Faux Leather Zip Jacket
A hip-length women's jacket in faux leather or suede with front and back yokes, vertical panel seams below them, a separating zip front and a pointed turn-down collar. Two-piece sleeves and full lining.
When To Wear
- In spring and autumn over T-shirts, shirts and fine knits.
- With jeans, straight trousers or skirts for everyday wear.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Semi-fitted, shaped by vertical panel seams on the front and back.
Length: Hip length, straight hem.
Collar: Turn-down collar with pointed ends; the under collar is set into the neckline and the upper collar is attached to the facing.
Closure: Separating zip at the centre front, set between the front edge and the facing; front edges topstitched 0.5 cm from the edge.
Front: Straight front yoke across the chest; centre and side front panels below it.
Back: Straight back yoke; centre and side back panels joined by vertical seams.
Sleeves: Two-piece set-in sleeves with shoulder pads and sleeve heads; the hem is pressed up and finished by the lining.
Finishing: Panel seams and yoke seams topstitched 0.5 cm from the seam.
Lining: Full lining, bagged out through an opening in the right sleeve lining.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Matching yokes and panel seams across a zip front, even topstitching on faux leather, a collar set between the jacket and the facing and a bagged lining.
Fabric Recommendations
Faux garment leather or suede.
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing (facings, under collar, hem allowances)
- Separating zip
- Shoulder pads and sleeve heads
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- 1. Lower collar – 1 piece
- 2. Upper collar – 1 piece
- 3. Center back – 2 pieces
- 4. Side back – 2 pieces
- 5. Back Yoke – 1 piece
- 6. Front Yoke – 2 pieces
- 7. Side front – 2 pieces
- 8. Center front – 2 pieces
- 9. Facing – 2 pieces
- 10. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces
- 11. Lower sleeve – 2 pieces
- From lining fabric:
- 1. Center back – 1 piece
- 2. Side back - 2 pieces
- 3. Side front – 2 pieces
- 4. Center front – 2 pieces
- 5. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces
- 6. Lower sleeve – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing: facing, lower collar; hem allowances: center back, side back, lower sleeve, side front, upper sleeve.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse the facing, lower collar; hem allowances: center back, side front, side back, lower sleeve, upper sleeve.
- Place the upper collar and lower collar right sides together and stitch the lower collar to the upper collar. Trim, turn out the collar corners.
- Stitch the front and back darts. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the dart seams of the front and back.
- Attach the yokes to the front and back. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the yoke attachment seam.
- Place the front panels right sides together and align the edges, matching the yokes, measure the length of the front edges. Attach the zipper to the edge of the front opening. Fold the edges of the front opening in the zipper area and press using a pressing cloth.
- Place the facing on the right side of the front, right side down, and stitch along the front opening line. Stitching is done from the front side. Attach the lower edges of the facings to the front strictly along the marked hemline. Trim the seams of the upper and lower corners of the front opening. Turn the front openings to the right side, straighten the seams. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the edge.
- Stitch the shoulder and side seams.
- Insert the lower collar into the neckline and attach the upper collar to the facing.
- Stitch the elbow seam of the sleeve. Stitch the front seam of the sleeve. Press the sleeve hem.
- Insert the sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches. Insert shoulder pads and sleeve heads.
- On the lining fabric pieces, stitch the seams and insert the sleeves, leaving an opening in the front right sleeve seam. Attach the lining to the inner edges of the facings and the upper collar. Secure the collar insertion seam allowances close to the seams.
- Attach the lining to the hem of the sleeve and jacket. Turn the jacket right side out through the opening in the sleeve and stitch the opening in the sleeve closed.
