Have you discovered the incredible creations of Cristina from In the mood for Couture?
I was so smitten with her chemise très écologique that I just had to make one for myself (with an added tweak or two of course).
Read on for the über creative quick how-to: In the Mood for (refashioned) Couture
Grab a large manly dress shirt from your stash (as I had already chopped the arms for a previous project I snagged some knee socks to extend them).
Slice off the collar as close to the seam as possible.
onto Cristina’s fabulously clever idea: flip the shirt upside down & centre the collar on the bottom hem
Stitch together.
Hem the raw edge of the former neckline (now the bottom of the shirt).
and my fave sassy sleeve addition: Chop off the sock feet, pop the length over the chopped sleeves right sides facing & raw edges lined up
Stitch together.
& slip into your quirky new wrap top!
*wear wrapped & buttoned around your bod’
*or with just the collar buttoned up
*or as an easy breezy cardi!
A huge Merci Beaucoup to Cristina for sharing her amazing projects! I will be trying her absolutely awesome denim refashions next…now go take a peek at In the Mood for Couture & don’t forget to show that like-y love too!
you look awesome!! love what you did with the shirt!
xoxo Vera & Rony
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Thanks gals! 😀
Brilliant! I’m going to have to add this to my list of things to make! 🙂
Absolutely! It’s a funky fast make that would actually look pretty cool on a dude too 😀
LOVE this!! I especially love your trick with the knee socks for sleeves! I often get mad at sleeves for being too short or wide, this is the perfect solution!
And I totally agree with Justine, you should be on twitter! I thought I was going to hate twitter, but I actually love it! Once you get the hang of it, it’s super easy and fun, especially when chatting with all the Thrift Style Thursday girls! 🙂
I love my old knee socks as sleeves trick – just scroll through my tutorial index for the proof 😀
*alright, alright, alright…I’ve joined the ridiculousness that is Twitter 😉 now what?
Hurray!!! Now we all follow you! 😉
Haha and I will definitely check out your tutorials!
you are so genius!!!!! I love it!!!!!
Thanks Sandra! 😀
So freakin cute and clever! Love this!
P.S. I’ve decided you should be on Twitter. Zhenya shared all those ideas you have for Thrift Style Thursday and they are ridiculously creative!!! 🙂
Danke Justine 😀
*I’ve often thought of adding Twitter to my arsenal of social media but I just don’t think my old brain could keep up with everything 😉
Looks super cool ! Love it!
Thanks very much! …and how brilliant is Cristina? Her idea of flipping the shirt upside down is just too clever! 😀
I am so happy that you made it and add your personal touch! it is so nice to see ideas being enriched every day by people who share the same passion; i need to go on twitter too 🙂
I’m thrilled that you like my version! Merci beaucoup pour l’inspiration fabuleuse! 😀
*I will soon be (re)creating your amazing jean refashions as well!