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Everyone has pretty much seen the new Moschino line of awesomeness with safety pins. They have adorned everything from jackets to skirts the millions on pins. How can you not try this at home? Well watching the second season of Californication and procrastinating from doing Boutique work this is what I did for fun. I bought a $34.99 H&M jacket, 500 3/4″ gold safety pins and got to work. The Moschino wool jacket cost $3,260…nuts! At first I tried it like the Moschino way (more piping) but I wanted a chunkiness to the pins and have it not look so much like safety pins from afar. This collar alone holds 500 pins if you can believe it! There is a whole complicated system of linking them and crossing them that I figured out somehow. I would have gone more out with the back but I ran out of pins! I do owever have in mind another jacket which will get a totally different treatment with black safety pins. In my mind it looks like a crazy armor! I have about 4000 pins on the way. Stay tuned.
Top: DIY safety pin jacket, DVF cami
Bottom: Custom made pants
Shoes: Jean-Michel Cazabat Wedges (I love this color!)
Accessories: Brass snake ring (soon coming to Brook&Lyn Boutique), Tiffany teardrop gold ring, Black metal necklace designed by my mother
on Sep 10th, 2009 at 2:39 am
Ooooh! Please do share your ‘method’, that jacket is brilliant!!! LOVE it!
xx
on Sep 10th, 2009 at 2:49 am
great DIY! and those wedges are so gorgeousss
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on Sep 10th, 2009 at 3:22 am
you have a magic hands!!! the jacket is amazing! me too love the wedges!
on Sep 10th, 2009 at 5:57 am
You and your creative mind… Beautiful.
on Sep 10th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Love those rings, and those strappy shoes!!
on Sep 10th, 2009 at 7:52 am
cool DIY. who makes the sunnies?
on Sep 10th, 2009 at 8:03 am
pins!!! i had no idea!!! and that’s what i like about it. from far away it doesnt look like pins. you are very good at the diys.
also i like the gold abstract snake ring.
and ps. am i late to do this, or did you cut your hair?
on Sep 10th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Wow you’re a genius- I never guessed they were safety pins until i read the text!!
on Sep 10th, 2009 at 8:42 am
wow you’re brilliant !! The jacket looks great and I love love those satin pant.
xoxo
Nini
on Sep 10th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
amazing!!! just adding a little touch can change total look. bravo!! love everything
on Sep 10th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
wow! looks amazing! i think it looks better than the original
on Sep 10th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Just that you had the patience to recreate that look is what amazes me. And then you perfected it and brought it to life in your photos. Magical!
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on Sep 10th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
That DIY is simply marvelous!
on Sep 10th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Hooray! A new diy project for me to try! Super duper idea. Thank you Moschino.
on Sep 10th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Brigadeiro: I don’t even know how to do it unless I make a video. Something to think about…
Tom Tuttle from Tacoma: YSL from a couple of years ago.
Everyone THANK YOU! Now go buy some safety pins and get busy!
on Sep 11th, 2009 at 5:50 am
love the pants! gorgeous!
on Sep 11th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
wow, you did an amazing job on this jacket…it looks stunning. i actually like your version a lot better than the moschino jacket!
I have been a little inspired lately and i bought different colour studs to accessorize some bags but i think i need to stop before i turn my entire wardrobe in to a mess!
p.s great pants and shoes btw!
on Sep 11th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
That is fabulous! I saw that jacket and wanted to do my own version. You totally inspired me!!!! I’m loving your boutique site too!
on Sep 11th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Wow I love your custom jacket….it’s soooo nice….I want it and it’s really inspiring….I’m going to get sowing now.
Love your blog
Cheers
Laura
on Sep 11th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
That looks great! I’ve been contemplating the power of gold safety pins for a while, and now I’ve got even more ideas!
on Sep 11th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
What a fun DIY! I am totally going to have to try something like this. Thanks for the inspiration!
on Sep 12th, 2009 at 5:04 am
absolutely fantastic!!
N.
on Sep 13th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
That DIY is so fabulous. I’m impressed!
on Sep 14th, 2009 at 2:48 am
Wow! You’ve inspired me! How long did it take to do that? I wouldve done the whole jacket as I like 2 b loud & out there. But this is brilliant & creative indeed! elly*
on Sep 14th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Wow, I love this idea! They really dont look like safety pins at all!
on Sep 16th, 2009 at 12:48 am
I love your blog. You’re an inspiration. My sister an I plan to set-up our own online vintage store here in Manila. Hope it will be successful like yours. God Bless on your blog and store
on Sep 16th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Just discovered your blog, and I’m so happy I did! I love your DIY, it looks great. Perhaps, I’ll get some pins, turn on a long movie and go at it?
on Sep 16th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
WOW! Amazing DIY jacket…so chic and you look great in it!
on Sep 17th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Amazing pants!
on Sep 17th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
eLLy*: I did that watching almost all the episodes of second season of Californication. No idea the hours…
Sunkissed Siren: I love the blog name. Best of luck to you!
Allie: Makes sure its a movie you don’t really have to pay too much attention to…there should be some major poking in your fingers otherwise.
Thanks guys! I think safety pins are the new studs don’t you?
on Sep 20th, 2009 at 10:11 am
It looks amazing! I don’t think I have the patience to work on something like that but maybe a small section on the back of a sweater. I loved McQueens safety pin sweater collars I believe 2 seasons ago.
on Oct 5th, 2009 at 10:44 am
feeling the shoes; probably the first time ever on the site, cuz they actually look very comfy!
on Oct 31st, 2009 at 11:40 am
Brook & Lyn, you are a genius & I’m crazy about that jacket. Seriously, I’m heading to the craft store today. I wonder if they sell safety pins at Costco?
Where did you get yours? I want to do a slouchy tee for a concert benefitting International Justice Mission I’m attending next week. Somehow the safety pins seem appropriate for an event that will help to free people from bondage. Think I have enough time to pull it off? We’ll see. http://www.nickiefrye.etsy.com
on Oct 31st, 2009 at 11:44 am
p.s. That Wolf Head belt you have in your shop is completely amazing. Seriously.
http://shop.brookandlyn.com/product/gold-tone-double-wolf-belt
LOVE.
on Oct 31st, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Nickie: I bought my safety pins on Ebay…came all the way from HK. For some reason getting little gold one cheap from other places were too expensive. What an amazing idea for wear it for benefit for IJM! Best of luck and let me know what results you come up with! Thanks.
on Nov 1st, 2009 at 11:30 am
So far, so good! I got some 1″ silver ones from Michael’s for cheap & made tons of progress yesterday. it actually goes a lot faster than I thought it would. I think I’m hooked on this process now. Everything I own is going to be adorned with safety pins before long. I might need an intervention.
on Nov 1st, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Nickie: Owww…take some pics and share! I studded too many things earlier this year so I’m trying to hold back on the safety pin myself! It’s hard though…