Burda Style For people who sew
Description
This is my January Contribution to the Refashion Co-op Blog. I just love recycling clothes from my husband! He gave me this grey suit which I dyed, took apart, fitted and sewed together as an overall… It was so much fun and I ran into very few difficulties. All these time-consuming details were already made – sleeve-cuffs, collar, pockets, zipper! I have posted more pictures on my blog Of Dreams and Seams and I will write a how-to in two posts. If you’re interested, just stop by!
Best to all of you!
Material Notes
Handed-down suit from the Husband
Categories
8 Comments
You must be registered to add a new post!
Featured
-
Fashion & Trends
Cannes Film Festival
Get the Red Carpet Style With Our Patterns
-
Member Project of the Week
Circles
Kokuryu's version of the Burda Vintage Pattern
-
Editor's Pick
South-Western Summer: 12 New Patterns
Check out these great new patterns
Click here to go to blog post...
-
Editor's Pick
Vintage Dress
A pattern from 1961 brought back to life!
-
Featured Member
Featured Member: laikadoll
I am mostly interested in Production Design, encompassing my love of quirky costumes...
BurdaStyle - Footer
All products market with the “B” label have been produced by BurdaStyle. BurdaStyle projects and quality patterns are available for all difficulty levels and price ranges. Get started right away!
Make Your Style... And Friends Too
Copyright-free sewing patterns, step-by-step tutorials, skill sharing, inspiration, project ideas and people just like you. It takes less than a minute to get started.
Website Help
About BurdaStyle
Advertise Here
© 2009 BurdaStyle. Inc. All rights reserved. Site by AREA 17
Feb 12, 2012, 02.54 AMby olystyrene
This is a most fabulous pair of overalls! Very inventive to refashion a suit! It reminds me of the gorgeous overalls you see in old 40’s photos – though of course you have given this a much more modern style. I love it!
1 Reply
Feb 12, 2012, 07.07 PMby ajtak7171
Thank you so much!
Feb 2, 2012, 08.31 AMby Ljiljan
This is amazing,great job,I have a lot of old suits from my husband and I didn’t know what to do with them,but now I know!! Thanks for perfect idea :)
1 Reply
Feb 2, 2012, 09.29 AMby ajtak7171
Thank you! please Let me know if you try this too, it would be great to see othet versions!
Jan 31, 2012, 04.07 PMby anajan
Katja, you keep amazing us with your creativity, imagination and sense of style. I really like this quite original take on romper.
1 Reply
Feb 2, 2012, 09.28 AMby ajtak7171
Ooooh thank you! It’s not always that things turn out exactly the way I picture it in my head, but it did in this case!
Jan 31, 2012, 11.35 AMby claudinka
Wow, what a fantastic idea!!! Looks so great!
1 Reply
Feb 2, 2012, 09.29 AMby ajtak7171
Thank you!
Jan 31, 2012, 08.08 AMby olac
What an awesome idea! Love it!
1 Reply
Feb 2, 2012, 09.32 AMby ajtak7171
Thank you so much!
Jan 31, 2012, 07.06 AMby Stefanie Spinks
I can’t wait to try this. I am so short that I have to hem petite length clothing (sad, huh?). I have always loved the look of fitted jumpers, but have never been able to find one that even remotly fit. And I love the vintage 40’s vibe of this.
1 Reply
Feb 2, 2012, 09.31 AMby ajtak7171
Oh please let me know when you’ve made it! It’s true, overalls need to fit right, and store-bought ones rarely work for "real"people…
Jan 31, 2012, 03.43 AMby carolynberni
1 Reply
Feb 2, 2012, 09.32 AMby ajtak7171
Thanks a lot!
Jan 31, 2012, 12.53 AMby corarae
This is so clever! I have always wanted a jumper but am too tall to fit anything from a store & they are always too casual. This would be perfect for the office & what an interesting piece. I may have to hunt down a thrift store suit to try this out.
1 Reply
Feb 2, 2012, 09.34 AMby ajtak7171
Yes, make one! I have the opposite problem – my torso and legs are too short :-) please let me know when you’ve made one!