DIY Project - Fringe Vest

Of late, I've been really obsessed with fringe. When I saw this vest from Sass and Bide, my jaw dropped.

Obstacles faced

1. Finding the right materials, from the cloth used for the vest, to the beads and sequins for the details. I've combed Spotlight twice, People's Park twice and Arab Street once juz to search for the correct beads.
2. Hand sewing all the beads and sequins onto the vest. Sewing machine is USELESS.
3. Hemming. I seriously HATE hemming and again it has to be hand sewn for various reasons.

And finally after 1 week of hard work

Vest: DIY
Top: Esprit basic
Denim: 575

Now I've to figure out how to wash this thing.

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Santa, please get me something like this =)