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Fake Fur and Leather Outfit inspired by Mad Max

01/30/2012

Inspiration: Mad Max Movie.

This project was made in a hurry for the Project Run and Play Flick’r contest. I didn’t win but that’s Ok. I  really like it! I was working on a pink lined and tailored wool coat made from a 1942 pattern for my entry but was uninspired and knew I wouldn’t finish it. I just wasn’t in the mood to finish the coat so I put it on the back burner.
After my experience working on fake fur last week, I decided maybe it wasn’t so bad after all. I have had some small pieces of leather and fake fur I wasn’t sure what to do with and came up with this idea above.  The work actually went really quickly as I didn’t have to hem or finish the leather. It was nice outside so I worked outdoors. Since I lined the vest with small strips of suede zig zagged stitches all over it to create a patchwork look.
If they ever cast for a toddler to be in a post-apocalyptic survival movie, maybe I can send this photo in .
Moral of the story:
Leather is easy and fun to work with and it looks very cool. For some reason people are more impressed when you make something out of leather, which is actually one of the easiest materials to work with.
I’m keeping my eye out for leather garments when I go to thrift shops because leather is very expensive to buy in fabric shops and it might be cheaper to buy garments second hand and upcycle them to cut out the leather pattern pieces. 

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Comments

  1. Marie says

    01/30/2012 at 5:04 pm

    Oh my gosh, how adorable! I’d love to work up to sewing with leather, so I’m glad to hear it’s actually easy!

  2. Lady Danburry says

    01/30/2012 at 9:35 pm

    awesome.

  3. Candice says

    01/30/2012 at 11:05 pm

    How adorable is your little one!

  4. Joyatee says

    01/31/2012 at 4:03 am

    I love the dress! It’s so cute! The patchwork pattern reminds me of a pleather skirt I had in middle school (the 90’s…)–I had the same cross down the center of my skirt due to the patchwork effect. Thanks for that random memory!

  5. Vintage Girl says

    01/31/2012 at 4:30 am

    So lucky, I want one too!

  6. Carolyn says

    02/01/2012 at 7:16 am

    Oh wow, what an adorable little outfit!! She would have fitted right into Mad Max 3!

  7. blackenpot says

    02/01/2012 at 7:30 am

    Lovely outfit for an adorable girl.

    Thank you for stopping by my blogg.

    Enjoy your wednesday.

  8. MushyWear says

    02/01/2012 at 5:53 pm

    This outfit is awesome! I love how you have paired it with the purple boots. It must be so much fun coming up with cute, unique clothing for your little girl!

  9. Shannon says

    03/05/2012 at 5:11 pm

    Super Duper Cute!



I'm Justine! Welcome to my sewing blog! Here you'll find lots of handmade clothing for myself and other lucky folks! I'm a native Los Angeleno who moved to a small farm outside of LA with my family.

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