Marc mndt
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I think it looks great, those sleeve rolls are not something you see on just your average 90s jacket.You know that thing that happens in the Lounge, where a style of jacket you've never really thought about seems to percolate to the top, and then suddenly you find you really want one too?
Well recently it's been car coats. And I think that might be @Marc mndt 's fault for having a brilliant one.
Anyway. It's cold outside and there's shearling going on, and combined with suddenly noticing car coats, today this has happened.
It's nothing too special or even interesting. It's a no-money cowhide thing from Gap in a horrible 90s-esque pre-distressed finish. If it fit* (which I think it does), the plan is to sort out some shonky button holes and re-dye it. Although ostensibly it's "distressed brown", I'd dye it black I think.
I think it could look really good. It does NOT look really good now. Unless you're going to a millennium party 22 years ago.
Anyway. None of that matters because it cost such a pittance that it's literally disposable, and if it doesn't work I'll throw it away/back on eBay.
I know this isn't by a "maker", and it's not vintage (unless 20 years is vintage), but I always like to read about when someone's made something out of nothing, and I hope that might happen here.
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*I wasn't sure if it would fit because sizing is always a bit of a lottery with Gap. They oversize something crazy, and this jacket is two sizes down from what I'd normally expect.