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THIS GARMENT WAS MADE FOR A CREATIVE JACKET ASSIGNMENT IN 2014. THE STYLE WAS INFLUENCED BY DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF HISTORICAL CHINESE GARMENTS AND ARCHITECTURE. THE INSIDE WAS INSPIRED BY CIRCULAR GARDEN WALKWAYS AND THE EXTERIOR FROM ANCIENT CHINESE ARMOUR.

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THE GARMENT CONSISTS OF THREE EXTRA PANELS, TWO IN THE FRONT AND ONE AT THE BACK. BENEATH EACH PANEL IS THE LINING FABRIC WHICH MAKES ITS WAY TO THE SHOULDER SEAM WHERE EVERYTHING CONNECTS. I DID THIS SO WHEN WORN, NOT ONLY THE PANELS MOVE BUT THE TOP HALD OF THE JACKET SIMULATES A FLOATING EFFECT. THE JACKET HAS A HALF LINED INTERIOR WITH A CONTRASTING SILK SLEEVE FOR BETTER MOBILITY. THE EXTERIOR HAS TWO VERY SLIM DOUBLE WELT POCKETS EITHER SIDE OF THE JACKET, MATCHING THE SAME STYLE OF THOSE OF THE INTERIOR. THE INSIDE IS PICK-STITCHED FROM THE TOP OF THE FACING TO THE BOTTOM. I CONSTRUCTED THE GARMENT BOTH BY HAND WITH TAILORING TECHNIQUES AND THROUGH THE USE OF INDUSTRIAL MACHINES.