Pattern and Instructions: Brooklyn Jacket
Meet the Brooklyn Jacket! Yet again, I'm bringing you something inspired by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, since I know you all just can't get enough of her looks. Midge never shies away from a fabulous jacket or coat, and as costume designer Donna Zakowska wrote in her excellent book Madly Marvelous, "her rainbow closet of coats became inseparable from her persona." Likewise, she has a whole collection of little jackets to coordinate with her dresses and skirts.
The Brooklyn Jacket is a fully lined and fitted jacket in two lengths, with two versatile sleeve options. Make it in a cropped version with darling covered buttons and an open front or in the waist-length version with a sophisticated front button closure. With an optional faux welt breast pocket and pocket square, you have many mix-and-match opportunities to sew your own elegant fantasy! The best part of this jacket is that it's weather-appropriate no matter where you are in the world.
In this month's photos, we've paired the jacket with the Carousel Dress (match your lining, buttons, and pocket square to your dress for bonus points), but it would also look stunning with any of your other Charm separates. Pair with the Audrey Cigarette Pants or the Stanwyck Pencil Skirt for a polished suit look, or match it with any of our sleeveless dresses (Liz and Lamour come to mind) for a little extra coverage. We've even seen Miriam Maisel pair a jacket with shorts (hello, Catskills episodes!), and I think Brooklyn would look really adorable with Loretta Shorts and a Hepburn Top.
Wondering about fabrics and supplies? Check out the written instructions at the bottom of this post for links and recommendations. You'll also find the tiled file (for printing at home on A4 or letter size sheets and taping together) and the A0 file (for printing at a copy shop like pdfplotting.com). Please note that we now have two size blocks, so make sure to download the correct files for the size you're making. If you have any questions about the new range, don't forget to read our blog post with all the details!
Check out our video for the #BrooklynJacket in the next post.
xoxo,
Gertie
Comments (66)
Has anybody tried expanding the front edges of the cropped jacket so it actually can have functional buttons and close up? This is exactly the kind of jacket I want to go over a matching dress to make a little two piece suit, but I want it to button up all the way like a regular jacket (not just the two button option on the waist length jacket). Would love to hear if anyone has done this alteration!
I love this so much! It's exactly the kind of pattern I have been looking for but haven't been able to find. This will help me wear more of my sleeveless dresses in the cooler months.
Just in case anyone was wondering, the arms are tight. I made it two sizes too big and the arms are still too tight, and yes I'm a big girl, but for my size my arms are not that big. So if you know fun tricks to make that work for you, you'll need them :)
funny, I was just thinking I needed a crop jacket to add to my wardrobe. perfect timing
Gertie, am I misreading this or are both sets (cropped jacket and waist length jacket) of front facings labelled as ‘waist length’ on the size 2-20 tiled file?
It’s not just you! I just cut the wrong piece, and am watching the video and realizing my mistake! Piece 6 definitely says “waist length version” and should say “cropped version”
This jacket is dying for a peplum at waist!
I was thinking the same thing!!!
Cute as always
I wonder if this would work in this floral canvas I've been hoarding... 🤔
That's kind of what I used! It looks super cute, just too tight in the arms 😂
Awesome Jacket! Thanks so much Gertie!
I love this! Also...Susie's hair... It must be mentioned because it is fab
Oh my goodness!! All the Charm folks are going to be ADORABLE in this!
Gertie!! You did it again!! A beautiful jacket inspired by my favvy Mrs Maisel. I hope the costumes on that show continue to inspire your patterns because I need them all lol
Perfect, I've been wanting a pattern like the crop short sleeve version. 😍
QUESTION: What length should the jacket sit? I noticed the jacket sits at Susan's waist, but on you, Gertie, it sits above the waist. Which should this sit when fitting? Ps I normally have to shorten the waist line on most patterns.
One's the cropped length and one's the waist length: If you look at the technical drawing (look at the post's "Show More" link to see it) you'll get a sense of where things are designed to fall.
Love this! Perfect addition to the vintage wardrobe. I can see myself making this is in knits as well :)
Ohhh I love this! I wear so many cardigans for work. Now I can make sure they match my dresses!
This is lovely, perfect for my holiday in sicily..... so many beautiful ideas, need to time travel to fit them all in. Thank you Gertie and team xxx
Love this one 😀😀😀
Ooooooo so excited about this!!! Thank you!
Gorgeous!!! Thank you!!
Yes, yes yes!!! Oh I see so many of these in my future... #excited I'm going to the dressmakers ball beginning of Oct and I'm wondering if I'd be able to make this to match my dress??? I need to toile both so totally depends on how the fitting goes. Luckily I haven't bought the fabric yet, so I can get the extra for the jacket... Wish me luck!
Gorgeous, isn't it? I want aaaaaaall of them! Hahaha - Wish I was going to the dressmakers ball though, the cost made it prohibitive to me this time around but fingers crossed for the next one! Looking forward tp seeing your outfit, it's going to glorious, I bet! :)
Haha! I was right on both the name and what it was! 😏
Yay ! I love little jackets and cardigans and I feel I never have enough ! I've done the GSVC cardigan twice, the peter pan bolero 5 times, the dorothy bolero twice, the butterick B6354 bolero once ! so happy to have a new pattern :)
I’m literally rewatching Mrs Maisel rn and am in the Catskills episodes it’s perfect! 😄
Love the matching buttons!
I love it, thank you! I was just thinking recently how much I'd love a little front-closing jacket
It's absolutely adorable, Gertie! And, quite Midgy, I may say! Thank you!
This is adorable! And just what I didn't know I needed for Dapper Day!
So cute!
She is just perfect for match whith every things
I needed this
A very versatile design. Love 💘
OMG so cute!
This is just excellent! Thank you!
I love this! I have been looking for a cropped jacket with set in sleeves, so happy for this!
Just what I needed, never ever disappointed with Gertie <3
I needed this so badly. Thank you!!!
This is just divine 💝 I have so many left over fabric remnants in my stash which I didn't know what to do with. This is just the right pattern to use them up. Thank you Team Gertie 🥰
Gertie, you did it again! Oh how I love it!!! It's just perfect!!! Thank you!!!!!!!
Oh my gosh this is adorable! I love it!
Wow, just wow, exactly what I wanted
So perfect! This truly is a necessary piece for a vintage wardrobe! I think I’ll make a Joan Wiggle dress and a matching a Brooklyn jacket in the style of Jane Fondas main outfit in Sunday in New York 😍
I’d been planning a Stanwick and wanted a matching jacket that wanted as big a project as the Princess. Yay!!!! As Paloma said, painfully cute and I will have multiple!
Well, I live in UK, I need to cover some times. First comes a red one to fit over my Artist dress (which is going to be white with a red roses print.
This is painfully cute. I'm doing one in every colour in my wardrobe
This is awesome! Thanks, Gertie and team!
Oh my! That is the cutest little jacket. Just adorbs.
Love this
Eeek I love it.
Im in love with this!!!
Oh my goodness!!!!! I needed this type of jacket for my office wardrobe!!!!❣️❣️❣️❣️ Can't wait to make it!!! You gals are gorgeous 😍
Omg - you’re office wardrobe just made me think how cute this would be with a little peplum! 😍 Over a matching Joan? How cute would that be!
OMG!!! super cute love it!
THIS is the perfect missing piece for my wardrobe!
OMG! I love it 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
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I’ve just been scouring the internet for something like this 😍
So cute! I love it!
Love it!!!
OMG! I love it!!!
ok that’s really cute. bonus points for adorable hats!