Friday, February 20

coat time






coat - burda (08/2012, #101)
shirt - burda (05/2012, #104)
pants - burda (07/2011, #102)

bought this houndstooth wool boucle few years ago
with idea of turning it into a cape,
but that never happened
..
last winter i planned to turn it
into burda's coat from one of the 70s issues,
and even traced billion pattern pieces
but winter never came
so i abandoned that idea too
..
this winter i thought i might use the fabric 
to make burda's oversized coat from 2012
but that would probably end up as another forgotten plan
if it wasn't for my friend tea
..
one day last month
we were having one of our usual never ending talks 
probably fueled with too many beers
and the idea of coat challenge was born!
..
we choose february 15th as a deadline
and while tea finished her coat on time
and even managed to finish another one in the meantime
i was late, as usual
..
i finally managed to finish it yesterday
so tea and i met to take pics of our coats together 
(well, not really together, as there is not a single pic of two of us together)
we barely had time to take any pics at all 
since i was so late, that we had only last moments of daylight to shoot them,
and that's why there are no any details pictured
no lining shots, and the coat is not buttoned in any of the pics
..
it's fun to have a new coat finally
as i'm constantly wearing the one that i've made 5 years ago
and even though it still holds up pretty well
i kind of got a bit tired of it
..
now go check out tea's amazing coat
..
mokosha



35 comments:

  1. he he, sutra (ili u ponedeljak) mozemo da slikamo detalje i postavu :) i zamenjene kapute ;) pepito je definitivno bolji za oversajz kaput nego za neki kejp :P

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. mozda bi i kejp bio dobar, ali bi zauvek stajao u ormaru, jer ko jos nosi kejpove :P

      Delete
  2. That is one gorgeous coat … actually that is one gorgeous outfit. I am loving it ❤ x one million! And love the androgynous look with the super red lip.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. glad you like it, sasha.. now i have to make bunch of new clothes, as it's one very loud coat, and clashes with pretty much everything in my closet

      Delete
  3. This is awesome. In fact everything about your outfit. What a fabulous make.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I love it how you wear this coat with that blouse, the patterns shouldn't work together but somehow they do! The yellow elements are very Spring-like. *^v^*

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thanks :) and i'm totally ready for spring now (luckily, it's quite springy in belgrade today)

      Delete
  5. The coat is great' very impressive. It is certainly nice to have a choice of outerwear. I love all the patterns in this outfit, and the blouse is wonderful.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thanks.. it sure is nice to have a choice.. and a good one too, cause i've made some other coats too, but chose fabrics in pretty crazy colors, so i almost never get to wear them :( this coat is a bit on a wild side too, but b&w is not that hard to combine with other colors (can't say that for my olive/deep purple coat hehe)

      Delete
  6. Beautiful coat, and great outfit. I'm checking out the pattern now...

    ReplyDelete
  7. This is so cool! I love the houndstooth! Your shirt is great, too... owls!!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thanks, ginger.. houndstooth is one of my favorite prints, i wish i can find the good one more often

      Delete
  8. I love this outfit too, but the coat is really the star here. One day I will get to making that pattern too!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thanks :) i'll have to make another one too.. not so much because i need another one, but i already have all lining pieces cut out in quilted thermal lining (i planed to put that lining into this coat, but it was too thick, so i swithced to black satin)

      Delete
  9. You nailed it. Again. I love everything about this outfit! ♡

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thanks, trine :) and i think the coat would go pretty damn well with your entire hand stitched closet :)

      Delete
  10. Beautiful coat in a gorgeous fabric! Coats are time consuming but they are so worth it because they can become such workhorses in your closet. I love your entire outfit!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thanks, sara.. and i agree, coats are always worth of all the work that goes into making them.. this one wasn't too complicated, actually, finishes pretty fast (and made me wonder why i don't make coats more often)

      Delete
  11. Seriously gorgeous! as usual. Well, you know I love everything you make. You have great style :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thank you, carolyn, for such a huge compliment (you know you're my sewing super hero)

      Delete
  12. Wow, what a stunning coat! It's such a perfect fabric/pattern pairing. I so badly wanted to make a new winter coat, but the planets didn't quite align for that to happen... Next winter, for sure! Great job on this, the whole outfit is great!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thanks, lisa.. i'm so glad planets finally aligned in my corner of the coatmaking sky, even if the winter is almost over.. hope you get to make yours next winter :)

      Delete
  13. I love the whole look!! The coat is gorgeous, very stylish and the shirt, AND the trousers... Everything put together is just insanely stylish!

    ReplyDelete
  14. SOMEBODY needs to put you in their fashion magazine. Your craftsmanship and pictures are gorgeous - for real!

    ReplyDelete
  15. This is fantastic! As always, your sense of style is impeccable. So glad Tea peer pressured you into making this!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thanks, sallie.. i'm glad it finally happened too (we're thinking to do those kinds of challenges more often)

      Delete
  16. I love this pattern, When I get time I will sew it!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. it's really a great pattern, and sews up pretty fast.. hope you'll find time to give it a try

      Delete
  17. Your whole outfit is so damn cool.

    ReplyDelete
  18. Fabulous coat, I'm so into houndstooth, would deffenetly make a similar coat one day.i like also the way you have matched the prints, it's difficult to combine different prints but you have done it pretty well.

    ReplyDelete
  19. This has got to be my favorite coat shape ever, and I'm such a sucker for houndstooth. I really just want to steal your whole outfit (the rings, too). Gorgeous!

    ReplyDelete