Secrett timeeeee.
This has been my past secret for like three months or something.
**note** LOTS of pictures!
This is a veryvery very old jacket that has been in the shop where I work for several months, I first fell in love with it when I started work there.
When I first saw it, it was ripped to shreds mostly where the boning is - the seams had all split from possibly strain on it or something.
My boss forbid me to touch it. But!! Whenever I was working on my own in the shop I would take it down, And over the time ive worked there I have restored what it back to what it once was, bar the bows and buttons. I sewed it painfully back together :D It tears my heart apart seeing something that was once so beautiful decaying slowly away from use, and age.
There is exstentive damage to the bows and buttons, and they'd need replacing ideally, but to be honest, I love its character.
And now, after some saving, its finally mine. :) And it makes me very very happy.
Any help on dating this would be great, as it is made by a company that designs costumes for theatre, it could be any age.
**note** LOTS of pictures!
This is a veryvery very old jacket that has been in the shop where I work for several months, I first fell in love with it when I started work there.
When I first saw it, it was ripped to shreds mostly where the boning is - the seams had all split from possibly strain on it or something.
My boss forbid me to touch it. But!! Whenever I was working on my own in the shop I would take it down, And over the time ive worked there I have restored what it back to what it once was, bar the bows and buttons. I sewed it painfully back together :D It tears my heart apart seeing something that was once so beautiful decaying slowly away from use, and age.
There is exstentive damage to the bows and buttons, and they'd need replacing ideally, but to be honest, I love its character.
And now, after some saving, its finally mine. :) And it makes me very very happy.
Any help on dating this would be great, as it is made by a company that designs costumes for theatre, it could be any age.