Hi everyone!
I hope you're in for a throwback post and a dive into Refashion Co-op history with me. I wanted to share a few former posts with you. And not just any post... I thought it would be nice be to commemorate the top 5 refashions on Refashion Co-op: the posts that have gotten the most views since Refashion Co-op was launched in 2011. So let's enjoy some treasures from the past!
A challenge most of us struggle with at least once: an adorable top or dress, but too tight (or we've become bigger:)). A recognizable problem, so that's probably why we love to read about how to fix it. Like in Saga's populair dress refashion in September 2014, and the post was viewed 35.000 times!
4. A cute fix for a hole in the knee of jeans
This funny fix by 'Resweater' really stands out for its originality. The refashion was meant for kids jeans, but I can imagine even grown-up refashionistas being tempted... So I completely understand why this fix was viewed more than 48.000 times. As one of the comments said: it's a whimsical fix!
Did you know that Anthropologie has been an inspiration for several posts on Refashion Co-op? Come to think of it, maybe an 'Anthroplogie inspired' throwback might be fun! But... none of the refashions was as popular as the 'Anthropologie inspired T' by Mary, it was viewed no less than 67.000 times. As far as I know the brand is not sold in the Netherlands, but I went to a store in Oxford last year and really liked it (if you're Dutch like me: it made me think of Sissy-Boy).
Those sleeves! I loved it, and I'm not the only one. This elegant refashion by Beth, aka the Renegade Seamstress, was very popular and viewed more than 128.000 times! If you've been here from the beginning, you may remember Beth. She shared a lot of practical and creative ideas on Refashion Co-op and even published her own Refashion Handbook in 2014.
Finally, the post with the most views.... is a fun and simple transformation from a sleeve to a bow sleeve. You may remember the celebration of this refashion a few months ago, in March. It turned out that 2 authors shared the honour, because the post (248.000 views!) was inspired by an older post with the same idea, also published on Refashion Co-op!.
You may have noticed that the top 5 'best viewed' posts were published some time ago. So what do these refashions have in common? To me it feels all 5 ideas are still useful and/or modern today, aren't they? For instance, I've seen similar sleeve designs in (diy) fashion magazines this past year. And the bow sleeve tutorial, it's timeless, right? So maybe that's the strength of these refashions...?
Since the posts were publishes some time ago, they were of course also able to gain more views than, let's say a popular post in 2023. I'm aware of that, and luckily I'm not from an official research institute:). Maybe we could check the statistics again in a few years to see what happened. But does it really matter? Enjoying the treasures of the past was the starting point of this throwback post, and I hope you did exactly that!
What's your favourite refashion?
And ... of course I want to know your personal favourite! Do you agree with the top 5 or would you vote for something completely different? Is your favourite refashion a useful, more technical tutorial? Or maybe a quick fix, or a creative refash you're still planning to do yourself?
Please share your thoughts in the comments!
6 comments:
I like the polka dot blouse with the refashioned sleeves the best! I enjoyed reading the post, thanks!
Hmm, that's a difficult task since most of the ideas are in use in various versions in my own household.
Considering children in a household I'm sure variations of 'The Knee' would be a sure winner since even grown ups utilise variations of this rescue for different reasons. Even I had to repair a wiiiide tear along my 'work-onesie'/-overall once with first heavy zig-zagging along it and than patching it with a 'backed' (= bag-style?) added pocket of a quite different and cheery material. This way I gained an additional pocket whilst avoiding re-damaging the old tear when grabbing/loading this pocket.
Let's face it: all the other options are - as brilliant (and well used in my household as well!) as are - 'special ideas for (stubborn?) specials'.
"The Knee" I'd consider a 'sheer household necessity'; sewing machine (skills) used for it or not!
My frequent problem: how to patch some holes in hard to hide and non-knee-areas as elegant as possible on garments for men; means: makes them look 'new and male-acceptable not ridiculous fashion'.
That is a challenge... what about placing patches under the holes, but all of them from the same fabric? I've seen jeans in the store with lots of (the same) patches from another type of jeans.
Glad you liked it Nancy!
Sure, even a very good and skilful 'old fashioned patching' is very valid!
What I mean is: patching as such; whatever way/version. This possibly due to growing up with former 'elder-wisdom' of approx. "unblemished/damaged one tends to be granted to call/own most garments only for a much shorter time than after them having to get mended/fixed."
The more straight translation would be "patched/fixed up one usually has to own garments wayyy longer than in their pristine stage."
Some 'patching up' itself depends - imho - even on the situation. My above work overall was actually in the heat of necessity literally - FIRST of all - glued back to 'workability' with several strips of duct tape which is very reliable doing so! Actually, it's at times even used as a way better 'out-door-band aid' when used with something as a 'distance holder' to keep the actual wound untouched by its glue!
I'm not really judging the actual 'refashion' here despite me finding it way more funny (than the original 'recipient'?) and I really admire this mothers idea of considering/adding a fun and cheery aspect into a necessary task.
And - 'trapping' of/in old knowledge: it always amused me to see brand new garments in fashion houses getting sold with - most times even with a more expensive price tag - with torn or patched parts. Yet: everybody to its liking; I'm one of the first ones to 'explode' when getting told of what's NOT fashionable/wearable, as long as it covers the body 'fair enough'* and doesn't physically hurt anybody else.
'Trespassings' going on anyway concerning:
- Point * when visiting another country with strongly different religious/ethical codes clash with the 'majority' of ones own country.
- dangerous dressing. Imho here there count flimsy shoes as well, yet even a 'certain whimsiness'/floatiness/romantication' of wide and long garments on escalators or else 'moving' technic in everyday life.
O.k., those 2 most important items yet possibly many other situation of being at times 'disputable' even with involvement of law and its enforcement to solve right from wrong: A minimum of 2 people means a min. of 2 different heads and hence the chance of 2 very different opinions. I - up to now - always thought: careful and friendly 'challenging' the/a/any 'opposition' is included in what we tend to call "Democracy"; isn't it ? Even my 'explosions' I tend to keep 'capped' with the 'moral everyday law' of "what I don't want to be done to me I'd better not even attempt to do to others either".
* borderline (very! imho?!) at times (sigh!)
Since I love chatting to you yet you want/have to find 'some winner', short version:
Still 'The Patch', (please and thanks)
With big thanks to all other terrific ideas.
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