorenakittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560547401772928574noreply@blogger.com