This coat used to be a wool dress from the Sixties (probably...), which I bought in a Vintage second-hand shop in Berlin. This is what it looked like:
After a lot of fusible lining and adding vibrant blue details, we get to my coat:
As always, a lot of pictures from the making-of-process are on my BLOG, though not as many as I wanted to add.... My plan was to make a hood-tutorial, but the drafting ended up trickier than expected. I used a pattern-making book and did it all professional-like, but the hood didn't end up the way I wanted it at all, so I re-drafted and draped around on it, and there is no way to tell you clearly how I ended up with this.... But at least it ended up the way I wanted it!
Why "London Coat"? Well, it has a hood, and from what I hear about the weather in London, a hood might come in handy. As you are reading this, I am taking a course in London, and if things go as planned, I'll post the end-product on my blog afterwards. Let's keep our fingers crossed!
Best to all of you,
Katja
9 comments:
yes, at the moment you need a hood and also the coat! hope it warms up before you go back.
Love the idea of making a wool dress into a coat!
Sandy in the UK
Very well done.
Speaking as a Londoner for 12 years, I agree with Sandy!
Nice job.
IWOM: EOD
Very awesome as a coat. I'd want to wear it every day.
Totally gorgeous, super cute! What a fab job - I just love your results.
Both of your coats are brilliant - very inspiring!
Hi!
I LOVE this coat!!!!
Love the pattern and the refashion!
Great work!
Kisses from Portugal.
Amazing!! I hope with practice I get to be as good and creative as you are. The coat is fantastic!!
Fabulous! Looks great on. What a creative wonderful idea.
Kathy
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