what I wear – London Fog coat

My Nana gave me this knee-length London Fog coat.  It is a bit big on me but as Jacquieshambles told me, oversized is a good thing, especially if you roll up the sleeves.

Nana is a very tiny lady so the sleeves had already been shortened too much for me anyways.  Still, just in case I don’t want to roll up the sleeves, I re-altered the cuffs to be a bit longer by changing the rolled hem to a facing… and I used a contrast plaid for the facing.

Now why would I ever want to roll the sleeves down?

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1. Looks terrific, Danielle!

   Comment by Wendy — October 7 2009 @ 2:03 pm

2. Love those sleeves! Great job :D

   Comment by Lisa ~ Urban Native Girl — October 7 2009 @ 2:23 pm

3. I applaud your inventiveness and your heritage

   Comment by Barima — October 7 2009 @ 6:27 pm

4. Looks good on you!!! I hem these puppies all the time – anywhere from six -10 inches off for a mini-trench!

   Comment by Irene — October 8 2009 @ 9:15 am

5. Plus you can always accessorize with long opera gloves or arm warmers!! :)

   Comment by Ada — October 9 2009 @ 12:47 pm

6. lookin’ good! I stand by my over-sized sleeve-rolling obsession!

   Comment by jacquieshambles — October 10 2009 @ 4:17 pm

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