A Little Vogue Jacket

Hi friends! I hope this finds you all well and smiling.
For those of you who are sick or injured, I hope you will be on your feet in no time.

Ah, friends, I cannot believe I have something to show you today!
I've only been able to devote one hour to sewing since I last showed you the Burda trench, so you bet it isn't finished yet... You'll still have to wait a little to see that one! Hopefully I'll manage to take a few hours off from work this weekend, and spend some time on it. Maybe even finish it?

Today was an absolutely gorgeous day in Paris - it felt like spring had finally arrived. I decided it was warm enough for the little Vogue jacket I made last September. Do you remember it? I had even asked for your opinion about it. To my shame, I realized while taking it out of the closet that I had never shown it to you, because I went to a conference in Italy (with it) hours after I finished it, and the new academic year started a couple of days later... then it got too cold to wear it, I put it away for the following spring, and forgot you'd never seen it.

Here it is finally, courtesy of my faithful tripod and the beautiful evening sunlight.

I really like this jacket... it feels a bit Audrey to me. You all know how much I love Audrey Hepburn, right? I hope won't seem totally ridiculous to associate her name with this über-simple jacket.

I made lots of alterations to the initial pattern because the jacket looked like a tent at first. I can't remember all the alterations I made, but I do remember that I added a back pleat and changed the look of the front by sewing a single snap at the neck and ditching the buttons. I wanted the focus of attention to be the wide Peter Pan collar, so I made the front as smooth and simple as possible by using a single closure, and one that would be hidden.

I just love the wide Peter Pan collar, and the graceful way in which the neckline shows off the neck - just a little lower than a regular jacket, though not too much. This looks very chic over my Indémodable dress, but I think it looks pretty neat with jeans, too.

I currently very annoyed by the Vogue customer service, though, which almost made me not post about this jacket as I so do not want to sing their praises right now. However, my posts are so sparse that I won't rant about it right now - it can wait ;) Collar aside, the jacket doesn't look much like the initial design, anyway!

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I have tried and left a note here and there on your blogs, though the list of unread favourites is still long - I do try and read your news whenever I can even if I can't leave comments every time... Keep up the wonderful creations!

Wishing you all a sunny and refreshing weekend!