I've finished my first Style Arc pattern - a Roxy Shirt. It is supposed to be an oversized shirt, which is what I was wanting, but it is actually a well fitting ordinary shirt albeit with slightly dropped shoulders. It's a well drafted pattern and a classic construction with collar and collar stand and proper cuff plackets (they're a bit wasted on me as I will inevitably wear the sleeves rolled up but it was a good exercise reminding myself how to do cuff plackets). I forgot to put on sleeve tabs until it was too late but the sleeves don't need them to stay rolled up as they are a fairly narrow fit. The 'design feature' is on the back as the lower back is split. When on the tails naturally swing apart at the bottom.
The fabric is a woven red and white cotton from Fabric Godmother. The weave makes it look a bit pinkish. It has ended up very pricey in the button department - the 10 buttons, which I got yesterday, were 32p each. When I got home I found that I had lost them! The little paper bag must have come out of my bag when I took something else out of it and there was no hope of finding it. So, I went back to the shop this morning for another 10. That's £6.40 for the buttons, £1.40 for parking and about £10 worth of diesel for 80 miles driving. Perhaps I should have just used some boring white ones that I cut off OH's old shirts.