I had a bit of trouble with my order this year, but as I was at home this morning getting my stuff ready to go to my last tailoring class, and since Italy is an hour ahead of us, I rang them to place the order instead of E Mailing. The lady I spoke to had impressively good English and it was very easy to place the order. They will be sent today and apparently will take about a week to arrive.
The four patterns shown in this post are all from previous catalogues. I will put the two patterns from the current catalogue on my next post as the photos are not loading well on the blog today.
1666, the trousers with the buttoned side closure and unusual waistband treatment, are from Spring/Summer 2008 and I will probably make them with the seams closed all the way down to the hem, as I don't think my work colleagues are ready for trousers with split fronts. I could see these in linen or a heavy cotton for summer, as well as the more traditional suiting wool for winter.
The remaining three patterns are from the 2009 catalogue.
1987, the yellow jacket, was on my list last year and only taken off it because I couldn't work out how to make a yoked jacket fit my back. After my tailoring course, I felt I could tackle this problem and the jacket was immediately added to the list. This will be in denim or twill initially, but I would make it in leather if it works well and I get up the courage to try sewing leather.
1876, trousers with zipped pockets. The seams, the pockets, the unusual back yoke detailing... all of these appealed. I think the view to the left of the photo shows the trousers without the front pockets. If so, I thought the seam detailing was sufficiently low key but interesting to make the pattern suited to a work environment. Without the front pockets, I see these in black wool with top stitched seams. The view with the front pockets seems to be begging for coloured zips and matching colour top stitching on the seams. I just happen to have several short, coloured zippers that would be perfect.
088, the hooded, sleeveless tunic. This was hidden away in a corner of the 2009 catalogue and from the number I would guess at it being an older pattern. I love the seam detailing and the shaping. So much more chic than the usual sleeveless zip up waistcoat type garment, this will be made initially in fleece or sweatshirt fabric. Hopefully this will make an extra layer for the house or garden for spring and early summer. I do like the fur around the armholes. I think I would like to try that at some point.
Coming next, the picks from this year's catalogue.
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