Let's talk (faux) leather jackets!

By Charlee

Personalised jackets for weddings are everywhere on Pinterest and have been popular for a few years now.

It's a great way to cover up in the evening, especially for those cooler months, because lets face it - what bride doesn't look cool in a leather or denim jacket!

I painted my own leather jacket for my wedding back in 2019, there were 2 reasons I wanted to wear a personalised jacket:

My wedding was in October so I wanted a cool cover up for the colder time of the year.
I wanted to paint my new initials on the back for everyone to see!

Photo by @studiorougephotography

Buying a personalised painted jacket can be quite expensive so here is my step by step guide to do it yourself:

What you will need:

Any (faux) leather or denim jacket (I already had mine, purchased in a sale a few years ago).
Chalk pen (this rubs off the leather with a little water) or a tailors chalk pen for denim. A similar pen is linked here.
Leather paint or fabric paint depending on what you are painting on to (I used Angelus Acrylic Leather Paint). Click here for white leather paint.
A steady hand, a stencil or a creative friend!
Cotton bud and water.

How to:

Search Pinterest, Instagram etc for inspiration pics.
Print out a jacket outline on to paper and draw or stencil on your design to see what it will look like.
Before you copy this to your jacket, I advise testing the pen on an unseen part of the jacket just to make sure you can wipe it off easily.
Copy your final design onto your jacket - I only had a design for the back but you could do the front too - using the chalk pen, tailors chalk or pencil. (I already had a chalk pen but you can find them on amazon).
Once happy with your design go over the pen with leather paint (on a leather jacket) or fabric paint (on a denim jacket) using a thin paintbrush. I used copper and white leather paint from amazon.
Finally, once the paint has dried, use a cotton bud and water to wipe away any chalk pen that is still showing on the leather jacket.