 Hi you guys, Lindsay here. Welcome back to my channel, Inside to Him. Every year for the past three years I've sewn a special holiday outfit. In 2017 it was this cream brocade dress. Last year was my holiday jumpsuit and plaid jacket and this year I am so excited to show you my A-line dress and matching jacket. As always, let's start with the pattern. I used Bogue 1603 to make both pieces of my outfit. It's an Isaac Mizrahi design and is both simple and complex, which I love. The website describes the pattern as a fitted lined dress with side seam pockets and invisible side zipper closure and the loose fitting lined jacket has front pockets and back vent. Based on that description and the product images you might assume that these patterns are basic and they are to a degree. I mean the dress is simply a fitted notch neck bodice with a single pleat skirt and the jacket has only side seams and a set-in sleeve really. But what you can't see are all the really great details that go into finishing these patterns. First they are both fully lined. That really elevates a garment in my opinion. Next both garments have side seam pockets, a fun detail for any garment anytime of the year. But you know I hate floppy side seam pockets especially when there is a waist seam. I always prefer to sew the tops of my pockets into that waist seam to help anchor them in place. So I altered the pockets of the dress to do just that. I will have a full tutorial for this very very soon so stay tuned for that. It's so easy. The jacket doesn't have any additional horizontal seams to anchor the pockets so I left them as is. One really fun detail about the pockets is that both pieces of the pocket are made from lining fabric. To ensure that lining fabric doesn't show from the right side you sew on a pocket facing. I have never sewn this before and thought it was a great way to use up less of your main fabric. If you're ever playing pattern tetris with your fabric, save your pockets for last and just cut a little facing from the scraps. I will go over that in more detail in the pocket tutorial as well. The ruffle cuff of the coat, notched neck and deep four inch pleat of the dress all make for fun details. And I can't not mention the back vent of the coat. It's one of those things that takes extra time but I think makes such a difference in the finishing of your jacket. It elevates the design and really highlights your sewing skills. There were some interesting construction details for both patterns as well. For instance they had to use the burrito method to finish the arm size of the dress. I have only ever seen that in indie patterns so it was nice to see the big four catching on to some of those shortcuts. With that said though they still had a lot of unnecessary hand sewing as part of the instructions. The ruffle cuff hem, the sleeve cuff seam, the bottom hem of the jacket, all call for hand sewing where I was able to sew it on my machine. Look up how to bag a jacket if you want to skip most of the hand sewing as well. And I can't forget to mention that I added a little piping between the jacket lining and facing. I love that detail and ready to wear jackets so I had to add it to this one. Okay okay now let's talk about what you're all dying to know. Where did I get this fabulous fabric? Well remember my whirlwind trip to New York this past summer? I found this fabric while I was there and the best part is they sell it online. Not all stars in the garment district have a website so I love that I can bring something home that you all can buy as well. The fabric came from a store called Fabrics & Fabrics. It's a huge space with tons of really really great fabrics. I go there every time when I'm in New York. They have such special fabrics most of which are imported from Italy, France, or Japan. This particular fabric is a brocade by Christian Siriano that was made in Italy. He made this cute little fit inflair dress from it that is now on rent the runway. Most of Christians dresses sell for close to a thousand dollars and it cost a hundred dollars just to rent this one so I felt good about my purchase even though it's one of the more expensive fabrics I've ever worked with. As you can imagine the quality is exceptional. It was easy to cut out, super easy to sew, and even pressed well with some help from my tailor's clapper. The dark navy background, silver metallic threads, and pops of pink sky blue and lavender in the flowers make it a fabric that you could wear during the holidays but also to a nighttime event like a spring wedding. Because the fabric was so expensive I only got three yards and I was determined to make two garments from it. The plan is to wear the jacket and dress together for special occasions but then wear them as separates as well. I've already worn the jacket with slacks to a casual holiday dinner and everyone loved it. The jacket with jeans would be even a little more casual. The dress with a sweater over top or a turtleneck underneath are also great styling options to make sure you can wear these garments again and again. Honestly that's the only thing I don't like about my previous holiday outfits. They really are only wearable for special occasions. The colors and designs of the garments really eliminate where I can wear them. But with this fabric and this design I know that I can mix and match it with things I have in my closet to wear it over and over. If you can't tell these two garments are some of my favorite I've ever made. I strongly encourage you to check out this fabric for your holiday outfit or any other event where you want to feel like a million bucks. I have links to both the pattern and the fabric in the description box so be sure to check that out. I also have some behind the scenes content on making these garments on my Instagram highlights. If you're not already following me there please please please give me a follow. I am so close to 10,000 followers which is a huge milestone on Instagram. And if you're not already subscribed here please click that subscribe button. I post garments I've made every Monday so if you like this video there's plenty more just like it coming your way. But that's going to do it for me today. Thank you all so much for watching and I will see you very soon. Bye!