Not Miyake Vogue 1859 for $96AUS

 the price keeps catching my eye and I would love to see this pattern, but something seems weird

and then I read the listing

That's a whole lotta money for a copy

and it's pretty easy to determine how to make one just by looking at the illustration.
Hard pass

v2922 Miyake Top

 Scale model sewing to see how something goes together

Vogue Patterns 2922 oop, their image my copy cleaned up

So, how did I get here?

Scanning and cleaning up in Paint and copying. Getting the top to fit the model is always hit and miss, and I do it by eyeballing it (it's too big for this one, too small for another).

As this is copyrighted material, and I purchased this pattern and it's limited use, I will just show you how I got there

My photos of not my designs:

not my designs

Still not my designs

Actually only a couple of construction questions, once I wrapped my brain around the center front. 

Hint: it's just a big draped thing that hangs in front and you iron it to maintain that folded central shape.

I could sew this with the machine, but then I would have to get up out of this chair

Sewing set-in sleeves, something I do not do at 100% scale

So here we are.

And the life size version is

This fabric was purchased a few years ago for a different item altogether, and I almost tossed it several times (too flimsy and loosely woven for the dress I had envisioned).

But PERFECT for this top. I finished it and wore it the next day to work, thus this bathroom selfie.

On Madame, it's pretty handsome and more in focus

In a soft drapey fabric, it's a winner.

Yet Another Miyake Vogue 1257

You can tell that this is not going to be a consistent thing from this first photo 

But it's going to be just fine.

Yes, It's BAAAAAAAAACK

I've made them all (jacket, pants and top) since I bought this pattern when it first came out (there was a pleather jacket/pants ensemble in 1989), but the shirt has stayed in the rotation ever since.

 I lost the cuffs for this a long time ago. They looked tacked on, like they were transplanted from another 1980's Vogue shirt pattern.
One thing I need to make clear: I learned proper construction from Vogue Patterns, and even with 'avant guard' designs such as Miyake's, the details and instructions are always tailor perfect. Those cuffs and placket were perfect.

 The fabric came from the Pacific Fabrics flat folds tables, four cuts, in the silks.

They all looked alike at the start, but they washed totally differently.

Some wrinkled up tight, some were flat as paper.

 This is how I used the different pieces 

I love how this turned out. It's a little stiff, could be drapier, but it's the exact right shirt for these pieces. Particularly 2 will wrinkle back up just right when I wash this again.

Hang them up and they are all different again.

(photo post wash shirt)