This week I have been working on some alterations for my daughter. I love vintage, and felt it was time she worked a few pieces into her wardrobe (she is beginning her Senior year in less than a month). She usually wears the usual teenage girl's uniform of jeans and a tank top so this is a stretch for her, but I hope the tailoring helps her see you can make a vintage piece look and feel like it was made for you.
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| Vintage lace added to the hem of a cute printed skirt |
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| A cute wool skirt taken up to become a mini |
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| And the most amazing pair of vintage Italian jeans! |
The skirts were very basic changes, the first one I simply added the vintage lace to the hem with my machine, done in less than 10 minutes. The wool skirt I took about 6" off the hem and then gave it a new hand-sewn rolled hem, this one took longer, but still used very basic sewing skills. Both of these skirts could be done by a beginning level sewer. The jeans required lowering the waist and tapering the legs, but they were so worth the effort. I think these may be the most rockin' pair of pants ever. It doesn't hurt that the jeans cost about $5 and then we found $2 in the pocket! I also did up a pair of skinny purple jeans and a cute little black vest for her, having items tailored to fit you just right makes all the difference in bringing new things into your fashion repertoire- it is hard not to feel comfortable when things fit "just right."
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