I have constructed this Vogue Geoffrey Beene 1741 jacket at least six times and will keep making it! The shoulders are slightly dropped and it does not require shoulder pads. Sometimes a very thin shoulder pad is desirable to maintain shoulder support. It feels like a sweater when you wear it.Note: These patterns are Out Of Print. They are very hard to find. Every once in a while you might get lucky on Ebay or Etsy.
This one is made with raw silk. The button holes are 'windows'. Buttons are natural shell. I did not follow the directions for the pocket welt. I always construct a pocket welt with a diagonal side seam to eliminate the bulk on the side seam.
The rust and grey is a wool fancy tweed. The button holes once again are 'windows'. This type of button hole is particularly well-suited to loosely woven fabrics. Machine made buttonholes will tear away from loosely woven fabrics. Buttons are from Sawyer Brook Distinctive fabrics in MA.
This wool tweed has mohair and a few metallic threads woven in. I made Bound Buttonholes for this one.Fabric: Sawyer Brook, MA.
This is Vogue Geoffrey Beene 2195. It has a dropped shoulder. No lining. Angled shoulder yoke and cuffs.
I'm sure you could eliminate the cuff and have a plain sleeve too.
This is a medium weight Pendleton wool flannel. High quality woolens may not need a lining because they aren't itchy.
On a few of these jackets I did a partial lining to the back panel. I doubled the front panel to conceal the pockets and give the zipper more support.
This jacket works so well with pants for a more casual look.
It uses a 24 inch separating zipper.
Please let me know if you would like directions to create a welt pocket.
In my opinion, their envelope photo doesn't do justice to end product.
I turned the jacket inside out so you can see how I added the lining to the back plus I added a free-floating back 'stay' with an embroidery. This provides additional structural support to the shoulder hanger.
Pendleton wool of course.
