Jenna Shirt + Shirtdress
Nothing compares to an oversized menswear-inspired shirt when it comes to iconic wardrobe staples, and the Jenna Button-up shirt ticks all the boxes. Perfectly proportioned and loaded with polished and classic shirting details, Jenna features a loose fit, drop shoulder, deep back yoke, chest pocket, traditional shirt collar and collar stand, and a long sleeve with a classic tower placket and cuff. A dream styling piece that pairs with just about everything, Jenna will breathe new life into your closet.
View A is the perfect everyday button-up shirt, ending below the seat with a deeply curved hem. View B is a cropped button-up shirt with a straight hem. View C is a shirtdress with a gathered skirt panel.
Please note this pattern is available in Alpha Sizing, a new addition to our size range. This pattern spans from XXS (31" bust, 33" hip) to 4X (60" bust, 62" hip).
Recommended fabric:
- Light to midweight wovens and shirtings.
- For a crisp, classic shirt, choose structured wovens like poplin, chambray, oxford, broadcloth, and dobby and twill shirtings.
- For a softer effect, choose linen, Tencel, voile, viscose, silk, or flannel.
Customer Reviews
Haven’t used yet but looksgreat
I am an intermediate sewer of a few years but this was my first time with a shirt collar, sleeve plackets, and flat felled seams. I found the instructions to be thoughtfully written and had no trouble following them. The fit and style is great for my midsize body type (42-36-48). This dress worked up beautifully in poplin for summer, and I can't wait to make a fall version
For context, I have made several classic button-ups and I’m quite experienced with shirt making. Since i made the cropped version, i will not comment on features that anre only on the longer version like the curved hem and gusset. I used Liesl & co Classic Shirt methods for assembling the yokes and bodice, attaching the collar bands to the neckline, and sewing the sleeve plackets.
What I appreciated: the oversized style made it very easy to fit. I’m 5’10” and I added 2” to the sleeve length. I have broad shoulders and the only adjustment I made was to grade from size L bust to M waist to get a good shoulder and upper chest fit.
* The pattern is well drafted; the deep yoke and hand loop were nice style elements.
* The seam allowance made it very easy to do flat fell seams for the armscye and side/sleeve seams. The inside of my shirt looks so clean! This shirt definitely has the prettiest insides of all the shirts I’ve made so far.
* Previous patterns I’ve used only trimmed the curved seam allowance of the collar stand to 1/4” while this pattern trimmed to 1/8”. The extra trimming made such a big difference and I’m so pleased to now have that tip in my shirtmaking bag-o-tricks.
What could have been better: * Instructions for collar stand curve and sleeve cuff were not very useful friendly or detailed enough. I think I would have had a rough time if this had been my first time making a button-up.
* The sleeve placket opening was a bit too long and it made it hard to keep the sleeves rolled up, so I shortened the opening and the sleeve placket by 1/2”
* I’m not sure what happened but my sleeve cuffs were about 1/4” to 3/8” wider than the sleeve so the dots didn’t quite match the edges of the sleeve plackets. This was not a big deal because I just so used the notch to align the sleeve cuffs to the sleeves and stitched along the edge of plackets.
Overall, this was a lovely pattern. Highly recommend.
Beautiful pattern really well explained, love the finish product
I bought as a kit from Liz at Flying Bobbins. It is an amazing pattern I can’t recommend it highly enough, I’ve made two so far and I’m just wondering which fabric to use for my third 😊
