Double-Breasted Tuxedo Lapel Coat Dress
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a sophisticated coat dress, featuring a double-breasted closure, elegant tuxedo lapels, and a sleek, fitted silhouette.
When To Wear
This elegant coat dress is perfectly suited for a range of sophisticated occasions, offering a polished and commanding presence:
- Professional Settings: Ideal for business meetings, conferences, or office wear where a refined look is desired.
- Formal Events: Suitable for dinners, cocktail parties, or receptions, offering a unique and chic alternative to traditional evening wear.
- Day-to-Evening Transitions: a versatile piece that effortlessly moves from daytime professional engagements to evening social events.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Fitted through the bodice and waist, gently tapering to a straight, midi-length skirt.
Collar & Lapel: Elegant tuxedo-style lapels, ideally in a contrasting fabric, forming a deep V-neckline when worn open.
Closure: Double-breasted front with four prominent exterior buttons and an interior flat button for secure closure.
Sleeves: Long, tailored two-piece sleeves with shaping darts, finished with three decorative buttons at each cuff.
Pockets: Integrated slit pockets subtly placed within the front princess seams for a smooth finish.
Back: Shaped back with a center seam and darts for a defined, flattering silhouette.
Hem: Straight hem finishing at a sophisticated midi length.
Level Of Difficulty
Advanced. This pattern requires confident tailoring skills, including precise lapel construction, setting two-piece sleeves, integrating pockets, and full lining assembly.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose medium-weight, structured fabrics with good drape that hold shape well for a crisp finish:
- Wool suiting or blends
- Gabardine
- Twill
- For contrasting lapels: Satin, silk blend, or fine wool crepe
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing
- 11 buttons (4 for main front closure, 1 flat interior button, 6 for sleeves)
Cutter's Must
- Main fabric:
- Center front - qty 2
- Side front - qty 2
- Back - qty 2
- Collar - qty 2
- Sleeve - qty 2
- Facing - qty 2
- Lining:
- Front - qty 2
- Back - qty 2
- Pocket bag - qty 2
- Fusible interfacing:
- Facing - qty 2
- Collar - qty 1
Sewing Instructions
- Front princess seams and pockets: Stitch the pocket bag to the center front between the pocket opening notches, right sides together.
- Clip the seam allowances on the center front to the ends of the stitching. Turn the pocket bag to the wrong side, press the pocket opening.
- On the front pieces, make the transverse seam, for which clip the dart allowance.
- From the wrong side, stitch the pocket bags.
- Make the front princess seam and, without breaking the stitching, stitch the small dart.
- Make the back center seam, stitch the darts, make the side and shoulder seams.
- Lining: Stitch the darts, make the back center seam and side seams.
- Attach the facings to the front panels made of lining fabric. Make the shoulder seams.
- Insert the lower collar into the neckline up to the notch, attach the upper collar to the facings and lining, for which clip the seam allowances to the corner of the cutout. Press the seam allowances open.
- Fold the upper collar and facing with the dress, right sides together. Stitch the edges, lapels, and outer sides of the collar up to the notch.
- Turn the collar right side out, turn the facings to the wrong side.
- From the wrong side, stitch the seam allowances of the collar insertion seam between the shoulder seams. Baste the lining to the armholes.
- Hem the dress and lining. Sew the facings to the hem.
- Sleeves: Stitch the dart, make the seam, hem and insert the sleeves. When inserting the sleeves, catch the lining.
- On the right front, make 4 buttonholes. On the left front, make the top buttonhole for the flat button of the inner fastening.
- Sew buttons to both front panels and sleeves according to the markings. When sewing the top button on the right front, catch the flat button from the wrong side; on the sleeves, catch the dart.
- Turn the lapels along the fold line to the right side, lightly press the fold line.
