To follow Panache's lead here is a herringbone Ralph Lauren ladies' jacket. I love the zipper pockets and buckle at the collar. I think it would look nice with a pleated tartan skirt. I got it after reading the thread about houndstooth and herringbone kilt jackets.... plus I love almost everything by the Lauren company. I think it was either 4 or 5 dollars.
A rather nice wool jacket for $4.50 that received a little cosmetic surgery.
I splurged last week and picked up a great plaid wool sport coat by some guy named Calvin for $9. It will be getting the same treatment, with, hopefully, a bit better execution on my part.
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My husband would love that look, he tends to favor the the grey tartans. Looking forward to seeing the Calvin redo. We have yet to find a jacket to redo for hubby.
I found a black cashmere sport coat and had it converted to an argyle kilt jacket
Unfortunately it's to big now. It's a 50R and I'm down to a 46R.
Here's a camel hair sport coat I found for $4.00 and had converted
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Here's my most recent upcycle from the resale shop tweed jacket. I recently purchased an iPhone and a cheap $5 case for it. The case was covered with plastic and had random two tone skulls on it. Not really my style, but it was that or pink flowers so... I cut the seams, separated the two halves, wrapped some tweed around the outer cover and sewed it back together. At first I considered making a brown leather patch to surround the camera opening but went with a simple buttonhole stitch instead.
Pushing a needle through light cardboard wasn't exactly fun, but it turned out nice I think. Lots of tweed still left over. I'm thinking of recanvassing some cheap skate shoes next.
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Much nicer than skulls! I am going to be looking for a tweed jacket to use for small projects. First off I want a business card holder and to cover a sunglasses case.
Much nicer than skulls! I am going to be looking for a tweed jacket to use for small projects. First off I want a business card holder and to cover a sunglasses case.
I've scored quite a few yards of vintage tweed and wool from shopgoodwill and Ebay. Makes it easy to use the scraps for small projects and people are always impressed when you have a sharp looking tweed cover for your phone...
Ive got a 10 dollar Harris Tweed jacket on the way from shopgoodwill that has the possibilities of becoming a conversion jacket if it fits well.
Almost forgot, if you have enough from an old jacket or scraps you can make a mighty fine tweed bonnet too.
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I found your Granddad's hose...I look incredible...
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