Denim Bomber Conversion Accessories Knee patches and chain reinforced

Knee patches and chain reinforced accent seams add weight in the areas that usually break down first

letting the former garment dictate much of the final layout

A one of one denim jacket reconstructed from vintage Levi’s

and hardware marks are kept where they add character and show the material’s former use

then finished with a block print paint coating that moves across the surface as the leg turns

Denim Bomber Conversion Accessories Knee patches and chain reinforcedAn upcycling acrobatic feast. No random movements, no wasted fabric. The challenge of spinning an ill fitting denim jacket into a bomber gave us a solution in the form of a process. collars became pocket flaps, seams were double reinforced, and cuffs were added to the shoulders to both widen the arms and drop the neckline. Nothing is designed, the details were already there.