Make your own Martin Margiela waistcoat

Dust off an old waistcoat or find one in a charity shop. Photograph: Martin Margiela

You will need a craft knife, spray-on adhesive, clear parcel tape, newspapers, a ruler (preferably metal) and a surface to cut on. Photograph: Martin Margiela

Lay the newspaper on a flat surface, as if you were about to read it, and cut it into strips around 1.5cm wide. Photograph: Martin Margiela

Spray the outside of the waistcoat with the adhesive spray. Photograph: Martin Margiela

Stick the strips of paper to the waistcoat at different angles, pressing and folding as you go. Photograph: Martin Margiela

Using the tape, cover the whole waistcoat in a single layer of tape, tucking the ends of the paper strips and the tape neatly inside. Photograph: Martin Margiela

If your waistcoat has pockets, cut them open with your craft knife. Photograph: Martin Margiela

If necessary tape along the edges again to ensure they are neatly finished. Photograph: Martin Margiela

Tape more strips of newspaper onto the inside of the waistcoat, along the bottom and neckline, so that they hang down outside the waistcoat. Photograph: Martin Margiela

Attach some shorter strips of paper to the inside of the collar Photograph: Martin Margiela

Here's the finished waistcoat Photograph: Martin Margiela