A client in Johannesburg asked me to create a matching set of jackets for her and her fiance. She chose the colour of the corduroy that we would keep as the primary base, but left the rest up to me. Both women have different body shapes and different senses of style. I didn’t want to just recreate the same jacket but still needed them to look like they belonged together. So I went looking for soft, gently material to use as an inner and found something called Printed Airflow. 

I chose two different but complimentary prints for each jacket and adjusted the pattern for each. I then handmade all the finishings you see, including the initials of each woman.