Coat refashion

Hello again, lovely readers! I've had a nice, long break for the holidays, but I'm glad to get back to blogging! I have a really fun project to share with you guys that started out with this Seinfeld-worthy 80s/90s coat I bought from a thrift store: I went on the hunt for those giantly-baggy, super long 80s coats that you can find in thrift stores (though fewer and far between these days). They have lots of fabric to work with and are often made of wonderfully heavy, warm mohair wool. This…

Hello strangers from distant lands, friends of old... ;) Meet Sylvie. ;) So, today I'm featuring my first (successful) refashion! But first, when I was in the middle of it, I realized I never introduced you all to my new friend, Sylvie!! :D Now, who is Sylvie, you might ask? The new dress form that I got for Christmas!!! :D She's a Dritz model, and works perfectly. Fully adjustable, and the color was a very pleasant surprise! ;) But anyway, as of yesterday I hadn't done any legit project on…

My contribution to the Refashioners 2017 challenge! Refashioning a men's blazer into an oversized vest / layering piece!

Hello, have you seen lately instagram of Elsa Hosk or Kendall Jenner ? I noticed 2 quite similar coats with awesome waistline. If yo...

✂️ THRIFT TREND ✂️ Do you have a vintage printed wool blanket that you don’t know what to do with? Refashion that blanket into a fabulous (and warm!) winter coat. I encourage everyone to give...

10 Refashion Projects Using Wool Blankets

Happy Saturday! (I know it's supposed to be Refashion Friday but my photo shoot didn't work out so we are a day late!) I hope everyone is safe and healthy in these uneasy times. Drew has been working from home for about 8 days and while it isn't always easy to have us both working from home I am for

Create a fabulous new coat without a pattern using a vintage sofa quilt & this clever refashioning tutorial: The (DIY) Brocade Blanket Coat

I mean sometimes you can not beat when things fall into place.... I found this red wool coat OMG remember this company? Spiegel they were everywhere, way back when. And in the book I wanted to do this refashion which had a red wool coat... but things did work out. So I did it my way. After realizing the coat had side gaps, which are worth NOTHING during the winter with wind. I needed to cut them off. Which meant I had to remove the pockets... OMG it was so dirty and gross. I removed the…

Probably the most successful and laborious DIY I’ve ever accomplished! I fell in love with Burberry’s mixed media trench coats last year and when I miraculously stumbled across a $30 tr…