Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Upcycled: My NEW DRESS from MEN'S DRESS SHIRT

Maybe I'm behind the times for this post. It seems everyone out there has turned a men's dress shirt into something. Whether they turned it into a toddler dress, a halter top or a dress for themselves, other people have done this and inspired me to try. My husband, Patrick, was in his closet the other day complaining about a stain on a collar of his dress shirt. He threw it on the floor and said, "It's ruined. I can't wear this anymore. Look at this collar. Let's donate it."
LIGHTBULB! Sewing opportunity!!
I asked if I could use it for fabric and he said sure and gave me 4 more old shirts! SIGH. I love him.
So I scoured the internet for some inspiration and came up with my own dress. It's simple, straight and with a belt I thought it was cute. So I wore it all day for Father's Day. My husband thought it was sexy. I'll go with it. :)
If you make one I recommend ironing your seams once they're sewn. I'm not a huge fan of ironing but the more I do it, the happier I am with the results.


Some awesome men's dress shirt to women's dress TUTORIALS:







What have you upcycled lately?
Share it in the comments section as a link. I'd love to see it!

Linking up here:Sugar Bee Crafts, Ladybug Blessings

16 comments:

Rebecca said...

This is too cute! You did a great job! Classic, yet summertime chic :)

Kelli said...

LOVE it!! And the belt adds a lot! Maybe I can convince Chris to go through his closet...well, I better finish all the projects I've got in mind first! ;)

Unknown said...

I love to reuse old items from around the house and create something new! The dress looks great on you. I may need to steal one of my hubby's shirts :)
Here is an upcycled shirt project I have done.
I hope you enjoy!
Jennie
http://willowbeanstudio.blogspot.com/2011/04/its-time-for-little-spring-cleaning.html

Shalea said...

Looks so nice and carefree. So, did you cut off the collar and make a casing for an elastic top? I HAVE to try this one quicklike! Please let enlighten your "blog stalkers."

BluBabesCreate said...

A dress shirt skirt! Thanks for sharing!

Jenny Hall / Seamingly Smitten said...

Thanks, everybody! Shalea, I will post the how-to for you. I started taking the pictures for a tutorial then thought I had ruined it and stopped taking pictures. But I will post what I have.
Jenny

Megan @ Cut the Craft! said...

I NEED this dress! Great job!

Megan
www.CutTheCraft.com

Unknown said...

A wonderful 'new' dress! thanks for sharing on my weekly link up too!

Karima said...

Lovely dress, I too love upcycling! Saw you on the smwyg linky, Karima x
www.karimascrafts.com

Katy said...

That's a very cute dress and it looks adorable on you.

Unknown said...

This is awesome! Love the look of the dress and especially the big belt! Hope you will share with my Pink Hippo Party @ http://pinkapotamus.blogspot.com/2011/06/pink-hippo-party-34.html

Tina@WhatWeKeep said...

This is so great! I have 7 or 8 of my husband's shirts ready to donate. Would love to see your tutorial and make a few to wear in this Texas heat! It looks wonderful on you!
~Tina

jess@balancing the dream said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog!! I love how you used an old shirt to create a dress!! so creative!! You did a great job!!

Sarah @ This Crazy Blessed Life said...

Oh my Jenny! I love it!!! I can't wait for your tutorial :)

Unknown said...

Love it! Thanks so much for sharing with the Pink Hippo Party.. can't wait to see what you share next week!

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