A little farther down the line is the princess-seam jacket with curved hem extending deeper in the back. It's colorful tracks are the delightful result of engineered fabric, woven completely of 1" fabric strips from my private collection. Gold threads are couched at each intersection and black and gold braid overlays each seam. To complete the look, I laid an extravagant collection of machine-made lace, rouched circles, fabric leaves, yo-yos, beads, rhinestones and hand embroidery over the jacket collar area, front and back.

Back of jacket detail.

The ensemble is modeled on this page by my friend and student Susie Kincy.