by OutBriefCandle » Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:52 pm
Ordinarly dolly-based sewing skills are really paying off for me this weekend. For $25 I picked up a long, dark grey 100% wool coat, a long, dark tealy-green trench coat with a button-in lining, a 100% wool grey sport coat, and a fur cape. Yes, a fur cape. It says 'Schumacher Fur Co. Portland Oregon' on the inside. I freaking LOVE my church fleamarket.
Some people point at the show Castle and say there's no way Detective Beckett could have so many different coats. I say those people obviously aren't doing it right. XD
The sport coat has 80s shoulder pads, but I'm going to rip into the shoulder lining seams, either alter or change out the pads and that'll work fine. The trench I wasn't sure about but it was so cheap I couldn't resist. Once I ripped into the lining to alter the shoulder pads, and moved the epaulets up a couple inches, the whole coat seems to fit better! I just finished moving the epaulets, just need to sew the smaller shoulder pads back in (I cut down the ones that were already in there, they were HUGE, came all the way down to the top of my bicep and the epaulets were down there too).
It's especially great because I'm betting everything I bought was donated by the same person. I've never found a coat with sleeves that hit me right at the wrist off the rack, they all come halfway down my hand or more. I'm guessing these may have been tailored...probably all by the same person who was my size. Gonna have the coats drycleaned once I'm finished altering the shoulders (fortunately the grey doesn't need anything), and as I work in a department store, the next time there's a restyling event in furs I may ask about bringing in the cape for them to look at. See if they can tell me what sort of fur it is, maybe an approximate age, have it cleaned. Everything's in such nice shape, too.
Ryo - DIM Real (NS)
Ariel - BBB Sprite (Blue)
Peaseblossom - BBB Ariel (Lilac)
Bast - Fairyland MNF Woosoo Vamp (WS)
Bernadette - Hujoo Berry (Apricot)
Mustardseed - Realpuki Tyni (NS)
Dove - BBB Pixie (Chocolate)
Loki - Hujoo Jake
Monster High Toralei
Monster High Clawd Wolf
Perneth - RS Pixiu (Sky Blue)