Hemmed and Happy: Black Leather Pants!

The weather forecast called for a cool(er) day - since there might not be a better chance to wear these leather trousers before it gets too warm out, I had to seize the day and seize the scissors! 

Scissors? I'll get to that in a bit. This outfit also features another new-to-me item, this lovely silk blouse.

• Blouse - as f as y, thrifted; purchased here for $6.95
• Leather pants - Classique Entier, thrifted; purchased here for $34.99
• Shoes - Effortless Bebe, Fluevog; last seen here in August 2018 with a lovely wrap dress
• Coat (below) - Auckie Sanft, vintage 50s, vintage fair; first worn here in March 

I had actually put the blouse into the giveaway pile - yes, on purpose! Why? Because I was trying to build an outfit with it, and nothing was working. That usually tells me that I shouldn't have bought it.

But I am so glad I fished it out - it was lovely and soft and I like how it draped. It's definitely silk. I'll hang onto it for now.

But I know you are looking at the trousers. Yes, they are leather. I am a leather kind of gal. I know it's not to everyone's taste.

They were also amazing to wear all day. Leather is very comfortable.

It also makes one feel like a badass.

 Aw, yeah, feeling my mojo.

When I bought these trousers, they were very long; they hit the ground, even when I was in my highest heels. That won't do, so after a good look at the hems, I decided to hem them myself! No sewing was actually involved, and this took me about 10 minutes to do. I never recommend that you ever do what I do to your own clothes - I'm always willing to wreck an item! 

 First, I got all my equipment out: a ruler, my sharpest scissors, and a white eyeliner pencil.

"And a cat, you need a cat for this. Very important."

I had to move the eyeliner away from Mister Underfoot, there. He likes to play with pens/pencils. He also pawed at the scissors and tried to eat the excess leather that I cut off. Cats!

Since the pants' hems aren't sewn or glued anyway (it's not like leather is going to fray), and the lining stops about 3" from the original hems, I decided to just cut the pants to a better length. I knew I'd need at least an inch off, so I started by just going with the width of my ruler, using the white eyeliner as my chalk.

 I drew lines on the front and back of each leg, took a deep breath...and cut. I then tried them on...and they were perfect. Long but not too long - they will work with a short heel or a higher heel now. I carefully rubbed any excess white eyeliner off (it came off easily). 

To ensure the seams wouldn't come undone, I trimmed down the inside corners of the leather, and added a dab of Zap-a-Gap, which is basically crazy glue. We use it for all kinds of repairs - great stuff to have around the house.

It dried immediately, and voila! My pants are now the perfect length! I'm so happy!

Outerwear - it was quite chilly out this morning, so I went full-on badass with my gear.

 The Fuzzy Flamingo! She was lovely in the morning, but far too warm on the way home in the sun.

• Wool fedora - Edward Mann, vintage 60s, thrifted
• Silk scarf - vintage, thrifted; purchased here for $5.95 - first wearing
• Leather gloves - vintage, thrifted

Feeling happy. Appreciating life.

 I added my little S pin to my coat (I've been doing this since I bought it) as it's too heavy to wear on a thin top.

The stuff:

 I've had these bright pink metallic shoes for nearly two years and I wear them a lot. That's a perfect heel for me. These are super-comfy.

Silver bling:

When you're wearing black leather, you have to be bold.

• Steel cuff - thrifted
• Cage cuff - local
• Silver earrings - Brenda Schoenfeld, 1992, vintage mall
• Shield ring - Nine West
• Silver/crystal ring - Soul Flower