Vintage inspired...

[Grimstar]

I haven't been around for a week or so...been kinda busy around here, funny how a new addition to the family will do that...
Anyway, I thought I'd post a pic or two of one of the latest things to come out of my shop. Definitely vintage inspired, but a bit earlier than most of the vintage around here. Ladies and Gents, I give you...an 1890's waistcoat.

A happy customer.

It turned out so nice, I decided to do one for myself, also. Here it is, ready to have the basting picked out and the buttonholes put in.

Now all I need is a frock coat...and a deck of cards. lol

 

[Mr_Misanthropy]

VERY nice work!! It reminds me of a vest I got for a prom one year, actually. The "vine" design is very elegant.

And congratulations on the new addition!!

:cheers1:

 

[Etienne]

Tres chic!

 

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

Very nice fabric and overall impression!

How did you make your choice of pattern?

 

[Speedster]

Very nice work and fabric. Congrat on the new addition to the family.

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

Now all I need is a frock coat...and a deck of cards. lol

Before I scrolled down and read that, I thought "Needs a bowler and a deck of cards."

 

[Feraud]

Very nice. You need to finish it off with a Derringer in the pocket.

 

[binkmeisterRick]

Very nice! I like the pattern! I have some Victorian/Edwardian clothing in my wardrobe that would go along nicely with a waistcoat like that.

 

[Grimstar]

Thanks for all the compliments The patterns for those were both custom drafts, the same as any custom work. I did take the lapel shape from another pattern that I had seen, and adapted it to my own. The two are slightly different as my friend wanted the standard swallowtail cutaway in the front, and the one I made for myself is cut square at the bottom. (Actually a slight curved shape, not a straight line)