A rump-long hidden zipper, skillfully installed into the blouse’s front as a hand-sewn bearing between fabric and lining; a single invisible fastener to tailor the waist and continuate the pleat-sequence within the collar.

The leeway from the window-like aperture in the back of the Cathedral Cape brought me to implement a set of sew-able chains, which are normally used to hang a garment in the neckline, but happened to be ideal in length, sturdiness and expandability for constraining the cape’s slacking layers and guide its trailing motion.

The removability of the coat’s gilet-closure turned out to be an unanticipated challenge after several zipper experiments proved unsatisfactory, prompting the decision of affixing the two halves directly onto the coat’s facing and have them bend inwards instead, meeting them with stay buttons and closure loops on the lining, forming an actually more practical method of switching between the design‘s ‘open’ and ‘closed’ renditions.

Sewing in a strap of stretch fabric as an underlying layer for the Rider Vest to hold a second set of closure hooks, to be placed in between the, with the fold-lines conjoining, primary set of hooks, thus contra-pulling during movement, flexibly containing the gaps, making sure the vest stays leveled all throughout the night.

Upgrading last year’s fall purchase with shiny new buttons to replace the original oil-rubbed shank design, turning my classically cut topcoat into a dashing contemporary outer-garment.

Matching red zippers hidden within the folds form the ideal way for closing the Red Shirt sleeve at the wrist.