Relaxed Shirt Side Button Plackets
Introducing a women's relaxed shirt pattern, featuring a classic collar, dropped shoulders, and distinctive side button plackets that enhance its high-low, curved hemline.
When To Wear
This versatile shirt is perfect for a variety of stylish occasions, offering both comfort & a unique design element:
- Casual Chic Outings: Its relaxed silhouette and unique side details make it an ideal choice for elevated everyday wear.
- Layering Ensemble: An excellent piece for layering over lighter tops or under vests, offering adaptable styling options.
- Comfortable Workwear: Pair with tailored trousers or skirts for a smart yet comfortable and contemporary office look.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a relaxed, oversized fit through the body, featuring a comfortable dropped shoulder line.
Neckline & Collar: Classic shirt collar with a structured stand, leading into a traditional front button placket.
Closure: Full-length front button placket for closure, complemented by unique, functional button plackets on both side seams for adjustable styling.
Sleeves: Long, set-in sleeves finished with classic buttoned cuffs, designed to be worn down or stylishly rolled up.
Pockets: a single patch pocket thoughtfully placed on the wearer's left chest.
Back: Features a clean back with a structured back yoke for improved fit and design detail.
Hem: a distinctive high-low, deeply curved hemline, with the side button plackets allowing for customizable openness and movement.
Length: Tunic length, falling below the hip for extended coverage and a modern silhouette.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires confident skills in collar and stand construction, setting in sleeves, and creating multiple button plackets and cuffs.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose light to medium-weight woven fabrics with good drape and body for the best result:
- Cotton shirting (e.g., poplin, chambray)
- Linen & linen blends
- Rayon challis, Tencel, or viscose twill
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing (for collar, stand, & cuffs)
- 17 small buttons (8 for front placket, 1 for collar stand, 2 for cuffs, 6 for side plackets)
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Back yoke - 1 piece
- Back - 1 piece on fold
- Front - 2 pieces
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Back facing – 2 pieces
- Collar - 2 pieces
- Collar stand - 2 pieces
- Sleeve - 2 pieces
- Cuff - 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Collar - 1 piece
- Collar stand - 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
- Stitch the back yoke to the back. Overlock the seam allowances and press them upwards. Place the back facing onto the back, right sides together. Stitch the side edge. Fold the facing to the wrong side, fold the outer allowance inwards and topstitch along the marked line. Overlock the bottom edge of the back. Fold the allowance inwards and topstitch.
- Place the front facing onto the front, right sides together. Stitch the side edge. Fold the facing to the wrong side, fold the outer allowance inwards and topstitch along the marked line. Fold the outer edge of the integrated placket inwards and press. Fold the integrated front placket to the right side and stitch the bottom corner. Trim the allowance at the corner, turn the placket to the wrong side. Fold the placket allowance inwards and topstitch along the marked line from the right side.
- Place the side edge of the front onto the side edge of the back, aligning the plackets and secure the pieces along the armhole edge.
- Stitch the shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Fold the upper collar with the undercollar, right sides together. Stitch the ends and the outer edge of the collar. Trim the seams. Turn the collar right side out, shape and press. Fold the collar stand pieces right sides together, insert the prepared collar between them, align the notches and stitch, simultaneously stitching the ends of the collar stand. Start and end the stitching strictly at the marked line of the collar stand attachment seam. Turn the finished collar right side out and press.
- Stitch the outer collar stand with the collar to the neckline, fold under the open edge of the inner collar stand and topstitch into the attachment seam. Stitch a decorative seam along the collar and collar stand at 0.1 cm.
- Overlock the sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve edge from the mark upwards, press allowances open. Stitch a reinforcing seam along the slit at 0.1 cm from the edge. Stitch the sleeves into the armholes. Overlock the allowances and press them towards the sleeve.
- Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the side edges. Turn the piece right side out, press. Stitch the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, fold the allowance of the inner side of the cuff inwards and topstitch into the seam of the outer cuff attachment.
- Overlock buttonholes and sew buttons onto the front, collar stand, and cuffs. Sew buttons according to the buttonholes. Attach snaps to the side edges of the front and back.
