Relaxed Zippered V-Neck Puff Sleeve Jacket

Relaxed Zippered Jacket

A women's relaxed jacket in knit fabric with dropped shoulders, a full-length separating zipper and a deep V-neck edged with a folded stand collar in a contrast colour. Inverted pleats gather the hem into a rounded shape, and the full sleeves are pleated into contrast cuffs.

When To Wear

• As a light layer in spring and autumn over a T-shirt or a fine knit top.
• With jeans, joggers or straight trousers for everyday wear.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Relaxed, with dropped shoulders; the hem is drawn in by pleats, so the body balloons slightly above it. Hip length.

Collar: Stand collar cut on the fold, folded in half lengthwise and set into the V-neckline; at the V point the collar ends are squared off into a horizontal seam.

Closure: Separating zipper along the full length of the centre front.

Sleeves: Full one-piece sleeves on a dropped shoulder; side and sleeve seams are sewn in one pass. Pleats at the lower edge take the fullness into a folded cuff sewn into a ring.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, with inverted pleats at the hem matching the front.

Finishing: Inverted pleats on the fronts and back secured at the lower edge; hem overlocked, turned up 1.5 cm and topstitched, without a band.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A separating zipper in knit fabric, a folded collar with a clipped corner at the V point, pleats set into a hem and into cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

For knit fabric: neoprene or a low-stretch knit of natural or blended fibres. Use knits in two contrasting or related colours: the main colour for the body and sleeves, the second for the stand collar and cuffs.

Additional Supplies

• Separating zipper (centre front length)