Lessons In Flip: Making It Fit
Being an avid thrifter you are
painfully aware of limited availability of sizes. Very often I find things I
like, but can’t fit. This post is just one of many ways I deal with sizing
issues.
I love that 70s fashion is still on
trend! It’s a look and silhouette that compliments my body type. I know most
short women don’t like them, but I think it’s all about the proportions. I
think Flare pants/bell bottoms actually make my legs appear longer. The secret is making sure that the pant is
literally just long enough to just kiss the floor. If your shoe shows you look
cut off, and if the pants drag the ground you look shorter.
When I saw these bell bottoms/Flare
pants at the Zara I knew I was swiping my card.
Unfortunately, the Zara bell bottoms didn’t have them in my size so I
had to get a large. I didn’t care in the words of Tim Gunn “Make it work”! To find out how I made it work read the full
post.
The Frock: (Zara) bell bottom| (Lucky)Utility Vest | (HM) Cropped Top | (Forever 21) Hat
The Flip: Lets not get carried away if you are an XS you
probably shouldn’t be buying an XL. As a general rule of thumb I wouldn’t go
more than one size up or down.. The Zara Bell bottoms/Flare pants were a size
Large and I needed a medium.
The Fix: A simple
basic sewing alteration can fix this issue. I simply sewed two ½ inch darts in
the back to compensate for the size difference. A Dart is a diagonal segment of
the fabric that takes out mass without taking out length:
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