Jan 13, 2014

Alexander McQueen Jacket styled like Chanel


If you sew, I'm sure you like fashion and sometimes look for inspiration by looking at fashion show pictures or by visiting your favorite boutique. I also believe you sometimes copy your favorite designer and insert into your creations some details you saw on RTW garments. But, there are so many great ideas and you only have two hands and a limited time for sewing. How to pick an item to sew, a style to follow and a designer to copy? Sometimes the best solution is being practical and combining...

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That's exactly what I did with this jacket. Two years ago I found a picture of a leather jacket by Alexander McQueen. The jacket was just gorgeous - I loved the asymmetry, the zipper closure, the ranglan sleeves, and the fact it was a leather jacket. Ever since then I've been thinking of copying it. I even bought a light gold fake leather with imprinted snakeskin pattern. But I don't have much experience with sewing fake leather, so I'm reluctant cutting my gorgeous fabric. Instead, I'm still waiting for the right moment to come...

Meanwhile, I've been thinking of the alternatives, but no fabric seemed appropriate. Well, at least not until I saw a picture from the Chanel fashion show. Imagine the coincidence, I had an almost identical fabric in my stash, that had been sitting in my closet for years, waiting for the right pattern! I had an a-ha moment, and thought how McQueen jacket would look great if styled a bit differently...

A basis for the pattern is the Nora dress from Burda Style site; actually, the military jacket I made few years ago using the same pattern. Since the military jacket had ranglan sleeves and a peplum, it was a perfect pattern as a starting point - I only had to alter the front panels.

Instead of using a traditional Chanel braid as a trim, I decided to add fringe - this way, the trim is visible not only when the jacket is closed, but also when the flap is opened forming over-sized lapels.

Due to the zipper closure, the jacket looks rather casual and youthful, so I don't feel dressed  too formally or mature while wearing it. Just the right thing for me!

the jacket zipped up

half unzipped

half unzipped and with opened lapels

unzipped - my favorite way of wearing it

Here are some pics of the lining.

 
there's a center back pleat for commodity

hanger loop, which I always add to all jackets and coats


 
details of the ranglan sleeve

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Aleksandar Mekvin jakna u Šanel stilu


Ako šijete, sigurna sam da volite modu, i da ponekad zavirite u slike modnih revija, ili svratite u omiljeni butik, tražeći inspiraciju. Verujem da povremeno kopirate omiljenog dizajnera, i da u svoje kreacije ubacujete detalje koje ste već videli negde. Ali, toliko ima sjajnih ideja, a vi imate samo dve ruke, i ograničenu količinu vremena da se posvetite šivenju. Kako odabrati koju stvar da napravite, koji stil da ispratite, i kog dizajnera da kopirate? Nekada je najbolje biti praktičan, i kombinovati...

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Upravo to sam i ja uradila sa ovom jaknom. Naime, pre dve godine sam na netu našla sliku kožne jakne dizajnera Aleksandra Mekvina. Jakna me momentalno fascinirala - dopala mi se asimetrija, rajsferšlus zakopčavanje, ranglan rukavi, kao i to što je od kože. Od onda smišljam kako da je kopiram. Čak sam kupila veoma lep skaj, u bledo zlatastoj boji, i sa utisnutom šarom zmijske kože. Međutim, nemam mnogo iskustva u šivenju skaja, pa još uvek oklevam da se upustim u seckanje mog lepog materijala. Čekam pravi momenat...

U međuvremenu sam smišljala koju drugu tkaninu da upotrebim, ali mi ni jedna nije delovala adekvatna. To jest, sve dok nisam naišla na sliku sa modne revije Šanel kuće. Zamislite koincidenciju, imala sam gotovo identičan materijal kod sebe, koji je stajao godinama u ormanu, čekajući pravi kroj! Tada mi je sinulo da bi Mekvin jakna odlično izgledala kada bih je malo drugačije stilizovala...

Osnova za kroj je Nora haljina sa Burda Style sajta, tj. military jakna koju sam napravila pre par godina koristeći isti kroj. Budući da kroj za military jaknu ima ranglan rukave, kao i volan od struka naniže, bio je idealan kao osnova za dalje modelovanje - izmenila sam samo prednje panele za potrebe nove jakne. 

Umesto tradicionalne pletenice, ja sam kao ukras na jaknu stavila rese - na ovaj način, ukras je vidljiv i kada je jakna zakopčana, ali i kada je preklop otvoren i formira raskošan rever. 

Zbog rajsferšlusa jakna izgleda prilično svakodnevno i mladalački, pa se u njoj ne osećam kao da sam obukla poslovni kostim i da sam totalno staromodna. Sve u svemu, pun pogodak!

jakna kad je zakopčana

delimično otkopčan rajsferšlus

delimično otkopčan rajsferšlus i otvoreni reveri

otkopčana jakna - moj omiljeni način za nošenje

Evo i par slika postave jakne.

 
falta za komociju na sredini leđa

gajka za kačenje, koju obavezno stavljam na svaku jaknu i kaput

 
ranglan rukav

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