Wow, this Monday has come around fast!!
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| Vest: Made By Me / Jeans: Refashioned by Me; Gap / Top: Long Tall Sally Earrings: Made By Me |
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| Booties: BCBG (old) / Jeans: Refashioned by Me / Top: Country Road Vest: Made By Me / Earrings: Made By Me / Sunglasses: Kenneth Cole |
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| Photos c/o my wonderful Husband Who secretly thinks the vest makes me look like a caveman but is too nice to say so. |
I love fur vests on other people, I just wasn't sure about the look on me. So rather than investing a lot of money in something I wasn't sure about, I decided to make one.
Let me start of by saying the fact that this stuff is called "fun fur" suggests the manufacturer had a wicked sense of humour. It was not fun to sew with. It was messy and fluffy and stiff and messy... oh and did I mention the mess?!
To make a pattern I simply traced around an existing vest. I added pockets to my vest, because I love pockets in everything! It is fully lined and after scouring the internet I came across this really helpful tutorial for construction.
I am happy with the end result. I like wearing it with a belt to give some waist definition and it keeps me warmer than wearing it open.
Despite the massive amount of mess - this stuff flies everywhere while cutting & sewing! - it was a quick and fairly simple project which only cost me $23 as I already had the lining.
Have you sewn with faux fur?
