#37: Alter 10 items of clothing

Item #5 of 10.



I have had this dress for years, I don't even remember where I got it from, but most likely I got it from a thrift store/Value Village. I wear it occasionally, but as you can see it was a bit ill-fitting and frumpy looking, so I always had to wear a cardigan over it. I'm starting to think it's my lucky dress though, since I wore it to interviews for my student teaching placement and my job at the spice store, and I got them both. Nonetheless, I could tell it would be wayyyy cuter if it fit me properly.


Ta-da! Sooooo much better. I can wear it on its own now. I love pencil skirts, and I'm just in love with the overall silhouette of this dress now. I specifically altered it with my grandmother's memorial in mind, and this photo was taken after the memorial, hence the flower my mother made out of g-ma's scarves, and I'm also wearing her pearl bracelet. (ignore the claw hand, I'm holding my phone/just got off the phone w/ mom.)

#37

Alter 10 items of clothing



This shirt has been sitting in my "to do something with" pile for YEARS. My friend Eryn sent it to me when I still lived in Marquette, so it's been at least two years, maybe more. Eryn had stamped these airplanes on the shirt because airplanes are my FAVORITE shape. The fit of the shirt was really unflattering, but I liked the airplanes so much I wanted to do something with it so I could wear it. I took the sides in, cut the collar off, and cut the sleeves shorter. I think it looks pretty cute now!

#37: Alter 10 items of clothing

Item #1: I turned an awkward length/awkward fit pair of pants my mom picked up at the thrift store for me, into a cute pencil skirt with the help of this tutorial!

Sorry, it's been a long day and I'm too lazy to take and upload photos of it now. But, as much as the pants were ill-fitting, the fabric was really interesting--black, with white circle prints--and I wanted to do something cool with them. I've been really into pencil skirts lately, so I just googled to find a tutorial on making some out of pants, because I knew someone, somewhere had to have done it before. I guess if I actually thought it through, I didn't even need a tutorial, but I wanted to make sure I did it right, so I got someone else's expertise.

Plus, I got to strut around town wearing my new skirt and my favorite pair of heels. Mm-hmm.