Fringe Liner

Sloppy Seconds is the upcycled label of self-taught designer Maddie West, who started it during her first year in New York and still reworks every piece by hand in the city. The idea is to give clothing a second life, turning vintage garments and deadstock fabric into one-of-a-kind pieces.

This one starts as a vintage M-65 military liner, the quilted lining from a US Army field jacket built purely for function. The rework cuts it slightly cropped and adds nylon fringe across the back yoke and down the sleeves, with rounded patch pockets and an oversized molded plastic two-way zipper. The fit is boxy and runs oversized, which is the point. It layers under a coat or carries an outfit on its own.

Because each one begins from a different vintage liner, no two are the same. The marks of age are part of the history each piece carries.

True Love Always carries women’s clothing for customers from Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks and Oak Park. The shop is at 1115 Coast Village Road in Montecito.