Okay, can I send this to you? Not kidding!
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They can open the jacket up in the lining side seams in order to put in a ticket pocket.
The challenge would be to see how they can find a coordinating or matching fabric for it.
Tailors could help you with this.
I would be SO nervous about dying it! But I’ve never really done that process.
As a last ditch effort what about a fabric marker??? What is the fabric of the jacket part? Wool? Suede? A little hard to tell.
I’m not against the idea due to the cool factor.
But I would see if there are any old-school (ie. custom, bespoke) tailors in your neck of the woods first. Only because they could probably source any matching material faster than I could.
PM me if you want. This is fun.
(If you’re a fashion nerd or a loving mother or a textile historian into wearable history or a young dude wanting to wear his dad’s jacket to the office.)
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I messaged you.
I’m getting reluctant to keep trying to remove the stain or fear of damaging the fabric. I’m thinking dye or a fake pocket are the way to go.
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I was looking at the photos, and it seems that the rubbing is already taking some toll on the texture of the fabric. I like the sew on fix idea! Maybe a leather flap? And add some leather detail elsewhere?
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I tried not to rub too much, but the fabric around the spot is definitely lighter now than the rest.
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I’d replace the corduroy collar with brown leather and add a matching leather pocket flap to cover up the stain.
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Or see if you can get matching cord like the collar is…for that extra flap.
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And then dye the jacket! Saying this because it would be hard to find a completely matching piece of fabric due to the fading of the original fabric.
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Not that this is up for vote, but I vote:
-Don’t dye (too risky and color is great as is)
-Stop trying to get stain out (it ain’t happening)
-Yes to the ticket pocket idea (it’s meant to be - the stain is in the perfect location)
-Use corduroy (is separated enough that imperfect match won’t be apparent)
-Extra credit points for a real working ticket pocket vs fake flap (but don’t stress it)
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I like this idea. I was thinking of some sort of embroidery design above the pockets on both side. Perhaps even a rectangle. Something to mimic the corduroy? Or more subtle?
I was thinking mixing in leather (or fake leather) like this:
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This is officially my current favorite CC thread now. I am so invested and I love how everyone is coming up with creative ideas!!
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So I took it to a highly recommended tailor. She suggested moving the pocket flaps up, effectively creating a look of new pockets, which will hide the stain. She would also adjust the inside lining, which is limp and floppy with age and washing.
Do you think that pocket placement will look weird? I’m having my sis photoshop it so I can see an approximate pic.
I then took it to a dry cleaner who the tailor knows well to see if once she has altered it, could it be ironed to look shaped again. He was pretty rude, haha, and didn’t give me a straight answer.
Now that it’s dried out, I can see that it’s looking quite faded. My fault.
So, my options I think are:
- Have the tailor do her thing.
- Try using Camel colored dye to make it look fresh again.
- Take it to the dry cleaner to press it and hopefully make it look less shapeless.
- Or just dye the whole thing dark brown and see what happens. The most cost effective solution.
I also contacted a textile restorer who happens to live in my area.
I had a suggestion to find some matching fabric from a specialty shop. But honestly, I have to consider money too.
Tbh, I’m not very hopeful. It’s mostly dried out now and the ink stained areas look worse than they did before.
As with others, this thread has been fascinating! So much so that I couldn’t wait for sis to photoshop and did a quick try myself. I don’t think it looks weird and would be worth the tailoring expense to restore a family heirloom. However, what we don’t see is the area under the current flap - not sure if it’s a different tone now than the material around it since it’s been covered. Does the tailor do a pressing as the final stage of her work?
I don’t think dying will work - there likely would still be a spot, just not quite as different.
Original and “tailored”:
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Wow, that’s great! Sis lives three times zones away, so I’m glad you did this!
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And @Marilyn also lives 3 time zones away! 
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But I’m long retired and have all the free time I need to waste time, er, play around in PaintShop!
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