

Today's featured outerwear is a coat you haven't seen before. It was custom made for me by

designer Shawna Hoffman, who also made my fabulous convertible
flight suit. This jacket also features Shawna's imaginative and highly functional approach to clothing design: the sleeves come off, and the two bottom tiers of the jacket can be removed for many different lengths and

configurations. I originally saw this jacket at
Ceiba Records on Haight Street, but it was in a size way too small for me. Assuming that several had been made, I asked about it over at
Five and Diamond, but they told me that the one I saw was just a sample and the only one in existence, but that I could have one made to order. Months later, it was finally mine, and the fit is just perfect. There's also a leather version of this coat, but somehow I thought the dark denim was more unique. The back of the coat has corset-style laces, allowing the fit to be adjusted all over.
With this outfit I tried the long-socks-over-jeans-tucked-into-short-boots look
again, this time blending the jeans, socks, and boots in a long unbroken line of indigo

blue. On the top I layered a sheer floral over my All Saints mottled argyle tunic, and glammed up the whole thing with a sequined scarf. Overall the colors were dark, but the blend of patterns and texture

kept the outfit rich and interesting.
Tunic: All Saints
Sheer top: Noa Noa
Belt, scarf: Urban Outfitters
Jeans: Joe's
Socks: Sock Dreams
Boots: Frye
Coat: Shawna Hoffman
19 comments:
That coat is fantastic!!! The workmanship looks as amazing as the design.
Beautiful Jacket! I love how they make their stuff so versatile. And that it is adjustable via the corset lacing in the back. So very cool. I like your boots with the taller socks, it's a fun look.
Another awesome piece. This one also looks kind of Master & Commander-ish to me with all of the buttons.
I like how in this outfit and the last, you kept to a very narrow color range each time. It made them look more "polished," I think.
Amazing piece. It is absolutely beautiful. Denim seems like it'd be easier to wear day to day than a statement piece in leather.
INCREDIBLE coat!
Delurking to say how much I love your style in general and this long and fitted jacket in particular! There's something European about it ... I can't say what, exactly. Plus it's totally charming that a company would be willing to make a piece of clothing to order for you, based on a one-off sample. You'll wear it for years ...
I'm always looking for the long/fitted combo. It a) makes my short waist look longer and b) (subtly) points out that I do have a shape. Jackets w/no nipped-in waist hang straight down from the widest part of my body (the bosomal area) and make me look like a pillow.
You have the coolest pieces ever- I want your wardrobe! That jacket is sweet!
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Oooh! That coat is amazing!!! Superwow! I would get SO much use out of something like that.
That coat is fantastic! I'm so envious!
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Wow, I didn't even notice the socks-boots combo until you pointed it out. It's fun and unexpected!
What an AMAZING piece, Audi!
WOW WOW WOW. That jacket has rendered me incoherent.
this jacket is absolutely amazing!!!
i love it!
That coat is absolutely stunning!
An incredible piece of workmanship; the versatility makes it worth the price of several jackets; glad to see this type of design flourish and be appreciated!
Wow what a gorgeous jacket!
Your wardrobe must be worth a fortune! All these custom pieces?? This is just gorgeous, Audi!
Oh, I love the way you combined your blouse with the scarf and belt! It all looks so put together! Great inspiration.
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