otsisto wrote:
No, I hadn't noticed. I came across this while looking for a shirt. I am using the Simplicity Pirate pattern #4923 http://tinyurl.com/359l8g to make a costume, maybe for Halloween and for sure, for 2008 Archon and wished to adapt it to make it look more authentic then costumy. Thinking of putting pockets into the jacket and maybe the vest.
If you have _The Cut of Men's Clothes_ there's a lot of very useful diagrams there.
What I found last year, doing the exact same thing is that (in addition to the faux pockets) the coat runs large (too long and too wide in back both), and there isn't nearly enough fabric in the skirts. And it needs lining. The waistcoat was ok out of the package. The shirt was ok except for the underarms where they attached a gusset piece. It fits fine, I made mine as-is, but historically it would have been a gusset. The front opening is really deep. Check it before you cut it. Mine almost ended up at my navel.
If you don't want to look like every other member of the Simplicity Pirate Fleet (and there's a lot of them out there) may I suggest you change the shape of the pocket flaps and cuffs.
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