Modest Fashion Style Blog. Sometimes a favorite piece is just too comfortable to throw away.
I didn't want to get rid of my perfect fit tee from the GAP so I decided to up-cycle three extra large men's polo shirts from Goodwill to create a dress inspired by this colorblock dress. Chic Girl's Tip: Anytime you plan to up-cycle jersey knit pieces, wash and dry the clothes before cutting them for your projects. For this project, I used the largest shirt as the bottom layer and smallest for the top to make sure the shape of the skirt portion was a-line. More color block maxi dresses: DIY-pleated dress.
Curtains Sewn into Flapper Style Dress. Supplies: Slip Liner (thrift store find $1 to $3) sheer organza curtains (recycled find new) I love this dress!
You can easily wear sandals for a low key look or dress it up with heels and leather jacket for evening...Go for a darling flapper look by adding flats, pearls, and a beaded cardigan. Video Tape Dress. Gold Plated Sweater Dress. Like this: Like Loading...
Filed under Dresses, Sweaters, Tops Tagged as Arts and Crafts, DIY, Fashion, Fashion DIY, FW 2011, Gold, Runway, Runway DIY, Stella, Stella McCartney, Sweater Dress. Cut-Out Back Minidress. Cut-Out Dress. Serpent Lace Dress. Printed Cut-Out Dress. V-neck T-shirt Dress. DIY Twisted Tee. Supplies: Large Tshirt Cool twisted tee I designed with cutouts in all the right places and all you need is a tshirt.
You can even make it a dress with a longer shirt. Cut the side seams on the bottom half...I cut the sleeves off and left about 4 inches on the upper parts of the seams. Depending on the length of your shirt you will need to cut accordingly.