Can you have too many ruffles? coat recon

[kstaron]

I took an overly large straight ankle length coat with a normal men's type work shirt collar and revamped it into this:


I took apart nearly everything, resized it and used the scraps to make the ruffle around the neckline and cuffs. I trimmed it all in hot pink polka dots.  It's my new favorite coat for not quite winter weather.

More on the process in my blog:http://lifeprettified.blogspot.com/2009/01/ribbons-and-bows-making-wardrobe.html