Deconstruction Project: Denim Jacket

Ingredients

one striped twill vest
one pair of cuffed denim twill shorts
two denim twill trouser legs

Instructions

Carefully undo stitches on each used garment piece. Drape the shorts to form the body of the jacket. French seam two front pockets, using the back patch pockets of the trousers as pocket bags. Use a sleeve block to piece together the remaining denim. Be careful to match the stripes at the underarm and side seams.

Stitch well, and wear often.

Denim Deconstruction pre-construction: shorts, pants, and a vest.

Abi Wears the Denim Deconstruction jacket. Zandrew wears the Daisy leather jacket.

Necklace: model's own.

Caitlyn wears the Winnie dress. (a collaboration with @bronwyn_seier), Madeleine wears the Rhoda blazer. Zandrew wears the Daisy jacket, and Abi models the Denim Deconstruction jacket.

In collaboration with Syrian newcomers, Denim Deconstruction is a design project that incorporates social need with upcycling and deconstruction design methods, to create new garments from donated clothing.

Models: Zandrew Claveria (@zandrew.clav); Abi Hodson (@abistudio); Madeleine Porter (@iamthemagic); Caitlyn Bloch. Makeup: @olivesque (oliviataylor.com); Photography: Jill Rosenzweig (@chillijill, jillrosenzweig.com)