Quote Originally Posted by BoldHighlander View Post
If you intend to make it yourself, I would advise first mocking it up in muslin, it saves on those "oh crap" moments (that could get quite expensive), or so I've been told by those who have 'been there, done that'.
Well of course...that's a given. pattern and fitting will not be an issue. There will be no expensive material cut until the pattern has been totally worked out.

The challenge, in my mind, will be the shaping of the breast padding/interlining and assembling things in the right order. I was reading some feedback from a lady that posted about her experiences in making a Victorian era tailcoat. One of her interesting observations was that in dressmaking, you are building the garment around a body/form. In making men's coats, you are building outward...meaning that the lining and interlining are the base of the garment and the outer fabric is simply a covering of that foundation. Sounds vaguely like...hmmm...what was it? Oh, I know....KILT CONSTRUCTION!!!!