Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

One. GETTING STARTED -- Design and materials -- Cutting and marking -- Two. CONSTRUCTING THE JACKET -- Quilting the jacket -- Stabilizing and shaping -- The new construction order -- Three. BUTTONHOLES -- Double buttonholes -- Four. ASSEMBLING THE SLEEVES -- The three-piece sleeve -- Five. FINISHING THE EDGES -- Techniques for edges -- Six. SETTING THE SLEEVES -- Hand-set sleeves -- Seven. PATCH POCKET TECHNIQUES -- Couture patch pockets -- Eight. FINISHING DETAILS -- Little details that make a big difference -- Nine. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COUTURE CARDIGAN JACKET -- What makes Chanel's cardigan jacket different? -- Copies and knockoffs -- Chronology of Coco Chanel and the House of Chanel -- Appendix -- Techniques for Buttons and Buttonholes -- Garment Index -- Metric Equivalency Chart.