Altering mens shirts for women

One of my favorite things to alter/upcycle/refashion are button up tops because they're so easy to change! A quick take in here an...

I love that collared shirts are in style. They are versatile, comfortable, and can easily dress up a casual outfit. Unfortunately, however, I don't have many. And most that I do have are too short for today's style. So I decided to hit the local thrift store in search of men's shirts (so they'd be nice and long) to alter to my needs. Here is the man-shirt pre-altering. I bought this on half-off at Goodwill for $3. Pretty big and shape-less, huh? But it has good arm length and fun, unusual…

mens shirt to womens shirt refashion

Salvage Style: Refashion a Button-Down Three Ways | Sew Daily

Topman shirt Men's clothes are usually bigger than women's. So any reconstruction that involves converting a man's top to fit a woman w...

There are lots of ways to alter a T Shirt neckline, from a simple cut to sewing on a new stylish band. Here are over 7 unique ways to...

A huge list of 18 projects you can make with two upcycled men's dress shirts. I challenged myself to upcycle every last bit of my husband's old shirts and these are the sewing and craft projects I came up with. There is a surprising amount of fabric in two men's shirts!! You'll find links to tutorials and instructions for a bumper list of upcycling idea for men's shirts from a kid's apron, to a teddy bear, macrame wall hanging, zippered pouches and more! #repurposing #upcycling

How to turn a men’s button down shirt into a summer top for a woman. A simple shirt refashion.

This is no basic thrift flip; learn how to transform a button-up into an off-the-shoulder top. This is the best thrift flip guide teaching you how to thrift flip clothes. #refashion #mensshirt #thrift

A simple tshirt refashion to make a tunic length top! A tutorial for how to make a tshirt longer, with sewing instructions and step by step photos.

A modern take on a mens dress shirt refashion - check out how to transform & dye a men's dress shirt into a woman's blouse.

This weekend I decided to venture out of my comfort zone and DIY my own up cycled t-shirt! In this tutorial I'll show you how to make your own peplum style top from an oversized men's shirt.

With all the extra button up shirts that can be found at thrift stores, sew them into something else with one of these button up shirt refashion tutorials! I love refashioning men’s button up shirts. It’s definitely at the top of my list of favorite items to refashion. There’s plenty of fabric, and the woven fabric is always easy to work with. I love reusing the button placket in a unique way!

This is a guide to turning a men's shirt into a feminine top. Learn how to refashion an old shirt with this simple step-by-step tutorial.

Remember this shirt? At $2 it was such a bargain from my local thrift store (and toooootally made me think of this Madewell shirt and this Jcrew shirt my lovely friend Kendi has), but was 2 sizes too big. So I made a “quick and dirty” alteration, and now it fits perfectly. Admittedly, I hate mending, and I hate alterations – but they are necessary evils, and an alteration i end up doing A LOT is downsizing shirts. I think you will love this, because this little trick is an easy way to make a…

Turn a boring t-shirt into a modern raglan tee with this easy tutorial. All you need is some colorful fabric for your sleeves to give an old t-shirt new life. Click to see the pictures showing all the steps plus a video so you can follow along as we create this raglan tee.

Have a man's dress shirt and don't know what to do with it? This past weekend I worked on a fun project: mens dress shirt to vest - check it out.