Then, my mom commented that it looked good on me, and that my brother has a coat just like it. UGHHH!

I wanted to make the coat NOT look like something my brother would wear, so I went hunting at fabric stores. It took a while, but I eventually found this pink & grey flower trim.

It certainly dresses up the coat, doesn't it!
Close up of the trim - it's kind of hairy, which gives it a soft look, and goes well with the texture of the wool coat.
I have many metres left of this trim, and I'd like to put more on the coat, but I'm not sure where to put it.
A "bracelet" around the sleeves?
Along the bottom hem?
Down the front, as fake princess seams?
Down the edge of the front, but that would be asymmetric?
Along the pockets?
A shape on the back of the coat - like a star, flower, something like that?
Or leave it as good enough?
Please, if you have an idea, post a comment.
I really like the trim detail! I'm not very good with embellishment, but I think maybe down the front OR trimming the sleeve hems. Not both though. A little goes a long way. My first preference would be the asymetric, down-the-front addition. Simply because adding any detail at the hipline with the sleeve hem detail might add body "width"? So I'd go for a vertical as opposed to the horizontal, but it really depends on one's body type.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I've been wearing it the way it is now, but everytime I put it on, it feels unfinished. I'll probably go with trim down both front edges - even though the inside edge is hidden when you wear it.
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