A vintage coat makeover. The lining, an oily-looking peach satin, was soiled and shot. The coat's hem was coming apart and the cuffs had been nibbled by moths from previous eons. I think it originally had a fur collar that had been ripped away. I shortened the coat overall and cropped the sleeves to just below the elbow. New horn buttons from the Button Emporium and a new grey lining smarten it up. This was my first experiment re-lining a coat...not as straightforward as I thought it would be. I gave myself permission to do a so-so job, but when I took the coat apart, I saw how hastily it had been made in the first place--crooked seams, misshapen pockets, lumpy sleeves. Not everything was good in the good old days. I think I managed to improve on the original.
Friday, 7 December 2007
Dovecoat
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- I've been locked in the studio making dozens and dozens of these. Snips and snails of gat
- I loved the make-a-prom-dress montage from Pretty in Pink, and I love taking a dress from
- A little peek at one of my new dresses that I'll be showing at the English Dept. fashion
- {Mostly} Giselles and Ghosts waiting to go out to their girls.
- We're buried under the Solstice Snowstorm here, but before cabin fever drove me into the
- Working on a design for a tattered silk organza shrug...more fluff? More, more!
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