I thrifted an awesome 1970’s dude shirt, unfortunately it was super wide and super square:
Fortunately I was able to easily restyle it to fit perfectly:
Here’s how to refashion a boxy vintage shirt:
(this method also works great for over-sized tees & button- up shirts)
I grabbed that fabulously patterned shirt.
Flipped it inside otu and chopped off the sleeves leaving a few centimeters for seam allowance.
Folded the seam allowance to the inside of the sleeve opening & stitched together.
Snagged a loose fitting top & used it as a template to easily take in the sides of my almost done top.
et voila!
I would just buy this to refashion for myself and skip the guy part. Very cute!
Cheers Elaine…methinks you’re right! 😉
Haha, my guy isn’t that into vintage either, love what you did with this though!
Thanks Miche…it’s such a shame that (some) dudes just don’t seem to get how wearing vintage gear can take their style to the next level of cool 😉
Soooo cute!!! My husband is soooo anti secondhand or Thrifted clothes! Soo annoying! Sometimes I’ll find him a fabulous sweater, wash it, and slip it in his cabinet. I swear he doesn’t notice! (But I can only do it a couple times a year)
Men! But hey, cute top for you now!
<3 Jules
ha ha ha! I do the EXACT same thing! – unfortunately this shirt was just too brightly “memorable” (& with a tag that was obviously 1970’s vintage) for him to have believed he forgot he had it 😉