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The other day a friend of mine gave me two bags of old clothes for the flea market. Of cause I had to take a look inside and there I found it. A hidious 80s leatherjacket with huge shoulderpads and a weird lining with a huntsman motive. But with a beautiful soft, brown leather. I fell in love with it and knew I wouldn´t sell it but make something out of it. Of cause a bag was the obvious solution. The jacket had a beautiful pleat on the back which had a bright brown facing. It was asking to be transformed into a pleated bag. I also blogged about the bag here.
Material Notes
Thrifted or old Leatherjacket, Notions, Zipper, Magnetic Snap
Difficulty
Intermediate
Categories
- For
- Unisex
- Garment Type
- Accessories
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Jan 31, 2012, 04.50 AMby samandsky
Nicely Done.
Jan 30, 2012, 09.25 PMby nookie
looks amazing
Jan 30, 2012, 06.50 PMby Julia Morley
wonderful! Really nice job!
Jan 30, 2012, 05.08 PMby unahowe
Very Cool, Awesome. Thanks you for sharing..
Jan 30, 2012, 12.05 PMby claudinka
Wow, what a transformation!!!
Jan 30, 2012, 12.03 PMby juleken
Thank you very much for your kind comments! I must say I´m pretty proud of this bag, therefore it is very nice to see that others like it too! :)
Jan 30, 2012, 02.56 AMby schnui
Great bag!! Well done.
Jan 30, 2012, 12.51 AMby jenny walker
Amazing!
Jan 30, 2012, 12.43 AMby smallone
oh my I live this upcycle….you are soo clever the way you incorporated that back vent into the bag….no one would ever know this was previously a jacket…great work!!!!
Jan 29, 2012, 11.11 PMby janul
Impressive! I´m making a bag out of an old leather jacket too, but it won´t be as nice as yours I think :)
Jan 29, 2012, 11.08 PMby peaches2218
Much better than the original. Great job.
Jan 29, 2012, 10.30 PMby mememe-1
Very nice! I really like how you used the pleat from the jacket :)
Jan 29, 2012, 10.25 PMby mixtlii
Wow, so classy! Good job!