We invited Threads Digital Ambassadors Becky Fulgoni, Pam Howard, and Peter Lappin to each transform a preworn men’s suit into a new garment or ensemble for themselves or a friend. Here are the digital ambassadors sharing their process for creating their garments.

• See Becky’s upcycled suit.
• Check out Pamela’s a new ensemble.
• View Peter’s repurposed suit.

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You can choose which transformed men’s suit you like

December update: Voting has ended. Votes are being tallied and the digital ambassador winner can be seen here.

Each ambassador has a $200 budget to acquire the suit and any other supplies. They can also draw from their own fabric and notion stashes to complete the project.

In this world of fast fashion, it’s easy to find unused, unwanted, or out-of-style clothing in secondhand shops, online, and even in our own closets. These fine garments don’t need to end up in a landfill. Our digital ambassadors supply the inspiration and steps for transforming them into fabulous creations you could wear now.

The “before” suit

The ambassadors got to work on the challenge right away. Take a peek at the jacket portion of the suit each ambassador chose to work with for this challenge:

Becky bought a charcoal gray polyester-wool blend suit. She surmises this preowned suit was probably in the size 38 to 40 range.

 

Pam, meanwhile, selected a large (size 56), sage-colored, polyester-rayon blend suit with a windowpane check.

 

Peter purchased a size 44 Regular, dark gray wool flannel, pinstripe suit with pleated pants.

Men’s suit challenge giveaway

Voting for your favorite suit transformation enters you into a drawing for a prize package valued at more than $500 from Threads and challenge sponsors Gorgeous Fabrics, Reliable Corporation, and the University of Fashion.

One lucky giveaway winner receives:

• $100 gift card from Gorgeous Fabrics
• Velocity 230IR Compact Vapor Generator Iron from Reliable Corporation
• One-year subscription to the University of Fashion
• Three popular instructional guides from The Taunton Press (parent company of Threads): All New Fabric Savvy (2017) by Sandra Betzina; Kenneth D. King’s Smart Fitting Solutions (2018); Sewing Essentials: Serger Techniques (2015) by Pamela Leggett.

And the winner is…

We unveiled the three transformations on November 13 at ThreadsMagazine.com and the declared winner of the 2020 upcycled men’s suit challenge is…