Revamping a vintage jacket

A few months ago, a friend and I went to a vintage clothes show. I picked up this number for the gorgeous green trim and the fact that it looked like something a character in 'Jeeves and Wooster' would wear. I wanted to wear it with jodhpurs and riding boots and stride around around an estate in the 1940's...

We didn't get to the fair until late in the afternoon and I was surprised that the jacket hadn't been snapped up. I suspect that it was because of this:


Hunchback back! I'm not sure WHO looks good in back pleats...

Luckily because of my reworked black trench coat, I knew how to deal with it.

Undoing the seams

 Pinning the new seam

 Finished product which has become a favourite!