I came across this tee while thrifting this week and instantly grabbed it up! I adore the colors and the unique print. Unfortunately, it needed a little make-over. To start with, it had shoulder pads (seriously, did everything have shoulder pads in the 80s??) which I promptly snipped out. I'm also not a huge fan of shirts that sit close to my neck, and since it was a size or two bigger than i normally wear I had plenty of material to play with.
So here we go!
1&2. cut the neck of the tee wide like a boatneck (I cut the back part of the neck a little higher than the front) 3. from about a half inch away from where your neck cut ended, cut down and out through your sleeve 4. slit the small bit of shoulder left over and then double tie it 5. slit the leftover sleeve into shreds
And After....
I must say, I'm quite found of how it turned out:) And with a little vacay coming up in a few weeks I can't wait to bring it along!
UPDATE: For those that were a little confused I did another tutorial for this project over here!
I love the colors of this shirt, too. Your boho chic remake is gorgeous! Definitely makes me want to take scissors to some boring shirts in my drawers...
Posted by: Van | December 27, 2011 at 03:03 AM
Super adorable! Great creativity!
Posted by: Lindsay | December 27, 2011 at 11:13 AM
What camera do you use?!
The quality in your pictures is great!
Posted by: vivi k | January 6, 2012 at 08:04 PM
I use a Nikon D70s, and thanks!
Posted by: Josie | January 6, 2012 at 09:08 PM
How well does it hold together after washing and what not? Seems to me it might start falling apart into treads without sewing it
Posted by: Amanda | April 9, 2012 at 04:14 PM
Amanda - I actually haven't had any problems with it washing so far!
Posted by: FineandFeathered | April 9, 2012 at 08:23 PM
I am confused on the step after you cut the neck into a boatneck. What are you doing with the shoulder and the tying before you shred the sleeve? It's not clicking for me from the words or the picture.
Posted by: Kaleigh | May 11, 2012 at 04:35 PM
Kaleigh, it's just a simple cut down the top of the shoulder/sleeve to separate them before you tie it at the top! you can cut it slightly diagonally, if you want to make the tying a tad easier!
Posted by: FineandFeathered | May 12, 2012 at 06:43 PM
Love it!!
Posted by: Anupama Muralidharan | November 3, 2012 at 01:25 PM
What about The Other Sleeve????? I'm Confused...
Posted by: Cassandra Hurbina | April 15, 2013 at 09:05 AM
You do the exact same thing for both sleeves
Posted by: FineandFeathered | April 15, 2013 at 10:06 AM