Style Inspiration: Sherlock (BBC)

 Outfit Details:

Blouse- #forever21

Skirt- Old Navy

Coat- #forever21

Socks- #Forever21

Scarf- Clairs

Shoes- (Knock off) Doc Martins

Inspiration:

Today my outfit was inspired by the BBC show, Sherlock. Sorry, it's late and I have finals this week, so I need to go to bed. I'll try and go back and edit this tomorrow, and then I'll write more, about being called Harry Potter, and the awesomeness of Sherlock.

Until then, I wish you all a glitterific day!

Love,

Chloe

Who Says Red & Pink Have to Clash?

Outfit Details:

Dress- Old Navy

Belt- #forever21

Tights- Betsy Johnson

Shoes- #forever21

Cardigan- Target

Today it was cold. I usually love it when it finally gets cold and rainy out, but today it was just the worst possible mixture of wind, hail, and a thin (however pretty) dress without a coat. I did wear a sweater, but it wasn't very helpful. It was like, 40-something degrees, and even if that's really not very cold compared to some places, it's like a snow storm for southern California. 

It seems like red and pink are always thought of as being repairable, but since my hair is kind of a big mix of both, this dress seemed appropriate.

I hope you're all having glitterific days!

Love,

Chloe

The Bear Dress!!

Hello, All! I am very excited to present to you yet another DIY, also with a repurposed skirt! "Three DIYs in two days?!" you may ecstatically ask? I've been trying to make it my New Years resolution to do a better job on this blog, and do more DIYs and things. This seemed like a good way to start. I definitely won't be doing quite this many this often, but I'll try to do at least a couple each month.
Now; On to the dress!!

From this............. To this!

My inspiration, the beautiful yet expensive dress from La Flux:

Supplies:

-An old skirt (Preferably black or brown, but you could totally do this with pretty much any color and animal! It'd actually be super rad to do like a polka dot dalmatian, or a pink cat or something)

-Less than a yard of matching fabric (doesn't necessarily need to match, but must be at least 1/2 a yard)

-A small piece of fun fabric (I found one with pictures of animals and bears on sale at the craft store, so it was perfect! You could also use pretty much any pattern)

-Felting tools (Felting wool, the pokey needle thing, etc. I used an old hair brush instead of the brushey thing, and it worked fine. Yeah, I really don't know any of the technical terms for these, sorry...)

-Two buttons (Large!)

-An old newspaper (a lot of things could be used to substitute this)

-Scissors

-Measuring tape (or a ruler)

-A pen

A sewing machine

-A ton of whimsy!

*Above is pretty much just what I used for making a pattern for the top. Sorry, I took really terrible instruction pictures!

So, first I made a pattern for the top of the dress. I measured about how wide I'd want it to be, and divided that in half. Then, I folded the newspaper in half, and measured out the length I'd taken on the ruler. That would be along the bottom. Then, I figured out how high it'd need to go, and marked that on the other edge of the paper. (I figured this sounded confusing, so I drew it out)

You can also just draw a little shape for the ears. Make sure both of the patterns are extra big for seam allowance. Then, just cut it out (still folded), and then (unfolded), you can sketch out your bear's face.

Then, just use it like a pattern on the fabric, and cut out two bear head shapes, and two ears. Cut the ears folded, so you'll have less sewing later. You could also do that for the head.

Take one of the head shapes, and this will get the face. I pretty much winged it for the whole felting part, but I mostly followed this tutorial:

I didn't actually need anything to shape the wool, and just pulled pieces of it out, and then laid them on the bear, following a sketch I'd made on the fabric, and just stuck it with the needles wherever I wanted it to go. It's hard to explain, but I think if you try it it make sense.

I did it on the face and ears, and it ended up like this, before I sewed on black buttons for eyes:

Then, I just sewed the bottom along the top of the skirt, and had my mom help me with the straps. I also just cut around the bear picture in my other fabric, and sewed that to the skirt as a pocket, and I had to take in the skirt by a couple inches, because it was too big.

And it ended up like this!

