Great Aunt Uschi was a wee bit of a fashionista and had a fondness for glittery glam + could apparently boogie like a star in her sparkly finery! I snagged one of her dazzling disco dancing beauties from the 70’s & transformed into this slice of awesomeness:
Here’s how to take your own piece of lurex history & make one for yourself:
Grab a shimmery, glittery below-the-knee skirt from the 70’s
turn it inside-out & remove the lining & tags
lay the skirt flat, snag a loose-fitting t-shirt & place on top with the neck in line(-ish) with the waist of the skirt & the sleeves at the side seams of the skirt
make a small cut through the side seam of the skirt at the underarm of the sleeve then remove the top shirt & chop in a further 10cm to create a fancy new arm hole, repeat on the other side of the skirt (at this point I highly recommend trying on the almost-a-tunic just in case you require wider arm holes)
pop over to your machine & hem up the raw edges
lay the tunic flat once again & pin to shrink the huge, flopping arm holes then stitch down at an angle from your pins towards the existing side seam. Try it on & if all is well trim off the excess fabric and zigzag the edges to prevent fraying.
add a belt if desired, throw on your dancin’ shoes & head out!
Need more sparkly inspiration? See what I did with the top + check out how to create a little vintage glitz dress & shrug set too!
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Das isteine tolle Idee! Ich habe Tonnen von röcken, auf jedem Flohmarkt und in jedem Second-Hand-Lden kaufe ich welche…dabei trage ich gar keine! Jetzt werde ich mal schauen, welche davon ich zum Oberteil umfunktionieren kann. Liebe Grüße Andrea :o)
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I am seriously in love with this top!!!!! I love nothing more than a great tunic over leggings with boots!!!!!
Why thank you JoAnn 🙂 It’s so easy to create you can make one for every day of the week! 😉 + thrift shops are chock full of funky vintage skirts just begging to be transformed…
I love this idea! Will have to search for a sparkly stretchy skirt the next time I go to the thrift store. Thanks for sharing this with us:)
Thanks Kathryn…the skirt doesn’t actually need to be stretchy at all but must be large enough to fit over your shoulders and have a bit of ‘swing-y zing’ to it =O)