Reimagining 3 pieces of clothing.

deb

Lyn Slater from Accidental Icon posted about a garment she had made from three old pieces in her wardrobe. The company sent her pictures of the process and it is way cool. I thought you all might enjoy.

https://www.accidentalicon.com.....t-one-day-

6 years ago

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rachylou

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Super super interesting!

6 years ago

LaPed

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The Re;code concept is really cool. I need to become a better seamstress so I can salvage some much-loved pieces in this manner. In my 20s, I took an old hoodie and covered it in patches made out of the graphics from t-shirts I wore as a little kid. I still have the hoodie, but it's getting pretty threadbare itself. Ready for a third incarnation.

6 years ago

Sal

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It is a great idea isn't it... and most of us have items in the closet that we love the fabric of, but the shape or size is wrong.

And imagine on a larger scale, if the clothing from a city or town was sent in and reworked how many cool items could be created without purchasing new fabrics or even zips or trims.

On a very small scale I have reworked a few pieces or sent them to the tailor for rework
- pants becoming shorts
- lengthening a skirt
- most recently changing the sleeves and neckline on a tee to make it more flattering

I know Brooklyn has shortened tops to make them work with skirts and Janet has cut off sleeves to make them more flattering.

I am going to take a critical look at my closet this weekend with view to alterations and see if improvements can be made.

6 years ago

SarahD8

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I have been fantasizing about taking the dress my daughter never wears with the super cute seabird print and turning it into a skirt for me....

6 years ago

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