When Angela and I found this pair of pants at the thrift store, it was love at first sight. It's quite rare to come across long pants with such bright contrast flora patterns, velvety texture and in excellent condition. ( Too bad I should have taken a picture before the makeover!)
Though floral pants are back on the runway, focusing on the bottom and making it simple on the top, I still find this pair pretty challenging to match. When I got them back home, my brother even teased that even grandmas won't wear them!
So that teasing just sparked my urge to do something with the pants! Occasionally I do snipped off old jeans and transformed them into threaded grunge shorts. So I got out my scissors and snap snap!
Take a pair of your own high waist pants. Compare and measure the length of the hems. You should always add at least 2cm as you'll need to fold the endings inwards to sew the hems. Last but not least, take out your sewing machine for the finishings! It's really easy, suitable for beginners and sewing nuts like me.
After the pants have been sold, guess what? 4 more customers asking if they're still available! Now it's my turn to tease my brother. And you bet what he said?" Wow, so there's a lot of great-grandmas out there!"
Here's a quote from one of my favorite bloggers: "I absolutely love giving garments that look ugly and outdated to most people a stylish new life!" -
Ivania Carpio
And few days back, it's my first ever time to style a gentleman. My brother was assigned to take pictures for his college's party.
Vintage tan blazer- The Merci Store, Collar shirt-FOS, Belt- Calvin Klein, Pants- Padini, Vintage shoes- Bazaar JB, Retro specs- H&M, Vintage bag ( for styling purpose only)- a gift by Ken from the 6teas
Don't laugh here, but the vintage blazer is actually for the ladies'! But I figure out that the contemporary cutting for men tends to be slimmer and figure hugging so it kinda compromises the latest gents' silhouettes. I use Watson's straightener and Gatsby to style his hair like a rooster.
By the way, my brother's the quiet hardworking photographer behind CGV!
A few more new items are added in the store. Apparently I was too tired yesterday that I forgot these three beauties! A sale section will also be put up soon to clear the older stocks :)! Mailing listers and blog followers are now entitled with 10% off every purchase from the store!
