Vogue 7746 sewn in a beautiful coffee brown and black polyester mini Ottoman. V7746 was one of Marcy's first and best-selling patterns for Vogue. It is now out of print, but you can check for availability on eBay and Etsy.
This is a fantastic jacket/vest pattern in a variety of fabrics, ranging from silk to denim to wool. I made my original in silk dupioni.
Cutting/Sewing Tips:
- The original pattern calls for quilting the outer layer and self-lining the entire garment.
- The jacket and vest can be made to layer together.
- Changed the pattern by extending the front zigzag 5".
- Made a 5" deep sleeve facing.
- Added a front facing.
- Made a 4" deep hem.
- Eliminated buttons/buttonholes because when I tried the jacket on, it hangs beautifully as is, no need for a closure - always love to keep options open to the very end.
Ottoman Fabric was perfect for this design, and could have been cut either lengthwise or crosswise. The fabric is smooth with a lovely drape and hang, and can work in all seasons.
The inspiration for the design of the pattern comes from a spectacular Jeanne Lanvin 1936 jacket, featured in an inspiring (must-have) book, Modern Fashion In Detail. Back in my early days working with Vogue Patterns, the Design Director and I would collaborate on a design concept. Once we settled on an idea, I would figure out how to execute it for a contemporary sewist. These early patterns and directions are chock full of hands-on sewing instructions and are worth collecting!
A few pages from the book that were my starting point. 
The pattern with my rough sketch idea for adding 5” onto the front zig-zag edge. I often draw and make notes on the pattern itself.
- Both the jacket and vest in the pattern are silk dupioni. Both jacket and vest, as shown on the pattern envelope, were machine quilted in a single layer using fine wool batting and stitched with silk thread using a fine sharp needle.
- Then the garment is lined to the edge with self fabric.
- Beading on the vest was done before the garment was constructed. I spent a Christmas holiday vacation in Portland beading the garment sections before constructing the jacket.
- Both garments use bound buttonholes, as did the original Lanvin jacket.
Happy sewing!
