The draped blouse-like back was a popular effect in the 1960s and, since it is not a difficult detail to create, it may be worth rediscovering it, especially for fans of voluminous and loose coats and jackets.
This effect essentially consists in creating a diagonal seam on the back (remember that the back must be longer than the front of the garment for this design) of a garment (as opposed to a straight vertical seam) and adding small vertical cuts along the back of the waist. The cuts are then sewn using the pinces effect, internal stitch folds that shape the garment and create a sort of movement, a draped blouse-like effect.
A trick favoured by Balenciaga in the '60s, this technique can be applied to jackets or coats like the one by Jean Dessès seen in the second image in this post and it can employed to create well-sculpted effects (like in the jacket showcased in the sketch with the skirt suit on the right) or more subtle ones (like in the Dessès coat).
In Italian this tailoring technique has a wonderful sound: it is called "dorso blusante" and that present participle used like an adjective ("blusante") makes it sound rather intriguing, as it gives the main noun a dynamic connotation, instantly conjuring up visions of a garment in movement. Ah, the power of words. Have a nice sewing Sunday!
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