Patternmaking for Jacket and Coat Design

Pamela Vanderlinde is a professor of fashion design classes at undergraduate level at The Illinois Institute of Art and Columbia College in Chicago, USA

Patternmaking for Jacket and Coat Design is a considered thorough and detailed pattern making sourcebook that will challenge and develop learner's skills, extending their understanding of key pattern making garment construction techniques.

• Introduction: Blocks IdentifiedPatternmaking FundamentalsBlocks ManipulatedSeam Allowances1. The BlazerThe History of the BlazerContemporary BlazersThe PatternMuslin or Toile FittingProduction PatternsFinished Pattern Pieces2. The TuxedoThe History of the TuxedoContemporary TuxedosThe PatternMuslin or Toile FittingProduction PatternsFinished Pattern Pieces3. The Military JacketThe History of the Military JacketContemporary Military JacketsThe PatternMuslin or Toile FittingProduction PatternFinished Pattern Pieces4. The Motorcycle JacketThe History of the Motorcycle JacketContemporary Motorcycle JacketsThe PatternMuslin or Toile FittingProduction PatternFinished Pattern Pieces5. The Mao JacketThe History of the MaoContemporary Mao JacketsThe PatternMuslin or Toile FittingProduction PatternFinished Pattern Pieces6. The Balmacaan CoatThe History of the Balmacaan CoatContemporary BalmacaansThe PatternMuslin or Toile FittingProduction PatternFinished Pattern Pieces7. The Frock CoatThe History of the Frock CoatContemporary FrocksThe PatternMuslin or Toile FittingProduction PatternFinished Pattern PiecesAppendixGlossaryBibliography and Recommended ReadingPicture CreditsIndexAcknowledgements