Remember that fabulous but not great fitting thrifted vintage dressthat I needed your refashionista advice for? I’m pleased to present the groovy results: I mixed and matched bits from your fab ideas and created a fitted yet …
How to Upsize a Dress
I discovered a marvelous wool blend dress at the flea market and crossed my fingers that the slim-looking bodice would be wide enough to accommodate my generous chest. No such luck! Thankfully, after more than few …
My Simple DIY Maxi Dress
A few bright-eyed viewers of my Why Not Thrift video have asked about the marvelously patterned dress sharing the screen with me. Just in case you missed it, here’s another a look at my awesomely shareable video: Did you …
A Layered Up #Thrifty Thursday
I’ve been itching to break out my collection of summer jumpsuits but unfortunately, even though it’s late June, the need for dressing in layers is still mandatory in the humid rainy chill of Berlin. Fortunately I …
My DIY Pillowcase Top
One of the strangest bits of culture shock I experienced when I moved to Berlin (other than the extreme rudeness & xenophobia) was the size of the pillows. At a whopping 80cm x 80cm a traditional …
How to upsize a blouse
Got a blouse that’s just too tight in the chestal region? Follow my quick video tutorial to loosen it up & add some funky style! Check out all of my upsizing tutorials here! + for …
My Upcycled Curtain Skirt
Create an adorable floaty skirt from that sheer thrifted curtain with my quick & easy tutorial: Grab all of my tutorials for gals here and for more sustainable DIY style goodness check out my Confessions of a Refashionista …
A Menswear #ThriftyThursday
Menswear for gals never seems to go out of style. A statement completely confirmed by both 90s and present-day me: Yeah, yeah, yeah I did indeed smoke in my 20’s but thankfully woke up and …
A Shirt Dress Thrifty Thursday
One of my most beloved refashions is this most excellent DIY shirt dress from last May: So when it was time to decide just what the heck I should wear for my “video portrait” tv interview I …
The Leftovers Vest: An Instant Refashion
Curious to know what became of that top bit leftover from my cozy colour blocked dress? I created a fab little vest in under 2 minutes! Here’s the steps behind The Leftovers Vest: An Instant …