Von Trapp remodel

Back in early December last year, I went to a sale at a Costume company. Did I post about that here? maybe only FB. Much of what they had was made for stage. The few things I came home with were all ready to wear street clothes- all shown below. The white hat was washed and messily reblocked. It was my favourite hat last summer and may well be for some years yet. It is wonderfully soft straw.

The jacket has been literally hanging about the dining room since, and today got it's minor remodel. It's German made wool*, fits astonishly well in the front and arms, just rather baggy in the back. All I have done is change out the buttons and shorten the back belt. It took me a while to decide just how to shorten that belt. I'm somewhat delighted with the eventual inspiration to echo the shaping of the pocket decoration.

Now I have a wearable thing! I just have to work out what to wear it with :-)
 

( front and back, not exciting )

*Someone today, Villana? came up with the theory that this could well have been used in, or at least bought for, a production of "The Sound of Music". Pretty good theory I think. There were several of these jackets at the sale, similar but slightly different styles. It seems unworn though.