Black Military Jacket

Today I've got another quick fit fix. I picked up this military style jacket from the thrift store thinking I could make it work, though it was a little big and the silver braid on the shoulders wasn't my thing.

So I hopped right in and removed it! Next I unpicked the sleeve hems and the hem of the jacket at both sides. Once I'd unpicked I took in each side from wrist to waist by about 2 inches. All I had to do to finish up was to trim the excess and restitch the hems in place!

Now I've got a fitted military style jacket that is comfy yet stylish. I paired it with my <almost> all thrifted outfit: slouchy white t-shirt, skinny jeans, boots, and ring. The earrings I bought retail a few years back...Forever 21 maybe?

Mixing metallics with my latest at-home manicure!

Just a couple of quick changes, but they made all the difference for me. This is my favorite kind of jacket/blazer because it is made with a cozy fabric that feels like I'm wearing a t-shirt or sweatshirt.

I actually started my photo shoot off with red lipstick and black on black with a camisole, but I shy away from lipstick after about 5 minutes, and then I wanted to translate this jacket into more of an everyday casual look, so I switched to the slouchy tee. If you follow me on IG <@little_didyouknow> then you've seen the pic with lipstick...if not, I'll share here as well!

Do you have any makeup that you are afraid of? For me it's lipstick and eyeliner...more fear of the unknown probably since I rarely wear either but also rarely experiment with them. It always feels like I have far too much makeup on when I do both, so the trick may be one or the other for me ;).

I also posted a preview of a refashion I'll be putting up later today or first thing tomorrow...here's that sneak peek!

It'll be a scrap buster and I'm so loving how the mix of colors/prints/patterns turned out! So, stay tuned!!!

Peace,
Andrea

Cropped Leather Jacket

I've got a thing for going cropped lately...maybe I'll get my courage up and crop my hair while I'm at it. I've also got a thing for free clothes. You know, when people throw out unwanted apparel and your building just so happens to have a designated area for such items that are unwanted but not necessarily trash? Well, ours currently looks like a trash heap (may need to take it upon myself to straighten it up) but this leather jacket that I found was by no means trash.

I really like the cutouts, the simplicity of the design (no lining), and the color. However, this is what it looked like on: boxy.

I wanted a more modern look and immediately knew I would crop it, though I posted it on Instagram asking for other ideas as well. I started out by marking the new length with a large clothespin.

And then I cut straight across the folded layers leaving me with this as extra.

That, I'll save for a later project :). The new cropped length was great, but now I needed to tackle the boxiness of it all. I did so by adding darts in the back. Here's a view from the inside.

And here they are from the outside.

I'll have to find a leather adhesive to get the seams to lie flat as the center one does...but for now, it'll do! Here's the final result.

I love how simple the changes were and what an impact they had! I probably won't style it as you see here (I was just throwing something on I thought might work, but I don't love it), but it'll go great with a flowy top and skinny jeans or a little dress or almost anything! Perfect for cool evenings...not that we'll be having many of those anytime soon :). Well, what do you think? An improvement or would you have left it? I can't wait to get to work with the leftovers from this one...I'm thinking a clutch/purse, iPhone case...I'll combine the two!

I'm hoping that tomorrow's post will actually happen...photo storage issues are making it difficult as it involves a homemade dress I thrifted back in March. (Also had to upload all photos on my phone which means poor quality...sorry!) Oh well, Happy Monday! Make it a great one.

Peace, 

Andrea