023 play time. experiment (iii) & (iv)
how it feels like to wear the pants in the family
since i'm doing most of the ironing for my family's clothes now, i took the liberty to try on my father's work pants before ironing them. the pants were too loose of course. i pulled them up as high as they could go, and wrapped a belt as tight as possible around the pants, below the button and belt loops, squnching up the top part of the pants and creating a "dumpling" sort of effect in the process. i am aware the belt and shirt do not really match, they were the only pieces of clothing available for this experiment..
and back:
father's work pants - Bossini chinos W32, L32
blouson sleeves blouse - GG<5
red belt with golden buckle - Donna
for shoes, i'll need some chunky heels to balance the wide legs of the pants. dad's pants were comfortable, obviously because they were worn slouchy. however, there remains the fact that they are still too big for me, something which i think i can't get away with, unlike the gigantic men's shirt i tried for my previous experiment. also, the squnched-up look makes the pants messy, particularly at the back, and therefore not exactly presentable, for work.
father's shirt as skirt
this is how i tried to convert dad's work shirt into a sort of tulip skirt: first of all i turned the long sleeves inside out, which meant that i pushed them all the way into the shirt to form two holes that i would term kangaroo pouch pockets. leaving the collar turned up, i then wrapped the shirt around myself and buttoned up as much as i could. the shirt sleeves are now inside the skirt. if you are observant enough, you will notice i did not do up the last two buttons. i wanted the two shirt fronts to drape down over and towards each other, and so produce a tapering-in effect.
and if you will rather fold down the collar, this is what you get:
the front seems presentable enough. not magnificent, but something at least that you can wear by and by when you get bored with your usual clothes. the problem, as with dad's work pants, is the excess bulge at the back, reminiscent of period costumes. so nay, this outfit isn't going to make it out of the house. i don't want to look like a hybrid of an ostrich AND kangaroo.
father's long sleeved collared shirt - Alain Delon, men's size 15 & a 1/2
black cami - roadside lingerie stall in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
anyway, i find that by playing around with the shirt sleeves especially, you can turn dad's shirt into a makeshift toga or halter top, or even a mini dress, if you are petite. downside: you'll need to engage the help of pins, belt, etc to hold the top/mini together.
do forgive my adobe stockings and lack of props to present my ideas fully to you.
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warning: image heavy (quite)
originally posted at runwaycity.
thanks for your comments, suggestions & votes! ♥
thanks to you, this post won runwaycity's Look of the Month for May :)
since i'm doing most of the ironing for my family's clothes now, i took the liberty to try on my father's work pants before ironing them. the pants were too loose of course. i pulled them up as high as they could go, and wrapped a belt as tight as possible around the pants, below the button and belt loops, squnching up the top part of the pants and creating a "dumpling" sort of effect in the process. i am aware the belt and shirt do not really match, they were the only pieces of clothing available for this experiment..
and back:
father's work pants - Bossini chinos W32, L32
blouson sleeves blouse - GG<5
red belt with golden buckle - Donna
for shoes, i'll need some chunky heels to balance the wide legs of the pants. dad's pants were comfortable, obviously because they were worn slouchy. however, there remains the fact that they are still too big for me, something which i think i can't get away with, unlike the gigantic men's shirt i tried for my previous experiment. also, the squnched-up look makes the pants messy, particularly at the back, and therefore not exactly presentable, for work.
father's shirt as skirt
this is how i tried to convert dad's work shirt into a sort of tulip skirt: first of all i turned the long sleeves inside out, which meant that i pushed them all the way into the shirt to form two holes that i would term kangaroo pouch pockets. leaving the collar turned up, i then wrapped the shirt around myself and buttoned up as much as i could. the shirt sleeves are now inside the skirt. if you are observant enough, you will notice i did not do up the last two buttons. i wanted the two shirt fronts to drape down over and towards each other, and so produce a tapering-in effect.
and if you will rather fold down the collar, this is what you get:
the front seems presentable enough. not magnificent, but something at least that you can wear by and by when you get bored with your usual clothes. the problem, as with dad's work pants, is the excess bulge at the back, reminiscent of period costumes. so nay, this outfit isn't going to make it out of the house. i don't want to look like a hybrid of an ostrich AND kangaroo.
father's long sleeved collared shirt - Alain Delon, men's size 15 & a 1/2
black cami - roadside lingerie stall in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
anyway, i find that by playing around with the shirt sleeves especially, you can turn dad's shirt into a makeshift toga or halter top, or even a mini dress, if you are petite. downside: you'll need to engage the help of pins, belt, etc to hold the top/mini together.
do forgive my adobe stockings and lack of props to present my ideas fully to you.
____________________________________
warning: image heavy (quite)
originally posted at runwaycity.
thanks for your comments, suggestions & votes! ♥
thanks to you, this post won runwaycity's Look of the Month for May :)