Making a Skirt & T More Flattering
Sometimes clothes "fit" but don't really flatter us as much as they could. Let's look at an outfit that had potential but needed a little work to make it the best it could be.
Befo.re and after
This shirt and skirt caught my eye because they were both stretchy knit materials and I am all about comfort. The t-shirt was just so encouraging and positive that I had to bring it home from a local thrift shop. I am always trying to encourage myself to stay positive. Maybe this sweet shirt could help? It can't hurt.
I tried the skirt on and marked it where I wanted the new side seams to be. You can see here that I cut off the extra fabric.
I made new side seams and I explain it here. I wanted a more fitted skirt. A better fit will be more flattering. It doesn't need to be tight but the loose baggy fit it had originally wasn't doing anything good for me.
The shapeless skirt and shirt are not a good look. It is comfortable but I want it to be flattering as well.
I cut the sleeves at an angle to remove the name of the school it is from and to make a fluttery little sleeve.
I cut the neckband off and cut the sleeves but I wanted to do more. Tucking the shirt in the skirt wouldn't work well for me but I had a plan. I was going to tie a knot in the front. I explain why this is a more flattering option here.
I cut the hem of the shirt off and stretched the cut edge to make it curl. Then I cut a slit in the middle of the front. This is to make a knot. Not a regular knot and tummy hiding, tummy camouflaging knot.
The more fitted skirt is more flattering and the shirt is a huge improvement too. Is my mom tummy gone? No. This isn't magic here. The shirt with the knot is just a a better look for me. It is a little cold for this outfit so I added some layers to make it wearable for fall.
This is more appropriate for the current cool weather. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.
Chickie
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That is great.