Sailor Stripes

I scooped up this droopy T at my local charity thrift shop.

I liked the stripes and the idea of the epaulettes on the shoulder, but it just wasn't working.

It needed to be taken in, big time.  The epaulettes were just kind of sitting there, providing no function and were just not doing it for me aesthetically. 

I took the shirt in on the sides and sleeves.  Then I removed a couple of inches off each sleeve.  I removed the buttons and the bottom part of the epaulettes.  I resewed the epaulettes to the under side of the sleeve and reattached the buttons.

Here is the final result!

 

Much better!  The T is fitted and the epaulettes have a bit better placement I think!

The full scoop along with other refashions are on my blog Refashion Forward.

-Laura M.

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