Well, so far my Coat Sew Along seems to be flat on it's face! Nobody in the pool but me! C'mon! You know you want to join in the fun.
No? Well then you leave me no choice. It is time for some propaganda. Celebrities and whatnot. I've gathered together five iconic, Not Neutral coats and jackets and found look-alike patterns.
Kill Bill
Are you as bad ass as Beatrix Kiddo? Because that boring gray coat you're wearing tells me you are not, my friend. But if you make yourself a yellow Burda 7424 and get a really big sword, then maybe I can finally take you seriously!
Mary Poppins
Okay, so maybe you're too sweet to pull off a Kill Bill motorcycle jacket. I searched and searched and searched for a look-alike for Mary Poppins' beautiful chimney sweeping coat (wasn't Young Dick Van Dyke just dreamy as Bert?). I couldn't find one! I don't know why there isn't a look-alike out there, as I think it is practically perfect in every way. The collar on Vogue 8473 was the best match and could probably be tweaked just a bit to look more like the real thing. Burda 7304 also has a very Mary feel. Or, if you like the bottom of the jacket that starts at the waist and slopes down to the back, try Vogue 8601.
Thriller
Are you thrilled about the 80s styles making a comeback? Then perhaps this Blouson style jacket is for you! I wasn't sure if Burda 104 would be a great match for Michael Jackson's Thriller jacket, but when I saw that one of the finished projects was modified to be that exactly, I had to share it here.
The Pink Ladies
Perhaps this is the one that you want. I think it would be so fun to have a gen-u-ine pink ladies jacket with "Rizzo" embroidered on the breast. Butterick 5648 was the closest that I could find to the original, but if you want something with the same idea, but with a more fitted cut, try Burda 7582.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
This look was good enough for the Fab Four, and it's good enough for you! Don't you want one? Picture yourself in a boat on a river wearing a Kwik Sew 3466.
Wasn't that pun? Now somebody pleeeeease come join me in the Flickr pool!
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Seriously? No one is sewing along? If I had the time to see myself a coat I totally would but I'm a bit overwhelmed right now! Love these ideas though!
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