Outfit Details:

Shirt- Old Navy

Dress- DIY

Tights- #forever21

Shoes- (knock off) Doc Martins

I hope you all have a glitterific day!

Love,

Chloe (the bear girl)

Two for One on DIYs!

 

From this.................To this!

Last week, my mom and I went thrifting in Ventura, and I got a couple of skirts to repurpose. I've been wanting a cool plaid skirt for a while now, so when I saw this one for $15 at Buffalo Exchange, I was pretty excited. Except, it was at kind of an unflattering length. Usually, I can totally rock an ankle length or knee length skirt, but it can look kind of funky with something like plaid. So, I hemmed in up, and used the extra fabric for some suspenders. Below is the tutorial. It's not exactly step-by, but it should at least be helpful if you're looking to do the same to a skirt of your own. If you see something that I suggest and it's just completely wrong, feel free to comment or something and let me know, and then you could help out me, or anyone else who tries this! :)

I also have a tutorial for my skeleton shirt, but I'll explain that further down.

Hemming tutorial:

Supplies:

-A too-long skirt

-Scissors

-Pins

-A sewing machine (not supper necessary, but helpful)

First, I put on the skirt, and figured out how long I wanted it to be, and laid it out flat, and figured out where I would need to cut it.

Then, I started cutting it in a line, following a chosen line in the pattern, cutting one layer at a time to keep it nice and straight.

Because it ends up pretty frayed at the end, you need to actually hem it then.

I turned the skirt inside out, and folded the fabric in by about and inch all around, and pinned it. Sorry, I don't know how much detail to give in this, so sorry if you already completely know how to do all of this. If so, you can just skip forward.

Then, I just sewed along the bottom.

The skirt ended up like this, but that seemed kind of boring, and I had so much fabric left over, I figured I'd make some suspenders!

Unfortunately, I don't really have any pictures of this, but I cut the fabric into two strips, and folded them each in half. Then, I pinned them on the edge, and sewed along the edge. Then, I just flipped them inside out. Then, my mom helped me attach them to the skirt. (Sorry for the terrible description)

 And you should end up with something akin to this:

And for the shirt!
I was inspired by Kate Nash's skeleton shirt, and found a similar one on Hot Topic

Skeletal shirt:
Supplies:
-An old or new T-shirt, best with a darker color
-A piece of chalk
-White fabric paint
-A paint brush

I looked at the pictures of the shirts, and used a piece of chalk to lightly sketch out the shape of the hands. It was nice because if I messed up, I could easily just wipe it off and start over.
*Note: Make sure to try on your shirt before you paint it, to make sure on the placement of the hands. Unless you want it to look like you're being felt up by a skeleton, make sure they're up high. But, if you want it to look like that, then go ahead, I salute you!

Then, I used the paint, and filled out the outline with the white.

Once that dried, I did a second layer.

Then, all you have to do is let it all dry and run it through the wash!

Outfit Details:

Shirt- DIY

Skirt- DIY

Tights- #Anthropology

Boots- (knock off) Doc Martins

I certainly got a variety of comments on my outfit today. They ranged from simply "Who died?" to "She's Edward! Edward Cullen!", both from a group of rather douchey teenage boys. I'll admit my outfit was slightly goth today, but seriously? What connects me to Edward Cullen? He is a sparkly, fictional vampire, not a teenage girl with skeletons on her boobs. I have no problem with people making comments on my outfits, as long as they are clever, or at least relevant. I was just standing there thinking, "Really? That was the best comment you could possibly come up with?" Has anyone else ever experienced this strange brand of disappointment at their witless peers?

On another note, I was playing around with making my own Riot Grrrl zines. I've just made one so far, but I think it's kind of cool. I took points and quotes from some of my favorite zines, and combined them into my own. I cut out faces from magazines, looking for girls with good bitch faces, or just who looked interesting. Then, I drew stars over their eyes, because, for some reason, I keep doodling girls with stars instead of eyes. I don't know, but I think it looks interesting.

I hope you're all having a glitterific day!

Love,

Chloe