mens shirt refashion dress

In this tutorial I will walk you through how I transformed a thrifted mens shirt into a cute little A-line dress. No pattern is necessary! If you want to t...

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This project has been on the cards for some time now. It was all the way back in July when I posted a list of planned projects. Due to study and now business commitments, this is the first project …

As I passed by Richard's closet the other day, I noticed this lovely Springy print plaid shirt sticking out of the back. It was a shirt that he never wears anymore, so I stole it! It had "cute little girls skirt" metaphorically written all over it! So I chopped off the bottom part like this: Then I sewed shut the front opening where the buttons are. I probably could have skipped this step, but I thought it might wash better if they were sewn shut. I tried to stay right on top of the existing…

From the Blogger: "I've been dying to try a thrift refashion. I find the idea really inspiring, especially in this time of rediscovering the need for sustainable living. I go on Pinterest and often find people talk about this "trend" and the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it isn't so much of a trend as it is getting back to what our ancestors have done for generations. My dad often talked about how his mother, my Oma, would take apart old winter jackets and remake them…

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I have always wanted try upcycling something I bought at the thrift store. I finally got my chance when I found this really nice men’s shirt at the Goodwill. I really LOVE the end result. I’m a huge fan of racer back tops so this one is definitely a winner. Here is how I made it. It’s a lot of steps

I love that collared shirts are in style. They are versatile, comfortable, and can easily dress up a casual outfit. Unfortunately, however, I don't have many. And most that I do have are too short for today's style. So I decided to hit the local thrift store in search of men's shirts (so they'd be nice and long) to alter to my needs. Here is the man-shirt pre-altering. I bought this on half-off at Goodwill for $3. Pretty big and shape-less, huh? But it has good arm length and fun, unusual…

Digging through my pile of thrift store finds I came across this x-large men’s dress shirt I had purchased and planned to refashion to a tunic for myself that I could wear with leggings and my favourite black boots. It is exactly what I wanted, really big and long enough for a tunic. First step …

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