Jacket dress with asymmetric front closure
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a chic jacket dress featuring a structured silhouette and a distinctive asymmetric front closure.
When To Wear
This stylish jacket dress is perfect for creating a polished and contemporary look, suitable for:
- Professional Settings: a sophisticated choice for business casual environments or creative offices.
- Social Gatherings: Ideal for luncheons, brunches, or smart-casual evening events.
- Fashion-Forward Daywear: a unique statement piece for everyday elegance and stylish outings.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a tailored, fitted jacket dress designed to fall to a mini-length, creating a sharp and modern profile.
Neckline: Features a flattering deep V-neckline, reminiscent of a classic blazer.
Closure: Distinguished by an asymmetric wrap-front closure secured with three decorative buttons on the exterior and an additional internal button for a clean finish.
Sleeves: Long, set-in sleeves provide a sophisticated and structured arm line.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern requires skills in tailoring, including accurate seam construction, setting sleeves, applying interfacing and lining, and creating buttonholes.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose suiting materials that provide structure and a refined finish:
- Suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Lining fabric
- 3 buttons
- 1 inner button
- Shoulder pads
- Sleeve rolls
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance for the garment and sleeve hem – 3 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). Attention! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side.
- From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Center right front – 1 piece
- Center left front – 1 piece
- Side front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
- Left front facing – 1 piece
- Right front facing – 1 piece
- From fusible interlining: back neckline facing, right front facing, left front facing.
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Reinforce pieces with fusible interlining.
- On the back, stitch the darts. Press the dart allowances towards the center. Stitch the center back seam. Overlock the allowances and press to the left side.
- On the front, stitch the princess seams. Overlock the allowances and press towards the center.
- Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the dress-jacket. Overlock the allowances and press towards the back.
- Stitch the sleeve seam. Overlock the allowance and press towards the back. Set the sleeves into the armholes according to the notches. Insert shoulder pads, sew in sleeve heads.
- Stitch and press open the shoulder seams of the back neckline facing and front facings. Overlock the outer edge.
- Place the front facing on the right side of the front, right side down, pin and stitch along the front edge, bottom, and neckline. Clip the allowances, trim the corner. Turn the front facing and neckline facing to the wrong side and press.
- Overlock the hem allowance of the dress-jacket and sleeve, fold to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
- On the right front, make buttonholes, and on the left front, sew on buttons. On the left front, make an inner buttonhole and sew on an inner button.
