Red skirt facelift

Red skirt facelift

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• 3.23.2012

Facelift, makeover, whatever you want to call it.  I wanted to share what  I did to this skirt to make it a totally different shape, and something I think I'll wear more.  I made it last fall, craving something bright and fun, but I think the proportions weren't quite perfect and I wanted something new this spring.

I wore the old version here.  More recently, I took it apart like so...

Cut it off at the top, to make it shorter and still be able to re-use the hem...

Re-cut the sides so they're more straight up and down, rather than tapered in...

Re-pleated at the waist, distributing the pleats more evenly (I didn't like how smooth it was everywhere but the center front and back)...

And put the waistband back on.  Then, I decided it was still too long, so I ended up re-doing the hem anyway, haha!  Oh, well.  Here it is re-shaped:

I wore the new version here and really enjoyed the made-over lines!  Kind of more cheerful and playful.


I wore the new version here.  Moral of the story?  Take a look at pieces in your closet that you're not wearing, and figure out why--if they have good bones, or fabric!, re-make 'em!