Edit: See my Deathrock vest build blog here

Goth Confession: I am terrible at DIY. My whole goth life I've mostly admired DIY aesthetic from a distance, I tried my hand at it here and there and was never able to create something I liked. After a while I had a son and my time became incredibly limited and I'd all but given up on learning to sew or create. Recently I decided, to hell with it, I'm going to learn to DIY clothing.

I decided rather than build something from scratch, I'd start with some modification. I started with a pair of pants (you will see that bellow) and then began work on a deathrock jacket. So I'm going to walk you through my process and hopefully give some helpful tips, from a beginners perspective.

Whatever you do, be sure to make your next project your own. An important part of DIY is the ability to represent your own personal interests and unique style rather than buying something the looks just like everyone else, or completely coping someone else..

So let's start with the jacket, here is the only "before" photo I have of it. It's a Tripp Jacket which I modified slightly (as you will see) by cutting off all of the chains.