Okay, here’s my blog post about that:
Alright, folks, gather ’round, because I’ve been tinkering again. This time, I got it into my head to try and remake one of those fancy designer bags. You know the ones I’m talking about – the Yves Saint Laurent YSL LE CARRÉ SATCHEL BAG. Yeah, that’s the one. It was first released in the fall of 2019. Sounds like a mouthful, doesn’t it? But I reckon it’s just a purse.
So, I started by looking everywhere for info on this thing. Pictures, videos, you name it. I even went to a few stores to check out the real deal in person. Took some notes on the size, the materials, how it’s all put together.
Getting the Materials
- Leather: This was the hard part. I needed something that looked and felt like the real thing, but didn’t cost an arm and a leg. Took me a while, but I finally found a decent leather hide online.
- Hardware: The bag’s got this shiny gold buckle thing. I searched high and low for something similar and finally settled on a buckle from an old belt I had lying around.
- Thread: Just some regular heavy-duty thread from the fabric store. Nothing fancy.
Once I had all my materials, I got to work. I started by making a pattern. This involved a lot of measuring, cutting, and taping together pieces of paper. It wasn’t pretty, but it got the job done.
Then came the scary part – cutting the leather. I double and triple-checked all my measurements before making the first cut. No turning back after that! I carefully cut each piece, following the lines of my paper pattern.
Next, I sewed all the pieces together. I don’t have one of those fancy sewing machines, so I did it all by hand. It took forever, and my fingers were pretty sore by the end, but I think it turned out okay.
Finally, I added the hardware. Like I said, I used a buckle from an old belt. It wasn’t a perfect match, but it was close enough. I think it gives the bag a bit of a unique touch, anyway.
And there you have it! My homemade version of the Yves Saint Laurent YSL LE CARRÉ SATCHEL BAG. It’s not perfect, but I’m pretty proud of it. It was a fun project, and I learned a lot along the way. Maybe I’ll try making another one sometime. Or maybe I’ll just stick to simpler projects. We’ll see!
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