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  • kagitsune
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    • Nov 2010
    • 48

    the work.

    Hey guys, I'm a lurker, occasional poster around here. :) It's my first summer off after finishing design school, and I wanted to share some post-FIT experiments.

    Obviously not finished, ready-to-sell designs, more like ideas that anyone with a sewing machine can adapt for their own purposes. (those finished designs are coming later ;) )

    This is a cowl-neck blouse made from an upside-down tee shirt. The hem forms the outer edge of the cowl. I cut off the sleeves, sewed up the holes (now the side seams), and removed the neckline and shoulders, making a simple blind-stitch hem. The arm holes are faced slits, angled down towards the front for ergonomic comfort.






    Cowl pulled forward.


    Cowl pulled back.

    I've been playing with tee-shirts for several years now. It's a fun way to quickly try out ideas in jersey knits. I'd like to try this again, but longer (proportion has always been my weak point) and with better tools - most of my supplies are geared towards wovens.

    Feedback welcomed and appreciated (including negative feedback - it's useful to me). More later.
    Originally posted by Yohji Yamamoto, on his second Paris show
    From the next collection it became a war. I didn't want a war but too much attack made me fight.' And you are a good fighter, I say, referring to his black belt in karate. 'I am,' he nods.
  • kagitsune
    Member
    • Nov 2010
    • 48

    #2
    So, I really wanted a pair of lovely tapered cropped pants, a-la YYPH/Y's/Christophe Lemaire (surprised I don't see more of his stuff here). Since I didn't see any for sale in the classifieds, I headed to the the thrift store, picked up some $2 men's pleated pants, and I tapered and cropped the legs myself.

    Here's about what I was going for (Lemaire FW2012):




    And here's what I ended up with (sorry no WIP pics).



    If you want to try this yourself, just undo the hem, then open the side seams up to about mid-thigh. Mark your new side seams, tapering in from the original seam down to your desired width. Stitch up the side seams, hem, and you're done! :)

    (p.s. I hope this is okay, but since I don't have 100 posts yet and I'm not going to post a bunch of junk, let me know if you have any pants you want to sell that fit my description. I wear a men's American 34 inch waist, and about a women's medium. Thanks. )
    Originally posted by Yohji Yamamoto, on his second Paris show
    From the next collection it became a war. I didn't want a war but too much attack made me fight.' And you are a good fighter, I say, referring to his black belt in karate. 'I am,' he nods.

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