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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Fab Coat Now Wearable!


I would say there are two categories of refashion projects:
  1. The ones you make out of items that are just not fashionable anymore the way they are.
  2. The ones you make with garments that don't fit anymore (or that need mending...).
This one belongs to the second category. While I really always adored this coat, it was just too tight for me to wear it comfortably. It might not be obvious in the picture below, but I am also only wearing a blouse under it...





I slit it open along the sides and added a stripe of black wool fabric...


The part that took longest for this project was getting up the courage to do it! But it was well worth it and turned out just the way I hoped it would ...for more pictures, please come visit my blog: Of Dreams and Seams.
All the best to you fellow re-fashionistas out there!
Katja
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10 comments:

  1. Unknown29 February 2012 at 09:44

    I want that coat!! :)

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  2. Caroline29 February 2012 at 10:53

    This REALLY excites me as I have a 'too tight' coat which is Italian cream wool and I adore it... and cannot fit it! I'm going to have another look at it and see if I can take your idea on! Thank you so much and yours is delightful!

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  3. concretenprimroses29 February 2012 at 12:17

    It was a great coat before and you have made it unique and fabulous. Very professional sewing job! It looks perfect.
    Kathy

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  4. Sandy29 February 2012 at 12:21

    wow this is tres chic! Much better than before even!
    Sandy in the UK

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  5. Marilyn29 February 2012 at 12:56

    Oh WOW.. I absolutely LOVE this.. SO beautiful... Very chic..;))

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  6. Resweater29 February 2012 at 14:48

    This is fantastic! Thanks for the inspiration! I have a too snug coat, and I now know what to do!

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  7. pao29 February 2012 at 15:26

    Looks Terrific!! That's my favorite way of re-sizing, but I haven't been brave enough to try it with a coat. Thanks to your inspiration, I think I'll go for it!

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  8. Nettie29 February 2012 at 20:19

    This is AMAZING!!!! I've been needing to do this to a jacket that I love that's too small now. You did a fantastic job, it looks so much more stylish now.

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  9. Jenni1 March 2012 at 03:46

    nicely done!
    Jenni
    EOD

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  10. Unknown1 March 2012 at 09:12

    Oh this makes me so happy that some of you can use this idea, too! Good luck with it!

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