skirt tricks

One of my professors in fashion design school used to say, "Fashion is evolutionary, not revolutionary." I loved that. I was reminded of it when I mentioned "anthropolizing" my skirt...as in making it Anthropologie-like. We've seen retailers emulate trends that have originated with the handmade/DIY movement. In turn we look to them and reinterpret the concept again, each in our own way. And on it goes...

I bought this plaid skirt a few years ago at Ann Taylor Loft. Nice enough. But it was time for it to "evolve". :)

I dug into my stash of felted sweater scraps in cream, tan, and brown. I drew some freehand flowers onto the paper side of Heat-n-Bond fusible webbing, then fused them to the back of the scraps with a hot iron. Next I trimmed the flowers out, following my pencil lines. I laid out the skirt, peeled the paper off the backs of the flowers, then arranged them on the skirt. Once I was happy with the arrangement, I covered them with a press cloth and fused the felty flowers to the skirt. A few random buttons, a little yarn stitching...

Just add tights, boots and a chunky sweater! That's what I'm talkin' about. Cozy, stylish, and one of a kind.

Oh, one more thing. A big shout out to Julie M, winner of my Customer Appreciation Give-Away! Congratulations!