Brad's Khaki Jacket (Research)

Most thrift store finds are going to have the knit ribbing on the cuffs and/or all the way around the hem (the familiar Members Only jackets of the 80s).  Center zipper up the front, large pointy 70s collars, and a western style yoke.

The burgundy patch says Denton High School 1963 around some sort of tree (apple?)

The yoke has a western style in front, but goes straight across in back.  You could easily fake this with two parallel lines of stitching or even a light brown fabric pen.  He has two double welt pockets  in the front, and just a short piece of rib knitting on the lower sides (hem).  The rib-knit is a darker khaki/brown than the jacket.  This could easily be inserted into any straight-hem style jacket, and when making this jacket I actually add it last.

The cuffs are the same twill fabric as the jacket, and are unbuttoned.  I can't actually see the button, but Jenny assures me they are a light tortoise-shell (like what you typically find on mens khaki pants).

I've had decent look finding workable vintage 70s jacket patterns on eBay.  You probably won't find the yoke or rib-knit feature, but you can find a straight-cut mens jacket with those butterfuly collars easily enough.

Brad's Jacket Zipper

A tip for setting perfect zippers - position them precisely how you want with glue!  Line up your ends, and any details floating across the middle, and use a water-soluble glue  (I use Tacky) to set it exactly where you want.  Once the glue is dry you can sew it right into place and it won't move or shift around.  It also helps to press your seam allowances under before gluing.  In this case I did the lining separately on the inside, too.  Once both sides were set with glue, I stitched the zipper in place securing the fabric and lining all at once.

Brad Jacket

This is from a modified vintage pattern I found on eBay - I had to add the front yoke, add the cuffs, create the welt pockets and insert the knit ribbing in the side.  The yoke,  patch and welt pockets were all added before lining the jacket.

The knit ribbing inserted on the sides was done after the jacket hem was finished.  The ribbing had to be dyed brown because I wasn't able to find it locally.  You could actually apply it to any off-the-rack jacket, too.

Denton Patch

This is a replica of the Denton patch made on my super-mega embroidery machine. The fabric is a poly-cotton twill, and there is a light iron-on backing to help position it on the jacket (but it still needs to be stitched down for permanence). It's 3½" across and I usually have these "in stock"!



Updated photo - I started using a darker green soon after the initial batch.  I'll leave the original photo posted so there's no confusion about what changed.  This is the design I've been selling since around 2011.