I made this cool new little jacket/cape/abbreviated trench coat thing! I don’t know how else to describe it really!
This is the new Delma pattern by Fibremood; it’s a very wide, yet very cropped little jacket, with trench inspired details like a gun flap at the front and storm cape at the back. The sides are buttoned closed with arrowhead tabs, which themselves have a trench-inspired air about them too.
I added bellows pockets to the front of mine, for visual interest, and also because pockets too, of course! These have plain, unbuttoned flaps over them.
The fabric is a bone coloured cotton drill from old old stash. I can’t even remember buying this, that’s how long it’s been a-languishing. I know I’ve said this before, but I have to say it again; I’m so happy to be finally liberating all these fabrics into my wardrobe!
The buttons are Billabong, harvested from off a pair of old worn cargo shorts of one of my boys. Luckily I had enough and they were absolutely perfect in colour and style for this jacket!
I bought some new dating labels too! These “made in 2024” are from Intensely Distracted. I was all set to buy the same ones I’ve bought in previous years, the Kylie and the Machine “circa 20xx” ones, which I really like. Unfortunately though, they were not releasing the colour way I wanted; the black writing on white background. Last year I bought the white writing on black “circa 2023” and although I used them all, I have to be honest that I didn’t really like this colour way. Anyway, I do really like these ones!
I’m wearing the jacket here with my old black corduroy jeans, made using the old Burda 7863, that I used to use a LOT back in the day! and also my yellow clogs, made using a kit from leather needle thread. I’ve linked to those things made previously… Fun fact; it was about 40C when I was taking these pictures, and I was practically dying of the heat here, if you can’t tell. Phew! In a few months though I’m sure the weather will have cooled down enough to wear this outfit for real. I hope so because I really love it!
Stunning. Perfection.
Love the cape jacket on you… Can you tell me if it is similar to the new Mimi G Simplicity cape/jacket…Think its Simplicity 9893….Thank you
Hi Bonnie; I had honestly never come across the Simplicity pattern but checked it out and you are correct in that it looks practically identical! The FM Delma comes with a hood option and no pockets, I added the pockets to my version here on my own volition which actually makes it look even more like the Simplicity pattern.
The cape jacket looks great on you.. Can you tell me if its similar to Mimi G new cape jacket–Simplicity 9893
It’s very cool, I was surprised it’s a Fibremood pattern as well, I thought that it was Simplicity 9893. They look very similar except Fibremood’s version has the hood option. Anyway, your trench cape is beautiful and so very cool.