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Vintage Jacket Part 1

You may recall my recent post about my trip to Bedford, PA here. I mentioned a great vintage find, here are the pics when I got it home:



The jacket, dress and belt all came together for $45.  There were no tags on any of the items and the back of the belt was ripped so I was hesitant.  Then I tried on the jacket and it easily buttoned all the way up.  This gave me hope.  There wasn't a dressing room or full length mirror a the antique mall so I peeled off a few layers of my outfit (which you can check out here) and pulled the dress over my jeans and henley.  With the help of my mother it zipped up, but I had no clue how any of it looked,  below my shoulders.

I'm sure I looked quite a site to the other patrons with a dress over my clothes jumping up to see my torso in a high hanging mirror.  But regardless of public embarrassment I feel very good about this purchase.  I believe the dress is home made because of the lack of tag and also lining.  The jacket has lining and I'm wondering if the original owner had the jacket and found material to match for the dress, or if it was all home sewn with extra love put into the jacket?  Either way this jacket is so chic. 

When I got the dress home and had a propoer "try-on" it was not pretty.  The neckline is way too high for my taste and teh fit has a somewhat sausagey effect around the torso. I haven't decided yet how I'm going to incorporate this purchase into an outfit, but when I do you'll definitely see the results.



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  1. Consider having the dress tailored. At Monroeville Mall, there is a tuxedo shop next to the Hallmark store. They do tailoring there. I had two dresses cut down, one six sizes the other four. The former has a lining and pleats. I lost the pockets on that one. They were $30 each to alter.

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