Design: Split Side Jacket

This will be the jacket that I create, along with the base layers and tennis dress. It is a mid length jacket to mid thigh? It has full ventilation at the top of the jacket (under the flap part) and a cross over split to the side, so there is access to the pockets underneath. I want it to be made out of a translucent ripstop, coolmax mesh and zip at the front.

I looked into how to articulate the elbow on the sleeve to make it more comfortable for the player when they ready to receive a serve or general use (e.g walking, running). I wanted to keep with the geometric lines I use and trialled out different panels to see what I thought would work. It maybe the case that I will have to mini sample these pieces on a smaller mannequin to see what articulates the best.

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