Frankenbag

Added Jun 3, 2011

by candyjoyce

Southampton, Uni...

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Description

I was looking for an old leather jacket to turn into a bag and found this beaten up old thing on Ebay for a few quid, it has lots of pockets, zips and other hardware to play with.

It was pretty fun to rip apart and then put back together again. (Top tip for working with leather: use bull dog clips where you would usually use pins).
I only really had trouble trying to decide what to do about a strap but I think it turned out pretty peachy.

It has 4 of the original pockets on the outside and one pocket on the inside. I pretty much used up all of the jacket for this bag including the original super-chunky metal zip.

Lined with a scarf that came with a dress I bought in a charity shop.

Material Notes

Big wedge of £50’s: Hi-larious money print tissues.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Categories

Season
Spring
For
Women
Garment Type
Accessories
Style
Casual
Material
Leather/Fur

4 Comments

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    Jun 5, 2011, 03.41 PMby flowergirl22

    oh did you find the money in it to,,, love the bag,, funny I just dug out my old leather jackets to reuse for something ,, you gave me the idear of the day,, a bag

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    Jun 5, 2011, 08.30 AMby iin

    love it,coll.

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    Jun 4, 2011, 03.09 AMby CelticButterfly

    Cool idea. It’s a great use for all the leather jackets from the 80s that not many people would want to wear anymore. :P

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    Jun 4, 2011, 02.36 AMby violetsky

    My my, you have a thick wad. LOL. Brilliant bag.

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