The Melissa Pool Jacket was first conceived when Dallas it girl, Melissa Smrekar, came to me with an idea. She wanted a pool jacket for her trip to Palm Springs. Like Melissa does everything, she wanted it to be fabulous. She wanted it Hermes. Over the course of several weeks, Melissa and I went back and forth with ideas, I constructed several prototypes and mailed them to Melissa for feedback before the Melissa Pool Jacket was born.

If you have a Hermes beach towel you'd like to send me or if you need help choosing a suitable one, read on:

1. The towel must be approximately 37.4" x 59.1". It doesn't have to be exactly these dimensions, but in this ballpark.

2. Non-directional patterns work best. Examples:

3. Directional patterns can also be used, but there will be a limited number of ways for me to position my pattern pieces when cutting. This may result in me needing to crop the sleeves or the jacket length by 1-3” depending on the towel pattern.

Here are some examples of Melissa Pool Jackets I have made using towels with directional patterns:

4. Sizing info:

The jacket is available in sizes small and medium only. Unfortunately, the Hermes towels are only so big and there's not enough material to produce larger sizes without using 2 towels.

Small: finished jacket measures approximately 21” from pit to pit when lying flat. Size small is recommended for a 35-37” bust.

Medium: finished jacket measures approximately 22” from pit to pit when lying flat. Size small is recommended for a 38-39.5” bust.

*Please note: final measurements can vary based on chosen towels thickness. If I am working with a thicker towel, a small jacket may feel tighter than a jacket made with a thinner towel. Measurements above are based on new Hermes towels purchased directly from the Hermes-Paris website within the last 2 years that have not been laundered.

6. Cost and shipping: The Melissa Pool Jacket is $795, and you provide the towel. You can either have it shipped directly to me or can receive it yourself. The completed jacket will be shipped to you fully insured for both my labor cost and the cost to purchase a replacement towel in case it is lost in transit to you. Package will require a signature at delivery.

7. How to order: You can DM me on IG (@lottiedaldesigns) or email me (lottie@lottiedal.com) with a picture of the towel you’d like to use and your preferred size.