https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/old-leather-moto-into-vest Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:13:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/old-leather-moto-into-vest#post-1738716 Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:35:39 +0000 peacechick 1738716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Could you take it to a tailor do you think? I'm not sure if they do alterations on leather but it's worth a shot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/old-leather-moto-into-vest#post-1738710 Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:03:57 +0000 chadya 1738710@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>thanks<br />I was flipping thru magazine, and saw a leather vest and it it just sort of reminded me of the jacket I just put in the give-away pile.</p> <p>the leather and coat is just wonderful quality that I held on to it for so long </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/old-leather-moto-into-vest#post-1738680 Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:58:19 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1738680@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You could do it, and you could cut the shoulder line to where you want it. See if you can tell whether the armholes would be a size you would like. If they're going to be way too big, then I wouldn't make the attempt. (There's only so much you can gain, in terms of reducing an armhole, by taking in a side seam, before you make the garment too tight across the bust.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/old-leather-moto-into-vest#post-1738661 Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:11:23 +0000 chadya 1738661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have an old Andrew Marc leather jacket 15+ years old that's in really good shape that I just decided to let go of, but then I'm thinking to self</p> <p>wonder if it's possible to chop of the arms and make it into a vest</p> <p>obviously I am not going to just chop the arms off, (but i could) <br />what to you all think<br />the only problem is, is that the shoulder line is much wider than the current fashion.</p>