18th C breeches and waistcoat

Waistcoat, breeches and linen shirt for the 18th century.

The patterns are cut from original French 18th century patterns that I have drafted and sized up.

The waiscoat, also called a vest, can be made with or without sleeves. The back is split and laced to allow for fitting adjustments. This pattern only showed four buttons at the centre front and one at the neck a ruffle on the shirt or stock would hide both any buttons and the shirt opening. This cut is almost identical to the waiscoat worn by Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Carribbean - Curse of the Black Pearl. The main differences being his waistcoat buttons all the way up the front and his is not made of fancy stuff. Although lined with linen, the fabric I have used for the waiscoat is modern furnishing fabrc that is remeniscent of the fabrics of the 18th century.

The breeches are made of wool and fully lined in linen. The fly is closed with buttons and there are eyelets and lacing in the waistband at the back to allow for waist adjustment.

The leg opens at the knee with buttons and a garter with a buckle finishes off the closure. Check the [link] for details.

The buttons on the waistcoat and breeches andthe knee buckle are cast pewter. The buttons are inspired by some original carved bone buttons, the buckle is a copy of an original buckle.

The shirt is a fine linen shirt, the cuffs are closed with shirt buttons the front should be closed with a tie or a neck stock (like a cravat) that would cover the opening at the front. The shirt is constructed from rectangles and squares, none of the panels are shaped, axtra room is allowed in the underarm and at the neck by inserting squares of fabric.