Jackie Kennedy's Leopard Coat



I was asked to make this commission a while ago.  It took me a long time to get around to making it because I wanted to make it at the same time I was working on some other leopard fashions.

I am really happy with how it turned out.

 

 I don't have any exact dates when these photos were taken, but I fugure they are from the early 1960's.

 

 

 

 

 

As much as I like this backdrop, I seam to have a problem getting it to photograph straight.

 

 

I made a little black knit dress to be worn under the coat.

 

 

I chose "Candied Lavender" Gene to be my model.  I like her hair, but I wish her makeup was a little more nuteral.

 

 

This is the first time I have used a zipper in my fashions.  It was a lot faster than sewing on all those snaps.

 

 

Because the dress is knit, and the coat isn't fitted, it fits the 16" Poppy Parkers great.

 

 

This was "Spring Morning's" first time modeling.  I think she is lovely.

 

 

 

 

This outfit fits the Tonner doll also.

 

 

 

 

Jackie Kennedy wore this coat a lot.  I don't think any First Lady would ever wear a coat like this today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I included a hat, scarf, and gloves with this outfit.

 

If you are interested in purchasing this pattern click here.

"Funny Face" Yellow Print Dress

It always seems like I have to write about the fabric when I blog about my outfits. This time is no exception.

I have made a few of the outfits from Audrey Hepburn's move "Funny Face". I plan on making more in the future, like the wedding dress again, and the train station suit ( if I can figure out how to make a flower pot hat).

This dress was on the screen for just a moment, but I loved it. I looked for years for the right fabric. At first I wanted silk, yeah right, dream on. Then I decided to use a cotton print. I mean how hard would it be to find a yellow, orange and red small floral print? Well it was harder than I thought it would be. I'm sure it exists, but it wasn't to be found in Western Washington.

I like the yellow and orange print I found, it is fun and sunny. Sewing on cotton was a lot of fun too. It had been a while.

I found pictures online of the whole dress, and was surprised to see it had a peplum like over-skirt.







I didn't have a brunette Gene with her hair up that worked with the hat except for "Oh La La". She didn't look sweet enough to wear it so I used my "Candied Lavender" Gene. It was her first modeling gig and she did a great job.



The hat is made of cream cross stitch fabric and bias cut silk dupioni. It was a lot harder than the dress to make.