Nearly every time I have stepped foot in a thrift store -throughout my life- I have spotted a vintage camel hair coat yet I have now been to every thrift shop {within reason} and I cannot seem to find one -anywhere. It is killing me. {okay, I actually found a couple vintage cashmere ones for $95 but I was not about to spend that on a coat I was going to hack up}
What’s funny -er, ironic, is last time {around July} I was in my favorite Goodwill, I spotted two of them, one that may have been perfect, but I passed it up thinking I had my Burberry trench and didn’t need it. And here I am now endlessly searching for one. I even found one on ebay, seemingly perfect, nicely priced, and at the last minute some b*tch outbid me. kill.
So, I’m making due. I’ve found some other great coats that this DIY was just perfect for and really, I’ll probably get more wear out of these colors than I would have the camel one …although if I find one now, I’m totally snatching it up. I’m going to do the black wool blazer as well. I can’t wait to wear it with a billowy sleeved blouse that usually is too cold to wear in the winter …but now = a fabulous solution.
I am in love with this …and have been wanting to do it for a while now, I just hadn’t found the perfect coat to alter. ..blah blah.
I made a flower pin out of the extra sleeve.
