The denim jacket revisited
We are delighted to unveil our latest creation: the CHICAGO pattern . Inspired by denim, Chicago is a unisex design , created to dress children in style and comfort, in every season.
With the CHICAGO pattern , you will be able to:
- Create a timeless piece
- Create flat-felled seams for a unique finish
- Play with your favorite fabrics to express your style
We can't wait to see all your creations, #ikateechicago!
✂️ Level: Intermediate to Advanced
👖 Sizes: from 3 to 12 years old
📚 Paper or PDF folder format with projection
🎬 Video tutorial available
Inspirations
Inspired by the iconic denim jacket , this pattern offers:
- Cutouts and panels at the front and back for a structured look
- A double collar, elegant and comfortable
- Interior chest pockets with decorative flaps
- Practical side pockets, set into the seam
- Sleeves with ease pleats, slits and buttoned cuffs
- A waistband and center front button closure for a perfect finish
Dawn ecru canvas jacket with camel corduroy collar and contrastingbrown denim stitching
Bermuda shorts ( Dakar pattern hack ) in checkered denim.
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Pecan pie gabardine jacket withexclusive organic cotton label and Dakar trousers in army green velvet
Army green velvet jacket with Liverpool hooded sweatshirt
The haberdashery kit for Chicago
To save you time, we have prepared a kit containing all the accessories to make the jacket of your dreams.
This kit contains:
- 9 button jeans
- 30 cm of G700 interfacing
- 1 spool of Denim thread (100m) for topstitching
- 1 spool of Mettler thread (200m), color 1131, perfectly matching the Denim thread
- 1 box of 5 size 100 jeans needles
Find the Chicago haberdashery kit in store
Sewing techniques
The Chicago video tutorial is available for free to guide you throughout your project. With this video, you'll discover all our tips for sewing this pattern and exploring its different options, optimizing your sewing time and achieving impeccable finishes.
Two other technical videos are also available to give you all the keys to success in Liverpool: our tutorials " How to make a flat-felled seam " and " How to sew on a button in jeans. "
A little bit of history…the denim jacket
A symbol of free and rebellious youth, the denim jacket has become an essential wardrobe staple. From 1930s Westerns to 1950s Hollywood stars—James Dean and Marlon Brando foremost among them—and on to the poets of the Beat Generation, it quickly became a style statement. Later adopted by hippies, rockers, punks, and rappers, each transformed it to reflect their own image: patches, studs, pins, or rips… a blank canvas to personalize according to their identity.
What makes it so strong? A simple and universal cut , capable of transcending decades and reinventing itself without ever losing its essence. Timeless, the denim jacket remains a classic staple to this day.
