Distressing sheepskin?

[howlingwind13]

I have decided to weather my man with no name costume. After years of it being in storage and only worn once...it's time to dirty up the vest.
I made it from a thrift store women's coat... Unfortunately I did not save any of the pieces I cut off to use as a test scrap piece.
Any tips on making the good the bad and the ugly vest look less new and more like Eastwood's vest? It really is a filthy vest in the film...and this material stains easily.

 

[Mark LFV]

You can use shoe polish for weathering the vest. you can also use paint and airbrush for this. There are also some "dirt kits" available in the market for making costumes/apparels dirty but they generally contain nuts and can be hazardous to someone with nut allergy. You can check out all of the option. I would suggest you to first test with shoe polish and practice a little on rough piece of clothing first to get an idea of what kind of "dirty look" you want.

 

[simiouno]

I have decided to weather my man with no name costume. After years of it being in storage and only worn once...it's time to dirty up the vest.
I made it from a thrift store women's coat... Unfortunately I did not save any of the pieces I cut off to use as a test scrap piece.
Any tips on making the good the bad and the ugly vest look less new and more like Eastwood's vest? It really is a filthy vest in the film...and this material stains easily.

Fullers earth, is the old movie stand by..also tea stain.do ya' have gunbelt ?

 

[howlingwind13]

Fullers earth, is the old movie stand by..also tea stain.do ya' have gunbelt ?

No gun belt yet, i do have fullers earth.

 

[simiouno]

Let me know when you want gunbelt..I may have something ..