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Auto Upholstery You Can Wear

March 8, 2011 By Nadeem Muaddi

In a new and innovative twist to the field of auto upholstery – customers can now wear old seat covers.

Platinum Dirt, a San Francisco-based fashion and design firm, recently launched a line of leather jackets made entirely from beat-up luxury cars. According to the company site:

“[T]hese one of a kind jackets are handmade out of reclaimed vintage auto upholstery from the genuine leather interiors of old Cadillacs, Lincolns, BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar and more. One car becomes one jacket, a soul of sorts, where once the car is retired from the road forever, it is reincarnated as a VIN Jacket.”

And get this, each “VIN jacket” comes with a VIN plate embedded on the chest – so you can actually trace the history of the car from which your jacket was made. (Show me the CARFAX?)

While the concept is a bit too hipster for me, I can see the appeal. I’d probably rock one if the leather came from a car I actually owned. But to dawn someone else’s seat covers on my back? Eh…

Then again, celebs like Jamie Foxx, Jeremy Piven and Adrian Grenier are already sporting the look. And, from what I’m told, they’re way cooler then me. So if you’ve got an extra $1,300 (starting) to drop on a new used-leather jacket, go for it. I won’t judge.

Filed Under: Archive, Upholstery Meets Fashion Tagged With: Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Car Interior, Leather Car Seat, Leather Jacket, Platinum Dirt

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  1. upholsteryman says

    September 21, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    well it’s nice to know that our interiors are being put to good use.Im just sorry i didn;t think of it.lol

  2. sherry rothacher says

    December 18, 2014 at 8:32 am

    great using cool old materials.Lots of texture.Nice lines on the jacket.It’s all art.I like the belt on your video.Would like to own one.Do you use glitter vinyl?

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