Home made 'Ike' style jacket

[Nick]

A little while ago I posted about a 1940s pattern reproduction for an Ike style jacket at www.EvaDress.com. Since then I've recieved the pattern and made the jacket. This is a great pattern, the only change I made was to use horsehair canvas instead of muslin to interface the front (I had some left over from another project). There's no interfacing in the collar, cuffs, or waist belt, where it would be expected, probably due to wartime fabric rationing. The only downside to the pattern is that there's only one pocket. My wife has a '49 pattern battledress blouse (the British version of the Ike), which has two breast pockets and two interior pockets, and I may do something similar when I make another one.

The outer fabric is a rather lightweight wool, the lining is synthetic.

With the kilt


Shot of the lining


All the buttonholes are hand-worked corded keyhole buttonholes


Here's me wearing it with a pair of trousers I made, which were also done from an EvaDress pattern. They're a green-brown tweed, and the pattern dates to 1934. Wide, straight legs and a really high waist.


I highly reccommend this pattern for anyone who'd like to make a good, short jacket to wear with the kilt.

Cheers,
Nick
:ootd:

[Bugbear]

Ya, that hair canvas can do wonders for the front of a jacket. That's cool that you hand sewed the buttonholes.

[Aldisimo]

Those buttonholes are couture! What a great job. When are you opening your custom clothing business?

[Panache]

That works very well with your kilt Nick

Well done

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

[JolyStNicholas]

I have been looking for one of the Ike Jackets in the Olive Green color.
I have been in every military store I can find with no luck. I may end up having one made.

[fortcollinsjerry]

I have been looking for one of the Ike Jackets in the Olive Green color.
I have been in every military store I can find with no luck. I may end up having one made.

Recently I ordered an OD Ike Jacket from What Price Glory, which has been mentioned here a number of times. They have a number of sizes but I still had to retailor mine when it arrived so it would fit well.

[Friday]

Has anyone had experience with "At the Front" and their Ike Jacket? This is a reproduction Jacket and is made to fit some of us larger fellows. I also wonder how well the wool would dye to another color?

[Kiltman]

Did you find the pattern to be a bit too small for the sizes indicated?

[Rex_Tremende]

I really like the trousers. This weekend I was watching a couple of Gene Kelly movies (Anchors Aweigh, On the Town), and made note that he wore his trousers at the place where we wear our traditional kilts, and thought what a flattering look that was. The straight leg gives such a nice drape, too, and as you move, reveals and hides the leg underneath. It was a great look. 25 years ago, I had a pair of gray flannel trousers cut very much like that - long since outgrown - and I miss them still.

Nice job on both.

Regards,
Rex.

[dfmacliam]

Very nice. It goes well with the kilt.. You done a very good job on your clothes!