Polyester Shirt

Remake: Black, White, & Tan Polyester Shirt, Part II

Hey friends! I've been in Texas (woo, Longhorns!) the past week for an amazing blogging conference and am back in action. Before I give a total rundown tomorrow, I wanted to post the second way I styled this fab shirt. Remember the before...

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

The size was wrong, seams were undone, and the sleeves were too big because the elastic was worn out.

But, that pattern was good. SO good!

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

Cute and casual now, right?

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

LOOK #1: Top: Vintage | Jeans: BDG | Necklace: Forever 21 | Sunglasses: Ray-Ban | Flip Flops: Old Navy | Purse: Vintage

So, lets see how this works dressed up a bit more...

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

Some heels and a black mini skirt totally change the vibe of the look!

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

Red lips + black, white, and tan = fun color combo :)

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

I'm totally digging Look #2!

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

LOOK #2: Top: Vintage | Skirt: Target | Bracelet: Forever 21 (it's a dinosaur!) | Sunglasses: vintage (my mom's old ones!) | Heels: Tahari from Nordstrom Rack | Purse: Trina Turk

It's really the most fun when you can take one piece from your wardrobe and craft multiple looks from it.

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

I love playing the game of, "how many different things would this piece look best with" because sometimes I surprise myself with the pairings!!

Remake: Black, White, & Tan Polyester Shirt

The pattern of this top is what sold me from the get go! New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

The size was wrong, seams were undone, and the sleeves were too big because the elastic was worn out.

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

Because I can't ever turn away from a good pattern, I knew this shirt could be salvaged into something I could wear all the time!

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

Ya hear? ALL. THE. TIME.

Before we even get started, I'm kind of obsessed with the label of this piece.

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

This piece had the collar seam undone...

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

...so to keep the neck intact, I repinned the fabric...

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

...and then stitched a new seam to keep it in place. This allowed me to retain the crew neck style of the shirt.

I loved the print of this piece, but the shirt was just a bit too big overall. Post neck fixes, I moved onto the body and the sleeves. I trimmed the sleeves shorter because the length just wasn't doing it for me :) Plus there was some pinkish discoloration that I didn't want to have seen!

 

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

After the sleeves were trimmed...

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

...I took in the torso because I wanted the piece to be snug.

Post-stitching, my new top was looking a little something like this!

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

And the little shoulder pads in this top...I kept them in!! Surprised? (Totally atypical for me, right!)

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

Sometimes the smallest tweak can make the greatest change.

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

It's been pretty warm, so I paired my new shirt with some flip flops to enjoy an afternoon at the beach!

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

Top: Vintage | Jeans: BDG | Necklace: Forever 21 | Sunglasses: Ray-Ban | Flip Flops: Old Navy | Purse: Vintage

New Dress A Day - polyester shirt

I'm styling this shirt another way tomorrow, so stay tuned!!