17-year-old transforms brace into steampunk-style armour

All images via Linda Cable

Madelaine Cable is like a lot of other 17-year-olds. She’s into fashion and likes hanging out with her friends.

This past November, she had the misfortune of being in a car accident. Her spine was fractured.

As part of her recovery, Cable was required to wear a body brace, as well as use a walker for a number of weeks. It was rough. But, when a friend noticed that with a little creativity they could transform her brace into some pretty awesome-looking armour, the girls got to work.

“Sarah was really the mastermind behind the design,” her mother Linda Cable tells Yahoo Canada via Facebook. 

Having worked with the school theatre, 19-year-old Sarah Chacko tuned into Madelaine’s love for steampunk – a style inspired by the industrial revolution – and rounded up some metallic paint, cogs, chains and metal accents. The result is pretty amazing.

Click through the gallery above to see the transformation and let us know your thoughts by tweeting to @YahooStyleCA.