Saturday, February 13, 2016

Welcome to the circus

Hi everyone! Welcome to 2016!!! I just realized that this is my first blogpost of the year... Hmm.
Life has been extremely busy lately, and I have hardly had the time and energy to sew. But when my son announced that they would have a circus week at school, I couldn't resist...
I've been wanting to sew such a jacket ever since seeing Max California's winning boy outfit for the Project Run and Play Season 6 (back in 2013...). Of course, I was also inspired by the famous Stella McCartney military jackets, and by this jacket from Petit a Petit & Family.
The outside is made of blue velvet and the red lining is made of an old curtain, both from my stash.
 
The pattern is self-drafted, by combining Sofilantjes' ADV tee with a pattern of a cropped jacket that I found in an old Knippie (a Dutch pattern journal). The jacket is slightly cropped at the back, while the front is angled down a bit.
As my everyday style is getting more basic and less colourful, it was really fun to go all overboard with the gold trims and buttons. 

I'm really happy with how it turned out, and I think he loves it too. A fun colourful jacket for my bright and colourful boy!

21 comments:

  1. It's an awesome jacket! I know I've been seeing sneaks of itin places! LOVE it!

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  2. It's fabulous. Perfect for circus day but I also really like it as an everyday jacket. Boys look so cool in fun fashion and this one reminds me of Michael Jackson in his prime!

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  3. Beautifully done!! He looks very happy with it!! Great!

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  4. LOVE it! I'm such a sucker for these jackets so I clicked through and was pleasantly surprised ^_^ It reminds me I need to make another one to fit him now that' sit 2016 D:

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  5. Geweldig! Een echte kleine circusdirecteur!

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  6. Het jasje staat hem goed! Mooi die velours stof!

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  7. What a gorgeous jacket! And it's so nice to see a boy who loves bright colours and wearing something a bit different.

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  8. So fun to see this challenge made for a boy! I thought about doing something for my son but my inspiration well ran dry! LOL! I need to save this idea for future projects!

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  9. How about a post on how you did the gold trim on the front of the jacket. I've been a fan of those Stella McCartney jackets and would like to see how you did it.
    Deborah

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  10. Thanks for joining me in making a BOY look for All That Glitters! Wasn't it fun? I love this jacket and hope he wears it for more than just Circus Day.

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  11. This is so fun!! I'm with Audrey - I love seeing boy-sewing for PR&P! All the details look so great - and you can tell he loves it just by looking at the pictures!

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  12. That jacket is so great! I always love a good boy jacket

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  13. Oh wow, this looks so professional and your little guy looks SO cute in it!

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  14. This jacket is seriously awesome! Wow!

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