How We Made a Bespoke Jacket in a Belarus Atelier Part 2

I already told you the story with the visa, why I stayed longer in Minsk and what we came up with. Here, I would like to finally talk about the jacket and what came out of it.

In the picture, everything looked very beautiful, but I want to tell you that it was not that simple. When you spend almost every weekday evening for a month sewing a jacket until two in the morning and, half-asleep, prick your finger with a needle. It’s quite an experience.

But, if you ask me if I regret it, I would say it was very cool, and I am very glad that I took on this challenge with Dmitry. And considering the result, that’s another story entirely.

Initially, Dmitry and I were just thinking of sewing a jacket, but then I thought, what if we manage to finish it by Pitti Uomo and I can wear it there? That would be a great highlight.

Honestly, there was little chance of this. But… you know me!

I decided to wear the jacket on the second day, and I was still sewing it for three hours before going out. More precisely, we were cleaning it from loose threads and other elements.

At first, when I put it on, it was somewhat uncomfortable. But later, I didn’t want to take it off and was ready to sleep in it, just like when I was a child and wore my Real Madrid football kit to bed.

And I didn’t expect to get so many compliments on the jacket and the overall look. Friends also came up to me and asked if this was the jacket I had sewn. I said yes, and everyone was very pleasantly surprised.

Dmitry, are you ready for the next Pitti?