It’s wedding season and having the privilege of being a bridesmaid, who requested we wear all silver; I wanted a unique piece for myself that would stand out. Browsing around, I just wasn’t inspired. I came across a blingy duster coat from ManiJassal – and boom, I had to have it.
HERE is the coat I was heavily inspired by, if you haven’t heard of Mani Jassal, check her out! She’s incredibly talented and a Rye Alumni. Woot woot.
She’s uber talented but I just didn’t have the budget for her piece, so if you have the time and patience, this is something you can create on your own.
In order to save cost, I reached out to @moderndayrani who also happens to be my friend for a custom net duster coat and shisha mirrors that I would glue myself (save cost), once shipped.
Here are the supplies I needed to create my mirror embellished duster coat:
Steps:
- Use cardstock or any stiff paper to create a template that space out your shisha mirrors evenly*. I spaced mine roughly 2-2.5”
- Lay your fabric down flat over sheets of wax or parchment paper (prevents glue to seep through your furniture)
- Place the template underneath (this only works if your fabric is transparent). If it is solid, you can mark directly on the fabric, just be extra mindful.
- Glue your shisha mirrors using fabric glue (I used Aleene’s Jewel-It). You won’t need very much and the great thing is, it dries clear
- Once all the mirrors are glued and dried, cut metal beads to fit around your shisha mirrors* (because I had two different shapes, I had two different lengths of cuts)
- Glue metal beads w/ the same glue around each shisha mirror for the completed look
Tips:
*Because my jacket was pre-made, I had to consider how it would look when wearing it. So I separated components: back, two fronts and sleeves. The bottom of my coat flared out, so I had to gently space out my shisha mirrors further apart.
*traditionally shisha mirrors are sewn onto the fabric, but because I’m not an experienced sewer and lack of time, I chose to glue my mirrors and finish the borders with metal bead strings.
Here are a few photos from the Reception. Hope this inspires you to create and embellish everything. Seeing how great this turned out, I want to create a dupatta!
If you want to see a fun time-lapse and details of my makeup done by Reve Studio, click HERE
