A few summers ago, I purchased a mink coat at an antique store in Maine. I am not one that owns any real animal products, besides leather shoes/bags...but this coat was from an estate sale, and due to an extra discount at the store, I got it for around $40. The lining was ripped, but other than that, the fur itself was in pristine condition. I loved the big buttons too. After almost 2 years of searching, I finally found a fun lining to make this coat a bit more modern: a pink, silk, vintage lining for $2!
Before Christmas, dropped the coat off at our local tailor to be relined, and $100 later....
the coat is finished! Considering how much real furs cost, I made out well at around $160. I wore the coat this weekend on a day trip to the ICA and Newbury St. with my brother.
(it was a bit sunny lol)
I am wearing:
- remade fur coat
- Louis Vuitton Damier birthday purse
- scarf from Nordstrom
- black jeggings from Old Navy
- diamond studs
- Not seen:
- black WANTED booties
- black/white striped top from Banana Republic
pics by me and Kyle
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Gorgeous Jaime!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful and looks so warm!! It looks great with the jeggings too!
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Rachel
LOVE the outfit Jaime!!!
ReplyDeleteI have a mink jacket too which needs lining...good to know the cost!
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Char.x
Great retrieval of a beautiful item. You look very snuggly :-)
ReplyDeleteoh so pretty Jaime, fun and you look lovely!
ReplyDeleteyour coat is beautiful Jaime!! i love that you lined your jacket in pink silk :)
ReplyDeleteyou got a really good deal on that altogether. great pics!
Wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Great find!
ReplyDeleteGreat find, Honey!
ReplyDeleteI am wearing:
- woolen leopard coat (Xmas gift from my parents)
- Dolce & Gabbana tweed scarf with oversize botton
- brown suede gloves
- black quilted Bays by Chloe
- gold plated bangle watch (vintage Gucci) and CC ring (Chanel)
- grey sweetpants
- leopard chiffon bow-tie blouse with CC pin
- grey cashmere long sweater from Chanel (vintage)
- old dark brown ankle booties from Mango
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That is so awesome, good job! I would never even think to get a new liner, haha :)
ReplyDeleteYou look so pretty:)
ReplyDeleteThat's so amazing! You did a great job.
ReplyDeleteSo funny because yesterday I was talking to my stepmother about fur. Her mother had offered me a mink hat passed down from her mother-in-law which i guess would make it my step great grandma or something. And my stepmother wanted to know my take on wearing fur. I said I would never buy new but I would definitely wear vintage :)
Gorgeous gorgeous coat and I love that you did the lining in pink!
ReplyDeleteThe coat turned out great!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Very pretty. What a deal.
ReplyDeleteIt looks beautiful!!! It's amazing what a new lining would do! =)
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Such a great idea add pink to the interior of the coat. I love it!
ReplyDeleteWell done.
Ooh- I love it! And I bet it's keeping you super warm, too.
ReplyDeleteI love that fur coat, it turned out beautiful! It's funny, I have an old fur coat that an ex-boyfriends mom gave me probably from and estate sale as well. I wonder where it is?! Probably way up in the back of my parents attic somewhere!
ReplyDeletethats amazing what you did with the coat! sounds like a fun and stylish weekend!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great find! I'm not big on new fur but I love finding vintage fur! Relining the coat is an awesome idea!
ReplyDeleteFancy - looking good my dear!
ReplyDeletehope i'm not too much of a hard sale here. but my friend and i always do custom-made orders too. drop by our shopand check out our stuff. we can also follow your pattern too either by customizing the size, color, or material. give us a go!
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Looks fantastic, gorgeous girl! xoxo
ReplyDeleteit looks great!
ReplyDeleteYou did such a great job, sweetie and you look amazing! Happy Thursday
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Oh it looks lovely! Don't know if I could had over that much much for lining a second-hand coat though! I'm really scabby, lol!
ReplyDeleteAh, you look so fantastic, Jaime!! :)
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I'd say a definite steal!
ReplyDeleteYou look fantastic, Jaime! The coat looks so warm and cozy!
ReplyDeleteawesome story behind it, I think if you didn't buy it new, it's a little more okay (that's what I tell myself about my accidentally purchase fur shawl from a thrift store). I think those pics are pretty of you!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous coat and project. I think buying vintage fur is totally OK and I love a good make over. The coat looks gorgeous!
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