A second spencer, finished.

As I was glancing over some previous blog posts, I realised that I never actually got round to posting photos of my finished spencer jacket. (Then of course, there's the entire Regency outfit that goes with it, but we'll save that for another time!)

You can read the work in progress post here, and I'll talk a little more about it as we go along, but without further ado...

Ta daaaa. It isn't based after an existing garment, nor a particular style from the Regency era. I was however aiming for an 1810 silhouette, with the design of, perhaps, more of an early 1800s jacket.

The fabric is a sort of wool/linen mix, not too heavy, but with a bit of body to it. It's actually quite ideal for a the simple, yet tailored spencer jacket I was looking to make. And it was given to me by a friend, and was therefore free! Bonus.

The jacket is fully lined with a lilac lining, excluding the collar, which is lined with a navy velvet to match the trim.

It was ridiculously difficult to get it to hang straight when on a hanger, and so I'm afraid I can only offer you a slightly wrinkled view of the back, but here you can see the classic Regency diamond cut, and the gathering of the sleeves. It also gives you a little glimpse at the inside, including the lining, facing, and fastenings.

The front closes with three hooks and eyes. I was originally going to have it fasten with buttons, but, as is so often the way, I ran out of time. This means that the jacket doesn't fit as snug as I had intended, but I don't think it turned out too badly!

It's trimmed with navy blue velvet ribbon in a somewhat military style across the front.

...and on the cuff, too.

Here, you can see how the jacket looks when being worn. Hobbes grew curious as I was taking the photos.

And, last but not least, when it's being worn by me, along with the rest of my Regency attire. 

More of that to come!