Category: Upcycling Adult Clothes

This fall, I was approached to upcycle a vintage mens full length leather coat lined with mink fur. This type of coat was popular in the 80s. If you come from a northern climate, you will appreciate how warm this is in -30 degree weather when the cold chills your bones quickly and the wind is unforgivable. However, in the mild West Coast climate, this coat is not practical and let’s face it, the design is outdated. My client held onto this coat over the decades since it was a considerable investment, and approached me to see how I could turn it into something practical for the Vancouver lifestyle.

Here is the before and beautiful after.

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 I have this pair of jeans that I found in a thrift store which were perfect for my needs at the time: dark blue, skinny, and high waisted. It felt like the ultimate find in the often hit or miss world of thrifting. Fast forward a few years, these fabulous jeans have either shrunk dramatically, or my body has started growing. 

Because they still have lots of life in them, I figured I had two options: pass them on, or make my jeans bigger by adding a strip of denim on each side. Since I’m still quite attached to them and always up for a mending challenge, here’s how I enlarged my jeans using the strip method.

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