La vie Jaime : What I'm Wearing Wednesday: fur makeover

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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32 comments:

Krysten @ Why Girls Are WeirdFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Gorgeous Jaime!
Chicago Chic February 2, 2011 at 10:35 AM
It's beautiful and looks so warm!! It looks great with the jeggings too!

xoxo
Rachel
We Blog ArtistsFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:44 AM
LOVE the outfit Jaime!!!
I have a mink jacket too which needs lining...good to know the cost!
HUGS
Char.x
Vannessa@LuxuriaFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Great retrieval of a beautiful item. You look very snuggly :-)
Helena - A Diary of LovelyFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:08 AM
oh so pretty Jaime, fun and you look lovely!
Alison KinseyFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:24 AM
your coat is beautiful Jaime!! i love that you lined your jacket in pink silk :)
you got a really good deal on that altogether. great pics!
SofiaFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Wonderful job!
NikkiFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:58 AM
I love it! Great find!
www.janetteria.comFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Great find, Honey!

I 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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kFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:25 PM
That is so awesome, good job! I would never even think to get a new liner, haha :)
AnonymousFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:33 PM
You look so pretty:)
THE ALTERNATIVE WIFEFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:46 PM
That's so amazing! You did a great job.

So 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 :)
LauraFebruary 2, 2011 at 2:25 PM
Gorgeous gorgeous coat and I love that you did the lining in pink!
AnonymousFebruary 2, 2011 at 3:34 PM
The coat turned out great!
RAWFebruary 2, 2011 at 4:00 PM
I love it! Very pretty. What a deal.
Melanie's RandomnessFebruary 2, 2011 at 4:01 PM
It looks beautiful!!! It's amazing what a new lining would do! =)

Melanie's Randomness
UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:42 PM
Such a great idea add pink to the interior of the coat. I love it!
Well done.
MarissaFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:43 PM
Ooh- I love it! And I bet it's keeping you super warm, too.
Tiff For TatFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:56 PM
I 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!
KristenFebruary 2, 2011 at 6:12 PM
thats amazing what you did with the coat! sounds like a fun and stylish weekend!
ColeFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:11 PM
Such a great find! I'm not big on new fur but I love finding vintage fur! Relining the coat is an awesome idea!
little luxury listFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:12 PM
Fancy - looking good my dear!
ANDWHATELSEISTHEREFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:33 AM
hope 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!

ANDWHATELSEISTHERE

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AnnemarieFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:19 AM
Looks fantastic, gorgeous girl! xoxo
Denisa LFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:31 AM
it looks great!
Diana MieczanFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:50 AM
You did such a great job, sweetie and you look amazing! Happy Thursday
Kisses
AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:20 AM
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!
Cafe FashionistaFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:25 AM
Ah, you look so fantastic, Jaime!! :)
Fashionable InteriorsFebruary 3, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Looks great! I'd say a definite steal!
Rachel @ The Haute NotesFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:01 PM
You look fantastic, Jaime! The coat looks so warm and cozy!
Caitlin @ Candyfloss & PersieFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:24 AM
awesome 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!
NoelaniFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:49 PM
Gorgeous 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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