The first step of coat construction is to select a good pattern and fabric to match the character. Although this is a remake of an existing costume, I'm going to cover the logic that went into the pattern selection for the first coat. I will also cover the fabric selection process with insignt into both the first and second pattern selection.

After finding several things I disliked about the jacket I made for Rei. I have decided to remake it out of a friendlier fabric.