For one of my costumes this year, I purchased a caveman costume (long leapord print shirt with an uneven hem) that is pretty sheer and flimsy... so I went and purchased 1 yard of an awesome fake fur from the fabric store- and created a custom fur overcoat, and then I used remnants to make shin wraps for my shin/ankles, which will just be tied on with leather string from the craft store.
For the pattern I just grabbed a vest from my closet and traced the 3 pieces, let it run long on the bottom- then i took a scissors and cut out the neckline and shoulders to make it a bit irregular. I hand-stitched the seams, then took it to work and had my assistant run it thru her sewing machine. Using scrap pieces I even sewed in some small inside pockets (like a suit coat) for my cell phone, cash and maybe some condoms lol, along with a larger cone-shaped pouch (like a kilt sporran almost) that I can wear on my hip if I ditch the fur coat at a party. With careful planning, I used exactly 1 yard of fur- and total wasted scraps were about the size of a 3x5 card.
To complete the look, I ordered a couple accessories online- a crazy caveman brown wig/beard, and a necklace with fake dino teeth. Purchased a plastic club with the tunic at the store- it squeaks when you hit something! Should look pretty awesome!
My costume is a bit more "barney rubble" and not quite as "sexy" as this dude- but it's where I got the inspiration to do an overcoat/ankle wraps:
Amazon.com: King of Caves Adult: Clothing
