Tuesday, April 12, 2011
A Renaissance-y reconstruction
I recently stumbled across a shirt that I'd made back in college but hadn't worn for awhile. I still love the fabric and colors, as well as the pointy sleeves. (I'm a sucker for sleeves that look like they belong in a medieval fantasy movie.) But I hadn't worn it in awhile because the sleeves ended up being too short, due to my long arms. I had a bit of unexpected free time this evening, so I did some surgery on it.
So it went from this long-sleeved, high-necked top....
....to this 3/4-and-still-pointy-sleeved, scoop-necked top.
A better shot of the fabric and sleeves. More details on how I did it can be found on my blog.
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4 comments:
Great re-make, it is updated without loosing its interesting charm!
Love these sleeves! You could totally wear this with a corset and maxi skirt and pass as costumed at some renaissance fairs I know... but at the same time it's completely appropriate for day-to-day (or at least fancy) dressing occasions.
Lol, I'd probably end up wearing it with a maxi skirt outside of the Faire! Maybe sans corset, though. (Personally, I think it's also something that could be made more casual with jeans too. I'm sure I'll end up testing that theory.)
Very pretty! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Jenni eod
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