Poppy red Luzerne
My own Luzerne was not traditional: no beige, but a dark red, that is more poppy red than dark, in my opinion. This gabardine* has some stretch and it was a pleasure sewing with it.
This pattern is a greedy pig for fabric and thread: 3m50 of fabric and I needed 3 100-m spools of thread (because of topstitching and bound seam allowances).

According to the size chart, I was a size 40 bust and size 42 waist and hips.

Assembling the pieces was easy. However, topstitching and binding the seam allowances were time-consuming.
I could have skipped the bound SA, but since the trench coat is unlined, that means the SA are showing. You could serge them, but I wanted something cute on the inside too. Hence the tedious task of binding the SA. I needed 10m of store-bought binding (I would have needed a bit more).

One of the trickiest things in this pattern, for me, was the bound buttonholes. It was mostly due to the gabardine’s resistance to creasing. I couldn’t get the welts crisp enough to stay put!
I’ll try this method next time.

When I saw these buttons at the haberdasher’s, I knew they were meant for me. I needed 9, they only had 6. They were kind enough to phone their satellite shop half-an-hour south that had 4 remaining. A flat button is also necessary on the inside to fully close the coat (and is a beast to get buttoned! I’m wiggling every other time to get it properly done!).