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[hoodyear]

Anyway, here's a very rough no-sew wallet prototype (a la Maxx & Unicorn):

I've been using the "final" version of this for a couple weeks now and it's holding up pretty well.





Here's the pattern I used. It's pretty easy to figure out from here. May need to be adjusted depending on the type of leather though. I also made mine taller to fit RMB. The nice thing is most of the edges don't need to be perfect since they're tucked in.

 

[steviecakes]

Gave new life to an old Hanes crewneck

 

[Diglet]

Anyone know of a good way to distress some black doc marten derbies? Leather looks a bit plasticy and was hoping there's a good way to speed up the wear.

 

[DanIsThe]

Is painting shoes still cool? I hope so.

I took an old pair of Converse I had and didn't wear.



Taped off the sole and painted them with some black acrylic and gloss finish mixed and went over the grey line with a black felt. Seemed pretty true to the aesthetic.



Then they looked pretty cool I think.



Still wanna get some x-long laces (probably for ice skates) for ultimate wraps.

 

[slstr]

Lol they look a lot like the (~$2000) augusta sneakers

 

[kindofyoung]



Lol they look a lot like the  (~$2000) augusta sneakers

Hah was just about to write the same thing
Nicely done Dan

 

[Synthese]

i think i'm going to paint my margiela cowboy boots white

 

[messenger309]

New to the thread. Someone in the thrifting thread said I should post this here.

Wool/Cashmere Seven fold tie. Untipped with Hand rolled edges.

 

[GMMcL]

just discovered this thread and look forward to learning from you all. i will post a few pics of my ccreations too.

 

[coreysyms]

Popover. Constructed of a medium weight high thread count Japanese cotton. Old school side tabs make easy on and off. Finished with a white Oxford cloth contrast collar cut 3/16 inch larger than standard, for that "go to hell" look. "Anchor" mother of pearl buttons and reverse stripe flap front chest pocket rounds it out. What do you all think.. PS I'm new here, so be nice!

 

[kindofyoung]

wait, you sew that yourself? if that's the case then that is pretty damn impressive

 

[coreysyms]

Yes this is my first finished shirt. Thank you for the kind words.

 

[runyourchain]



Thrifted some black wingtips, painted the midsoles gold. Simple project. Ballin' on a budget. Those look great. What kind of paint did you use? Also did you use painter's tape? Been wearing these with black/white jeans but maybe that isn't the right thing to do ?

 

[DanIsThe]

Nope I didn't tape those ones, just was careful with the brush. You can be not so careful if you're like the Margielas that I totally ripped the idea from

I used the gold metallic acrylic paint from the Wal-Mart craft section as well as lots of the gloss varnish stuff that is usually right by it. A couple coats of the gold then a couple more of the varnish with a little gold mixed in. This gave them really really even colour that I didn't like at all - looked too perfect with the slightly creased leather - so I gave them a couple light passes with sandpaper.

 

[Stissius]

Popover. Constructed of a medium weight high thread count Japanese cotton. Old school side tabs make easy on and off. Finished with a white Oxford cloth contrast collar cut 3/16 inch larger than standard, for that "go to hell" look. "Anchor" mother of pearl buttons and reverse stripe flap front chest pocket rounds it out. What do you all think.. PS I'm new here, so be nice!

That looks great. Where did you get the fabric? And where did you learn to make shirts? I've been toying with the idea myself since I've been looking for a very specific shirt, but haven't been able to find anything like it. I've been doing things like hemming pants, making pocket squares and easy things like that to improve my tailoring skills. Was it hard to make or does it just take lots of practice?