Oki Style Story Jacket

This is my second time trying out an Oki Style pattern and I am smitten! There is something about bringing to life a pattern that screams "designer!" The Oki Style Story jacket is such a unique almost sculptural piece of garment. I think I'll let pictures do the talking!

There are so many ways to wear it and the look changes depending on how I play with the front opening.

To have an idea of how the jacket was constructed, take a look at the main pattern pieces below: 

There are no separate front and back pieces but one continuous piece of pattern. That means there are no shoulder seams. It was tricky but not impossible to get acquainted with the pattern itself. It was easy enough to identify the center back and sides. 

Similar to Burda patterns, I had to trace the facings that are drawn inside the main pattern pieces themselves. 

This is the front facing after it was traced. The main pattern piece had a slashed dart that was not transferred to the facing pattern. 

And these are the back facings. 

The reason for all those facings is the jacket is not lined. To make the inside look pretty I used Hong Kong binding to finish all visible raw edges. 

I used a lightweight polka dot lining fabric to make the bias strips for the binding. 

A 17" square cut of fabric yielded a continuous loop of 1" bias strip that was enough for the project. 

Here are some photos of the Hong Kong binding application in action. 

There were some errors in the labeling of some pattern pieces. I wrote about that in detail at Pattern Review. I have just emailed  the designer about it and she said she will look into it. But there are more positives about this pattern that more than make up for the errors. 

Aside from the wonderful unique design, the pattern is well drafted. All notches and markings matched. The sleeve cap was well drafted with just the right amount of ease. 

Here is a photo of the sleeves being eased into the garment. After it was sewn, a simple pressing resulted in a very smooth sleeve cap!

And now more photos of the finished garment. Pardon the wrinkled sleeves, it's the nature of the fabric I used which is a heavyweight rustic linen. 

Back showing uneven hem and topstitching. 

View of the front dart. 

View of the non-existent shoulder seam. 

For a more detailed review of the pattern check out my latest review at PatternReview.com.