janestarz | Fitted coat test - my new Emphebion coat

In my quest for new basic blocks I had decided to sew myself a new coat for Emphebion. This way I could test my new basic block for a fitted coat. By now I've realised the head of my shoulder and the top of my arm is rotated forward roughly 1 inch or 2,5 cm from where you draft it standard. So my back panel has a very horizontal shoulder line, because it needs to reach forward quite a bit, and the front panel has a very steep slant.
But how does that work if you use shoulder pads? Because they flatten out the curve of the shoulder and might compensate for the offset.

So I didn't fix my wonky shoulder in the pattern, grabbed a coat design from my sketch book, picked a thin blue wool that matched my dress colours, and just went for it. I paired this kobalt blue with a deep brown fake teddybear fur. It's not the best colour for me but it looks lovely with the blue.
Yesterday my Plan-B neighbour shot a few snaps in the hallway, so I've got official "finished!" pictures. They're not very good thanks to the LED lighting. I'm also not very happy with the hem, as the interfacing overpowers the drape of the thin wool. But the stiffness of the hem will not be visible over two wide medieval dresses, so that's fine. And I'll get better pictures in Octobre at the shoot, I hope.

Details:
- Fitted coat with tulip collar
- Two-part sleeve with split at the end, fur edging at hem and split
- Pocket with fur edge
- Calf-length (80 cm from waist, I'm taller than most people so 70 cm for normal-sized humans)
- Wadded baby-blue lining (use what you have)
- Fake fur facing at neckline and collar.

Including frazzled hair and everything!
Vera said this was a real "Annet-coat" and I agree. The squared corners at the sleeve in the fur and the wool were quite a challenge, but everything worked out fine (good tools make difficult techniques a lot easier to do!)

I think it's safe to say the pattern block is perfect. I can now finally get started on my summer coat in Vlisco fabric, that's been lying in wait for three years now.