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an ultra cool, dude approved refashion
As DIYs for guys are few & far between I’ve been mining the depths of my little Refashionista brain to come up with a masculine re-do (not involving t-shirts) that my dude would actually wear out n’ about without being bribed…
Success! A Freaking Awesome new jacket that requires zero blackmail to be worn!
Here’s how to create your own partner-pleasing-coat in about an hour…
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Step 1Steal a casual Autumn blazer & an old sweater from your dude’s wardrobe
*this blazer was an impulsive-man-purchase that once home was suddenly too short in the arms & a colour he didn’t like…instead of being returned the poor fellow sat in the closet, unworn with the tags still on for 3 years! A bath in forest green dye took care of the colour & now onto the how-to…
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Step 2chop the sleeves off of the blazer
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Step 3slice the arms off of the sweater
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Step 4pop the sweater sleeves into the blazer arm holes right sides facing with underarm seams & raw edges lined up
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Step 5stitch together
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Step 6flip right side out & zig zag over the outside seams for extra strength
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Step 7I wanted to give the jacket a wee bit more pizzazz so I grabbed a vintage necktie that coordinated well with the coat colours…
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Step 8and added a groovy detail above each pocket flap
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Step 9Fabulous…with just the right amount of funky!
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Step 10Cool…Cozy…and best of all? The dude lurvs it!
…and what about the rest of that sweater?
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Step 11…after taking in the sides & adding some chopped sleeves of my own I now have one of winter’s “must haves”: a super comfy over-sized sweater!
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This is a great upcycle and I'll certainly be giving my men friends first refusal (although I might just make a ladies version for my self, teehee)