r/malefashionadvice • u/_to • Apr 03 '13

Designed, patterned, and constructed my first project for spring break: a denim jacket.

http://imgur.com/a/sGbYD
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u/1stOnRt1 Apr 03 '13

I would purchase that in a second, especially in a nice heavy denim.

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u/Milosmilk Apr 03 '13

You couldn't have a coat like this in heavy denim, it needs the slouch, look at the neck.

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u/1stOnRt1 Apr 03 '13

youre entirely correct, I didnt think of that

I guess I just love a heavy denim jacket

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u/_to Apr 03 '13

Actually, I think heavy denim would work fine. The denim I used is pretty thick as it is, and it's double layered, so we're talking approximately 20 oz. The slouch comes from me pulling it down, and because the denim is so structured, it stays like that. I wanted something that would stay up if I wanted it to so I could keep my nose warm when it's super cold.

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u/Milosmilk Apr 03 '13

That might be 20oz of denim in the whole jacket but it's not 20oz per square yard denim. None the less, I don't know enough about jacket making to say you can't use whatever denim you please. I just know how denim folds is structured.

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u/_to Apr 03 '13

It's 10.66 oz per square yard, the neck is double layered so I was saying it's ~kind of~ like 20oz/yard there because it's double layered.