Lennier Shirt - Fabric Cutting

For a while, I've been planning a version of the tunic and robes worn by Lennier in the show Babylon 5. I'm less concerned with having an exact reproduction, what I want is to have a comfortable outfit which looks like Lennier's clothing, but where I could wear the individual pieces in other contexts and they would look fine. To help with that, I'm using a combination of images from the show and parts of two other patterns (Simplicity 1544 and McCall's 8423). So far, I've cut the fabric for the shirts (though I'll need to decide what fabric to use for the bias tape), and I've started sewing one of the shirts.

A pile of Batik fabric in an orange container. The fabric is grey with blue and purple details. A pile of cotton fabric in a clear container. The fabric is grey and looks like stone.

Part of a shirt in grey fabric that looks like stone, with a triangle of a green and orange fabric which looks like copper-filled stone.

 

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