Fashion Sewing 302A – Menswear Casual Shirt

Menswear: Mandarin stand-collar shirt with half-placket & short sleeves.

A season-less staple, this classic popover top is a laid-back favorite. Re-invented this style with a Mandarin band stand-collar; Equal parts smart and casual.

The shirt comes with half placket button detailing & short sleeves perfect for our tropical weather. Easy-to-wear and versatile, this shirt will face endless rotation in wardrobe.

Learn pattern-reading & cutting techniques + how to assemble & add finishing touches to this classic mens’ workday favourite.

In this 3 session workshop chock full of tricks-of-the-trade, students get to use a domestic serger to overlock edges, plus how to lay & cut patterns, prep + install a stand collar and sleeves, assemble a half-placket button front closure and hemming techniques.

Students Learn

  • Using tools necessary for sewing.
  • Basic understanding of reading patterns & applying their uses.
  • Pattern laying & cutting.
  • Handling & usage of domestic overlock and sewing machine.
  • Clean-finishing fabric edges.
  • Prep + assembly of stand collar
  • Insert half-button placket shirt front.
  • Prepping and attaching short sleeves.
  • Buttonhole assembly via machine.
  • Seaming & top-stitching & hemming techniques