October 28, 2014

making a leather jacket

in order to survive the bitter cold of a viennese winter spent on study exchange, i designed and made a leather jacket.  inspired in part by the lines of expensive rick owens’ pieces, and classic old bike jackets, i started from scratch making calico patterns, and then stitched half a cow together on my old treadle sewing machine….

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i got pretty silly when taking photos, but that happens….










 

i didn’t get to the lining at home and had to buy an old sewing machine from a grumpy old hairy man on austrian ebay who greeted me at his apartment door in very skanky underpants when i went to pick it up.
: )
i wanted to line the jacket in an amazing bolt of colourful japanese fabric, but sadly it turned out to be polyester, and knowing my natural stinkiness, i opted for a lining of thick cotton with a big orange dot inside.


 

it is wonderful – the fit is perfect.  like a second home.  it makes me feel comfortable on the snowy streets of vienna, and i totally blend in with the 80’s vibe of prague when i go there.  and i made it myself!  there is something to be said for making your own everything!!!

and yes – it is totally un-vegetarian, and the only way i can think of making sense of that is to wear it well, keep it forever, love it, repair it, and make sure it gets lots of use.

in order to survive the bitter cold of a viennese winter spent on study exchange, i designed and made a leather jacket.  inspired in part by the lines of expensive rick owens’ pieces, and classic old bike jackets, i started from scratch making calico patterns, and then stitched half a cow together on my old treadle sewing machine….

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