I promised the husband a tailcoat. Silly me! I had planned on using
Butterick 3648, but when I went to go cut out the pattern pieces for the jacket, I realized I only had it in the XS/S/M size. The husband has a 42" chest. I'm guessing I bought the smaller size because I was thinking about doing Victorian drag at some point. The pattern is out of print, of course! I made a trip to the store, and the only tailcoat pattern I could find is a
silly costume-y one for Uncle Sam, but I worked with it, added lining, and actually came out with a piece that made both of us happy.
![champagne tails back](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6704965247_c9010ea119.jpg)
I used a champagne colored brocade that I scored at Goodwill last month when we braved the Day after Christmas sale.
![champagne tails front](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6704963625_1bf5359d66.jpg)
I found a rich chocolate brown lining fabric that complemented the brocade beautifully.
Of course there have to be buttons!
![champagne tails buttons](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6704962823_4bc9ed757a.jpg)
And chain
![champagne tails back buttons](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6704964701_e46b78a67c.jpg)
So another step up in my confidence level of sewing things for people other than myself has been achieved.
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