An Ike-style jacket

 I made this trial version in a horrible itchy cheap wool blend. I don't even want to touch it.

But the price was right.

I'll probably make the final version in linen or denim, Or a nice tropical wool or gabardine if I can afford it.

Pattern from Eva Dress, one of the many companies out there taking out-of-copyright patterns and digitizing them or making print versions and offering them for sale. This is a printed pattern. The directions seem to be the usual minimal vintage style: just enough to go on with if you know what you are doing.

Yes, I write all over my repro patterns.

I made the sleeves longer and bigger around, and made the waistband longer and eliminated the gathering that should have happened at the bottom of the jacket. I don't have a huge bust, so I did not need to make any changes there.

I might make the final version a zip front but keep the nice button at the waistband. I'm also not too sure about the rounded points on the collar: I'm more used to pointy points.

I'll probably make the waist of the jacket a little bigger, so I can get the nice gathering at the bottom. Which I will turn into pleats, of course. The straps and buckles at the sides are a nice touch. I like that the cuffs, the straps, and the end of the waistband are all points. I might make a button flap for the pocket also. Or two pockets.

I saw a jacket like this in a movie, the Guernsey Potato something or other and liked it.