How to Make a DIY SKIMS Cozy Dupe Loungewear Set
In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to make a SKIMS cozy dupe bathrobe lounge set inspired by Kim Kardashian’s loungewear brand.
The SKIMS price tag was a little too high for me, so I thought I’d take matters into my own hands and make this beautiful and cozy loungewear set myself. Let’s get to it.
Tools and materials:
- Fitted tank top with a stretch
- Pants
- 4m (4.37 yards) fabric of choice (I’m using stretchy fleece)
- Elastic
- Scissors
- Sewing machine
- Pins
- Ruler
- Matching thread
- Measuring tape
Making the DIY bathrobe
Fold your fabric in half and eyeball where the fabric will drape down off your shoulders. Then, measure the width. Mine was 24 inches.
Measure your desired length and cut. I wanted mine to be floor-length.
Use a pin to mark the center back.
Open the fabric and fold the sides to the center. Then, measure 3 inches from the midpoint on both sides and mark with chalk.
Measure 1.5 inches on either side and connect both points.
Measure 5 inches down from the midpoint and connect that mark to both neckline points.
Cut along the lines.
Measure 11 inches down from the sides and mark the armhole.
Cut the armhole from the mark upward (on the folded part).
Pin the shoulder seams and sew with a straight stitch.
Fold your fabric so that you have 4 layers. Measure 11 inches (widthwise) and add 1 inch for seam allowance.
Mark 18 inches in length, too. The ends will have a tapered look.
Cut the sleeve pattern.
Join two layers by sewing the sides together. This will make up one sleeve.
Pin the sleeves to the armhole areas, right sides facing, and sew to secure.
Cut out two rectangular pocket pieces and attach them to the front sides of the DIY bathrobe. Fold the bottom sides inward by ½ inch when pinning. Then, sew all three sides.
Cut two pieces measuring 5 x 54 inches long. These will be for the waist ties. Place them right sides facing and sew one of the short ends.
Then, fold the strip and sew the edges. Turn it inside out afterward.
Hem the neckline, sleeves, and bottom parts of the DIY bathrobe. Fold it in once and secure with a straight stitch.
Next, add belt loops on both sides.
Making the DIY crop top
Fold your fabric and place your crop top on top. My top’s length was 17 inches.
Cut around the shape of the top, leaving a 1-inch seam allowance.
Fold both layers to cut out the neckline. Eyeball the shape and make it as low or high as you want.
Sew the shoulders and side seams with a straight stitch.
I didn't hem the bottom, but I finished the neckline and armholes with bias tape.
Making the loungewear pants
Fold your pants and pull out the back crotch area. Lay it on your folded fabric and cut along the back crotch shape.
Now, fold the front crotch and cut it out on the other side of your fabric.
You should now have two pieces. Join the front crotch right sides together and sew the crotch area. Do the same for the back crotch, too.
I didn’t have enough fabric for my pants, so they came out as shorts. I decided to attach two panels on each leg to make them longer.
I attached the extra panel piece to the leg area. This may not be the case for you, though.
Now, sew the inseams together.
Get the circumference of the waist and make a waistband with those measurements. Mine was 47, so I cut out fabric measuring 4 x 47 inches.
Pin the waistband to the pants, right sides facing, and sew. Be sure to stitch the short ends of the waistband beforehand.
Fold the waistband over to the wrong sides by ½ inch. Pin and sew to secure. Leave a gap to insert the elastic. Also, sew the waistband’s edge through the right side, in between the first seam.
Cut your elastic to size and feed it through the tunnel with a safety pin. Then, sew the gap closed.
DIY SKIMS Cozy dupe tutorial
My DIY loungewear set is complete. What do you think? It’s a pretty good cozy skims dupe, right? The best part is, you don’t even need any loungewear sewing patterns to make this lovely set.
Thanks for joining me, and let me know what you rhino of this tutorial in the comments below!
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Wow! It looks so cute on you too!