Burda Style For people who sew
Description
This jacket started out as a frumpy, shapeless Eddie Bauer jacket. When I saw it in the thrift store though, I fell in love with the soft lambskin. I deconstructed most of the seams and reconstructed it so that it fit closely on the body and forearms. It puffs a little on the upper sleeves. I envisioned a little more of a puff, but I didn’t have enough leather.
I used a thrifted silk dress as the lining and a black grosgrain ribbon to bind the bottom. To make the braid, I wrapped strips of the leather around rolled strips of thrifted sweatpants. Then I braided the strips together and added snaps to connect.
I got a little impatient when i was sewing on the braid, so I just used double-sided fabric tape to attach it along the neckline. It’s slipped a little and I need to strengthen it. Overall though, I love how it’s turned out.
Material Notes
Recycled black lambskin, recycled silk, grosgrain ribbon
Difficulty
Advanced
Categories
- Season
- Spring, Fall, Winter
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Jacket/Blazer
- Style
- Classic
- Material
- Leather/Fur, Silk
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Nov 4, 2010, 11.45 PMby lillydee
Thank you all for the encouragement!
Nov 4, 2010, 07.44 PMby Olivia Anne
wow this look fantastic, good job!
Nov 4, 2010, 05.27 AMby natski
Thats a super jacket! Congrats!
Nov 4, 2010, 05.03 AMby smallone
the great thing about Burda Style is the people are very inspirational….i will never look at a thrift store leather jacket in quite the same way again….fabulous job!!!
Nov 3, 2010, 02.52 PMby kelepso
Wow! Very unique and different! Great piece!
Nov 2, 2010, 11.18 PMby ashchaser
I love this!
Nov 2, 2010, 09.19 PMby violetsky
An inspiring remake.
Nov 2, 2010, 08.56 PMby melonhead
Woah that is so cool!!!! Awesome job! :)
Nov 2, 2010, 07.41 PMby tanitisis
This is really gorgeous!