Kelly Doust introduces readers to her wonderful world of reviving and customising vintage pieces, while bringing a modern and unique twist to wearing vintage clothes – Dita Von Teese
Trench-tastic
Reinvented Burberry coat for AWW
My friend Shauna gave me this fab Burberry trench from the seventies, picked up on a charity store jaunt in Boston. It was a bit worse for wear with its much-abused lining, falling-off buttons and dirty hem from jumping one too many mud-filled puddles, but it had potential.
You might remember that I found some divine silk fabric from Ginger & Smart not long ago, as well… I ripped out the signature Burberry check, replaced it with the silk, and bought a set of shiny raspberry-coloured buttons from All Buttons Great & Small to affix before snipping away the grubby hem. Voilà – you have yourself a reinvented trench.
See the July issue of Australian Women’s Weekly for instructions on re-creating your own.
On your recommendation I checked out All Buttons Great and Small and A Coffee and a Yarn on a recent trip to Newtown – soooo cute and a welcome distration from the hospital visits that took me in that direction. You just missed the great bead shop across the road thought! Have a great pair of Art Deco style earings now thanks to some cute bead brought there, and will soon have a lovely soft winter hat!
I’ll have to check it out – thanks for the tip, Kaitlyn, and hope you liked All Buttons!