"personalized bomber for her"
Up-cycling is one of the best and sustainable ways to "personalize" and create one-of-a-kind garments. For once, I thought I would make a garment for myself and make a bomber jacket, something I wear often, with a more personal touch using secondhand clothing. Watch how I deconstructed thrifted 3 dresses and one skirt and transformed them into my "BombHER Jacket".
**ALL PHOTOS AND DESIGNS ARE OWNED BY CLAIRE HUANG.
PLAGIARISM/STEALING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.**
Draped
Front
Back
Side
Side
Back
Sleeve Detail
Research and Process
With the mindset of creating an absolutely wild bomber jacket, I roamed around local thrift shops in search of interesting fabrics to use. In the end, I collected a skirt with an intricate wavy ribbon pattern (sleeves), a basic lined Zara black dress with a sheer regal design (front pieces and sleeve lining), a plain black lined Ann Taylor formal dress (back pieces and back lining), and a multicolored wavy graphic summer dress (front lining and pockets). In addition, I acquired a zipper and rib knits for the cuffs, waistband, and collar.
After acquiring all of my materials, I undid all the seams and cut pattern pieces from each part's respected fabric. After cutting all of my pieces, I cut a slit onto the front pieces for the pockets and hand sewn the existing pockets onto my front pieces. Next, I attached the front pieces to the back, sewed the sleeves together, and attached the sleeves to the front and back; repeat the same steps for the lining. For the collar, I first ease stitched and then took my collar rib knit and stretched and attached it onto the collar; repeat the same process for Waistband and cuffs. After attaching the Waistband, fold it in half and sew the corner pieces and flip it inside out. Next, I customized the length of my zipper by pulling out the excess zipper teeth with my wire cutters, and sewn in my own zipper stop until it was sturdy enough for the zipper to not get stuck. After zipper adjustments, separate your separating zipper and sew with zipper foot. Next, attach the hemmed lining to the Waistband and to the rest of the Jacket; lastly, cut all excess thread and done! So much for sewing my first jacket!
credits
designer/photographer: claire huang
model: jemma bridges