Hey Uglies!
Here’s a super quick and easy pseudo-DIY for you!
You probably have at least a few slightly-too-big-for-you jackets or sweaters that you bought on a whim in the back of your closet, right? Well, instead of waiting for moths to slowly eat them (Happened to one of my favorite cardigans recently. GIANT holes. Was pissed.), try this!
What you need:
1 sweater/jacket in the aforementioned unflattering size
1 shiny, horizontally-oriented brooch; a kilt pin (basically a huge safety pin) would work really well for this too
What to do:
Really, there’s only one step to this. Just pin some of the excess fabric on the back of your sweater/jacket with your shiny little brooch and you’ll instantly have a better fit. MAGIC! Here I am wearing my slightly-too-big thrifted beaded jacket both before DIY-itude (in which I look like I’ve aged about 40 years… oh well.) and after. I know it’s hard to tell, but it was waaaaay boxier and prone to slipping off my shoulders before pinning. Plus, now it’s cute on the back too!
It’ll take a bit of trial and error to find the ideal place, so just keep pinning and trying it on until it looks good to you. I would recommend placing the pin at the center and under your shoulder blades or at your natural waist. Just don’t go overboard and pin too much or you won’t be able to move your shoulders forward when wearing it later!
And ta-da! There you have it! A jacket/sweater that fits well from the front, and looks spiffy in the back too. Plus it only took you all of what, five minutes? So if studding’s got your hands sore and you’re too ADD to shred your tees (I’ll admit to that one), try this DIY and you can still feel productive!
I’d love to see your results, so leave ‘em in the comments if you have ’em! Have fun with this one, y’all!
<3 Wendy
really pretty!