Sewing Pattern Reviews

Are they suitable to make a beautiful couture jacket?
We tested all, some failed, some are bloody perfect!

THE CHANEL JACKET AND COUTURE

All you want to know about Chanel jackets, Haute Couture and the real Classics

SEWING PRODUCTS REVIEWS

Testing, testing, testing...
Our best buys & our best sewing friends*

* Although we are a non-profit website, we will link to websites to inform you about our findings.

Couture Sewing Guide

Information, instruction and inspirations. For beginners and advanced seamstress.
For dreamers and for action!

For the love of Vintage,
we have gathered a lot of information
to share with you...

Couture-sewing books, Sewing-instruction books and books about CHANEL

We read them all. These books are interesting, inspiring and they are worth it.

Marga and friends

Model, writer, seamstress

Marga is a Dutch 50+ model, writer and has been sewing since the seventies. She has a great admiration for Haute couture and in particular the Chanel couture in the last century. 

Nowadays she works with a few people who love sewing and sharing their experiences with the readers about The Classics, but also the modern times!
"Never underestimate the power of a woman
with a sewingmachine"
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