Friday, January 27, 2017

90's Jacket Makeover

This 1990's cashmere blend jacket was thrifted a while ago. While I love the fabric, the colour and how well made it was, the shape was not flattering for my broad upper body, particularly the huge shoulder pads and  the too-long sleeves.


I decided to refashion the jacket : narrow the shoulder seams and shorten the sleeves to 3/4 length. And now it looks like this:



I think it now looks better for my proportions. I'm happy to have a better fitting, warm and colourful jacket for the cold months!

You can see more pics at my blog.

2 comments:

whatthesew said...

Excellent job on the change of shape, really brings the jacket up to date.

jennifer elliott said...

Nice job. I love the color.

Jennifer EOD