I love thrifting and been doing it for years. Often then not, thrifting can lead you rare finds and hidden gems no one else is likely to have. Name brands and even luxury brands, are some items you can score on the right day. And I almost always find name brands.
As much as I love finding garments that are ready to wear, the thrill of finding an unusual piece I can transform into something special and unique is what I enjoy most about thrifting.
Below is a piece I up-cycled from a thrifted cameo jacket I purchased at the Goodwill. I paid about 6 for this jacket and it was in immaculate condition. I think it was hardly warned.
Since the jacket was a great find but a bit snug for me, I decided to buy it anyway and turn it into a one-of-a-kind piece. My plan was to turn it into a Valentino inspired embroidery jacket I’ve seen on the internet for thousands of dollars. And I was going to recreate for a lot less.
I purchase a quarter of a yard of faux fur at the craft store and butterfly patches from Amazon.
Like I mentioned above, the jacket was $6 dollars at the thrift store, the faux fur was $3 dollars and a pack of patches was $6.
I already had leftover fabric glue and gold glitter polish but if you don’t, you’ll have to add those to your final cost. Glitter polish (any color, I used gold) you can get for about $2-3, and fabric glue or any other adhesive that works on fabric will cost approximately $3-5 dollars.
So that’s $15 without glue and polish, $20 or so including glue and polish. A lot less than the thousands of dollars you could spend on the original Valentino jacket.
I used the jacket collar as a guide to cut the fur leaving about half inch allowance to fold and glue in place. I glued the patches randomly where I felt they were visually appealing and lastly, I painted randomly around some of the camo patterns shapes with the gold glitter to give it a pop of shine.
I’m very happy how it turned out, and this piece is currently for sale at my Poshmark closet. If you’re interested in this one-of-a-kind sold out piece, please visit my closet at: https://poshmark.com/listing/Camo-jacket-with-faux-fur-and-butterfly-patches-5ae780c6fcdc31b7e4295cd0.
