Last week I found a hole in my wardrobe: short-sleeve tops. Perhaps a reason to go thrift shopping? Yes. That’s when I found this gorgeous blouse:
I try every time I buy a bishop sleeve blouse I try to wear it as is, but I feel like the garment is wearing me! It’s just not right. I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to pull it off. Also, did I mention that I need short sleeve shirts? It didn’t take me long to decide that something had to be done with those sleeves. All I did was hem the sleeve & take in the arm width by 2 inches. I also shortened one of the neck ties because it was a good 12 inches longer than the other one. So strange.
I didn’t take in the actual torso of the shirt but because the sleeves are so light and slim the shirt appears more fitted. Perfect-o!
I wore this blouse to a luncheon with my grandma and felt really classy in my new threads. I also wore this blouse to church and Penelope got chocolate ALL OVER it. Thanks to the Tide pen I think the chocolate stains are no longer. Now I know this is one of those shirts that I should wear when I’m going somewhere without Penelope. She sure can spread the mess around!
Love Love Love this Blue – Great Shirt – after you got your hands on it of course. The Belt is just Splendid too! and I think (what a tease) that I would really really love these shows too but I cant quite see them :)
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Yours Truly
The shirt looks awesome! I need to learn how to sew…but I do know how to use a Tide pen, and aren’t they the best!?
Looks SO good with the belt. Beautiful color blue.
Soooo….I was just talking about you today with my mom. She’s coming down to teach me how to sew because I never quite learned. This morning I pulled out all my long sleeve shirts that need to be altered and I thought, “What would Melissa do?” I hope they turn out as cute as your shirt.
(Could I just borrow your talent for a few weeks?)
very cute! I love seeing all these altered clothing posts – keep them coming!
You’re not old enough to remember, but the reason the reason one of the ties was longer, was because back in the day, we used to wrap the longer one around our neck like a scarf and then tie it on the side. Very chic for those of us wanting to strut our “power woman” of the 80’s look!
I love it. it looks adorable on you with the belt and jeans.
Another great transformation – and so simple too! You are such a clever girl Melissa!
Gorgeous! Just be super careful with that tide pen…I have a friend who used it, and then went out in the sun. The sun made a huge yellowy bleach spot on her white shirt, right where she had used the tide pen! She found out that it had happened to some of her friends too! so sad.
Corra,
I didn’t know that! Good to know. I did notice that the tide pen left a slight watermark after I used it, but once I washed it, the watermark went away.
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