Drafting a coat collar ?

[Sizun]

Hello !
I recently tried this coat on in a store and I really liked the fit. Well defined shoulders , long enough and trendy relaxed shape and collar. However, it's only offered in colors I'm not fond of.

I found Burda 6987 in my pattern box and I wonder if I could add a collar to it. The manufactured one was a shawl collar, I mean cut in the same piece as the front and no collar stand. Your opinion and advice ? Thank you !

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[Manuela]

Here is a basic shawl collar draft, you can change the actual shape easily

https://mesewcrazy.com/2017/02/draft-shawl-collar-vest.html

And a video of the same method with a slight modification that allowscthe collar to lie more flat at the back

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IaojFzsYWlk

[Sizun]

Thank you Manuela ! I watched the beginning of the video, it looks promising !

[Lizzy777]

Hi Sizun, I was just browsing the new Butterick patterns and I saw this pattern and it reminded me of your post, where you were looking for a pattern, similar to a ready made coat you had seen?

https://butterick.mccall.com/b6720

This appears quite good, what do you think? Have a look at the line drawings.

lizzy

[Sizun]

@Lizzy777 thank you ! However the Butterick one is more tailored than the one I tried on. There are lots of loose coats this season, some of them really look like nightgown and you have to add carefully chosen details to make the difference.