Camel Jacket (Simplicity 8093)

If you follow me on instagram stories and snapchat, you may have seen this jacket aaaages ago when I first made it–in August! Obviously, it was much to hot to model it then, and it has been hanging in my closet ever since, waiting for the weather to cool down. Well, it\’s cooled down a bit (like, from 90 to 75 degrees, ugh) so here it is! I styled it with my new Birkin flares (love them!) and a second Ogden cami in the same fabric as the one linked but in lavender, like the lining of the jacket.

Simplicity 8093\’s jacket is a very simple, easy-to-make pattern with a couple of cute details that set it apart. I\’m not typically drawn to the Mimi G releases but I just had to copy her little cardi-blazer. The little notches in the neckline are a very cute nod to a more structured blazer but in a pattern that is easy enough for a beginner! The body is constructed with front, side, and back panels give it a nice boxy but flattering (I think) shape. The silhouette is similar to a lot of 60s skirt-and-jacket sets, but most of the similar vintage patterns I have are just a front and back panel and a straight side seam–not as cute, even if it is more authentic! It would have been nice if the sleeves were in two parts as well, although I suppose I could draft them (tutorial here on Threads) if I felt called to. I used a lovely camel hair from Mood for the exterior of my jacket, copying the pattern envelope as I am wont to do. I have more of this fabric, so expect to see it again in a warmer coat form!

This was my first bagged jacket, and I was shocked by how easy it is! The lining of this jacket is made using the exact same sleeve, back, and side pattern pieces, and I think if I made it again I would either add a CB pleat for full range of motion or use a stretch lining. While the camel hair has a bit of give, the rayon bemberg (pretty sure) lining does not! I would also draft a back neck facing in the camel–the lining goes all the way to the top and bottom of the jacket (I think as a pattern simplification measure) and has a tendency to want to flip out at the top. I was a bit worried it would droop out of the botton, but it doesn\’t. The only internal structure as written is a fusible interfacing on the front facing panels, but I also added a bit of cotton batting at the shoulder seam.

As I pivot my wardrobe towards \”warm neutrals (plus a lot of pink)\” I am drawn to camel as a gorgeous three-season addition. How many camel items are too many? I\’d love to have this little cardi-blazer and a camel hair 4-in-1 coat and a camel version of this swoon-worthy lilli ann number… too much?? What do you think?

xoxo,

allie