A simple satin top refashion

What do you do when a top is lovely but just not your style?

sequin top before gif

Grab your seam ripper and sewing gear and refashion it into something you’d actually wear!

Refashioned satin top ootd

Here’s what I did:

sequin top refashion

I removed that unnecessary side zip.

sequin top refashion

Stitched the resulting hole closed.

sequin top refashion

I noticed an awful lot of sequins were missing from this thrifted little top…

sequin top refashion

grabbed my seam ripper and spent a crazy amount of time carefully removing those annoying bits of bling.

sequin top refashion

Chopped the shirt to my desired length and gave it a nice clean hem.

de-embellished top after

Much better!

My thrifty style tip: if you don’t have a belt that coordinates with your outfit, simply slip a vintage scarf through your belt loops and knot it on the side!

*You may remember this ensemble from a Satiny Thrifty thursday*

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