other refashioned favorite skirt

this is one of  my favorite skirt outfits for the summer. 
this skirt was once a long vertical length skirt and made it a horizontal short skirt. 
i love the colors and pattern. 

shirt--fashion bug, skirt--refashioned, shoes--dansko

you know your favorite sweater.....

1. well now it can now be your skirt!  i bought this 100%, xxl cotton men's sweater at a garage sale for $1. 
2. then i turned it upside down, added elastic to the waist. 
3. cut off the top of the sweater at a length that was right for me--which mock me now-- is only like 23 inches--yes i am short. 
4. i then cut the sleeves off, square to the sides, which made an automatic side slits.
5. using my sewing machine knit stitch i reinforced the edges (as opposed to hemming the edges, i wanted no bulk) and the side effect was a slight ruffly edge:) 

oh, my summer of skirts hasn't stopped, i just haven't been blogging them.  i have no excuses except summer vacation has been happening!  yay!

summer of skirts: broomsticks!

these are the two skirts that converted me to wearing skirts as "casual" wear, especially in the summer. 

both are thrifted for $5 each,

the turquoise one was soooo long i had to cut a row off for my short self:) 

the blue and white is a ralph lauren gem! 

this summer i am going to wear skirts everyday i go somewhere...swimsuits when i go to the pool:) 
i hope to get inventive and creative with my skirts,
reinventing, revamping and repurposing and just plain sewing
stay tuned....

outfit 66 and 67--end of school year!

the last week of school is CRAZY!  i only remembered to take two pictures this last week before falling exhausted asleep or doing other things!  the other thing about this week was it was rainy and cold.  The above outfit is a thrifted sweater and a thrifted skirt. 

this outfit is when spring needs to happen is not happening!  the cover is silk and is warm and comfy.  although seeing it in pictures i don't love how short it is.  so, it has now become relegated to the "use as a pattern" pile and modify to love it. 

outfit 65--brother's shirt, husband's belt

 

we have had crazy weather here in SLC.  rainy, cloudy, windy, a few moments of sunshine then mostly rainy.  something like 30 out of the last 53 days have been rainy.  not a usual spring for us.  thus, i have still been able to wear my boots and longer sleeves.  i was also glad to find this GREAT shirt that is a 'hand me-up' from my brother!  

shirt-axiom (?)

tshirt-downeast home

skirt-refashioned by me

boots-sam's club

belt-hubby

outfit 64--prep school pinks

came across a challenge to dress in menswear and using a tie.  

i have never worn a tie before because i usually don't like things that restrictive around my 
fat neck proportional neck:)  

our friend lincoln shared this tie with us in a house purge, which i am pretty sure he had since jr. high--love the vintage feel of it.  

the pink flannel shirt is a ralph lauren from my father in law, who passed away last year.
 thrifted men's belt

the skirt, knee highs and boots are just my comfy go to when it rains and snows!
it has been raining for like 5 days straight--i loved this outfit!  

outfit 63--yellow, purple floral

i went out on a fashion limb:  i really wanted to wear these purple tights because it is May 17th and raining--still--and a little bit cold and A LOT gray.  in a way i guess i created my own fabric "garden" with the floral skirt and bright yellow sweater.   so the limb is, can a person this old and fat where this many colors? 

my limb says YES!  i LOVED this outfit.  it was comfortable and bright and challenged my comfort zone of wearing "matchy-match" clothes. 

a view of my necklace, a hint of the purple up top.

 

this is what i saw looking down.  it made me very happy!

sweater--old navy.  skirt--lane bryant.  tights--lane bryant.  shoes--thrifted.  jewelry--kohls