Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Yo Bolero

This piece began as a rather frumpish blouse.



If you squint a little (or just enlarge the photo), you can see some of the coffee stains that I originally didn’t notice when I first snagged it for a buck. Stains are usually a deal breaker for me. If you can’t get them out, there’s not much you can do. :/ However, I had a plan!

I cut the top off a good bit, and opened up the front to make a jacket. I took in the blouse from the back: Once to make it smaller, and then a smaller bit on the bottom to keep it from being gapey.




I’m really happy with how this new piece contributes to my wardrobe by making any dull neutral much less blah with its awesome print.



Whaddyathink?

You can see a bit more about this refashion at ReFashionista.net.

3 comments:

wingslikeeagles said...

Cute! Could be even better if you added a little elastic to the sleeves vertically to give it a little interest there. Lane Bryant has that in their bolero sweaters if you want to see one. Great job!

Huli said...
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Huli said...

sweet refashion miss! loving the matching accessories too!