As my discerning audience well knows, the pencil skirt is it right now.
J.Crew jumped on this trend with both ballet-flat covered feet. The No. 2 Pencil Skirt is synonymous with pencil skirt coolness, comes in every color of the rainbow and costs a whopping $130.
Mine has a real zipper, wasn't hard to do and cost less than $3.
The secret is thrift-store shopping with a very wide net when it comes to size.
Here's what I started off with - a size 16 skirt in a pleasing color.
I took in the sides and faked out the waistband.
And ended up with this.
And, just as J.Crew advertises, it's incredibly versatile.
Get the complete steps on how I altered my pencil skirt at examiner.com.
See 10 ways to wear a J.Crew pencil skirt via A J.Crew Aficionada.
WOW! That's beyond fabulous!! x Sarah
ReplyDeleteCute! Makes me wish I could sew. :)
ReplyDeleteUh...you've done it again. So clever.
ReplyDeleteI thought the top pix was from one of the fashion magazines.....you go girl!
ReplyDeleteShut up! You need to do a step by step. For some reason I can sew slipcovers but cannot tailor to save my life. My only option would be eating cake until size 16 fit.
ReplyDeleteThere's a step by step at the examiner.com link. But then again, cake works.
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