January 2009
My first modern tailoring project. I have had some experience with 16thC tailoring (using canvas and horsehair and felt to shape and support a doublet) but this was to test modern fit and tailoring.
I had pulled apart a suit jacket some time ago to learn the shapes and layering of interfacings and linings and some of the seam placement. However as it was ready to wear I ignored a few areas of fitting problems such as the deep armscye.
The original movie uniforms used 20thC tailoring techniques used in military uniforms and civilian suits. What they did not have was a single example of a women's garment. So I had to work out where to alter the seams to not just allow for the curves of a female body but also for what those alterations do to the stretch of seams and thus the surface and support of the garment.
The fabric is a viscose polyester mix and to counter this I lined it in a soft but smooth linen.