Rick Grimes season 4/5 jacket

[Zcoberly]

After searching for that really cool jacket rick grimes wears in the new season of the Walking Dead, I found from a post made by the wardrobe lady for the show that the jacket doesn't really exist.

It turns out she found the jacket at a thrift store and heavily customized it

So my plan is to do the same!


I found a very nice, very similar jacket on ebay. First thing I noticed is that the jacket only has 1 snap on the cuffs, rick has 2. I emailed the eBay member and they told me they could put 2 snaps on the cuff. I also asked them to make the sleeves a little longer so they hang down past my hands.

 

[Zcoberly]

On to the alterations. A few things stood out to me

-the overall length of the jacket
-the end of the collar should not sit horizontal they should be angled like in this pic


-the under side of the sleeves and the sides of the jacket are not suede like the rest of the jacket. As you can see in this promo pic.

 

[Zcoberly]

The jacket got here 2 days ago and looks really great. Way better than I was expecting.


First thing I did was undo the bottom hem and I stripped put the sides and the under side of the sleeves.
I found the PERFECT fabric to replace it with....some sort of knit
It is hard to tell in this picture but it IS brown. I used the pieces I cut out as templates



Pinning everything in place and off to the sewing ma ch ine

 

[Vult Tavik]

Nice! I'll take it!

 

[GBNolen]

Very cool!

 

[nladyman]

Could you post some more pics of the jacket or someone wearing it? I was thinking about purchasing this one and was unsure about the authenticity or feel of it and wanted some assurance

 

[Razor1986]

Indeed. Could you post more pictures of the altered jacket?

 

[Mechanized]

Very cool; I'm still perfecting my sewing skills but would love to take this project on.

any updates so far?

 

[Zcoberly]

OK! Here we go! I forgot about the thread!!!

I finished this more than a year ago...woops!

 

[nladyman]

OK! Here we go! I forgot about the thread!!!

I finished this more than a year ago...woops!
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That looks amazingly accurate and spot on, nicely done! What kind of fabric did you use for the side and what exact color is it? I always thought it looked like some kind of light brown polyester, I thought about ordering a jacket as well and seeing if they can customize it to add the fabric on the side

 

[ZotoSpidey]

That jacket is a thing of beauty. You should be proud! Great work customizing!


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[Just A Dead Man]

After searching for that really cool jacket rick grimes wears in the new season of the Walking Dead, I found from a post made by the wardrobe lady for the show that the jacket doesn't really exist. View attachment 438398

It turns out she found the jacket at a thrift store and heavily customized it

So my plan is to do the same!


I found a very nice, very similar jacket on ebay. First thing I noticed is that the jacket only has 1 snap on the cuffs, rick has 2. I emailed the eBay member and they told me they could put 2 snaps on the cuff. I also asked them to make the sleeves a little longer so they hang down past my hands.
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You dont have the link to where you got it?