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    The tunic was cut in two front panels, two back panels, sleeves of two panels each, and the collar. Front and back panels were connected by lateral seams from the armpit down, shoulder seams, and a center back seam. The bottom edge was turned inside 3cm wide from the edges. The weight was about 1,440 grams.

    The upper corners of the two front panels were at an approximate right angle. The front edges reached a the upper portion about 5cm over the vertical center line, and were slightly slanted outwards from the breast downwards. To accentuate the rounded breast, the breast portion of both front panels were slightly padded by wadding fabric. Two tucks on either front panel allowed for a close fit – one in the waistline approximately between the breast and the side pocket. And one from the armpit down to the hip and forward of the lateral connecting seam. The lampels were reinforced internally by wadding or similar material. They measured 9cm wide at the upper edge and 17-19cm long from the collar seam to the first front buttonhole. A stripe of basic cloth of 15-16cm in wideth above, and 6-7cm wide at the bottom edge was sewn to the front edge of both front panels and turned inside. On the left front were four buttonholes of 2.7cm in length each, and 2.5cm from the edge, the uppermost below the lapel and the lowest one in the waistline, the other equidistant between. Correspondlingly, four buttons were positioned at the right front 2.5cm from the edge. …

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