NY Fashion Week/Winter Trends

Highlights of NY Fashion Week Spring and Summer Collections for 2011

The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week was held September ninth through sixteenth. Designers such as LAMB, Marc Jacobs, Betsey Johnson showed off their Spring and Summer collections for 2011.

Betsey Johnson took girly prints and paired them with punky silhouettes. Large puffy skirts and cupcake evening wear, as well as sailor style were apart of the show. Outfits influenced from the streets of the city gave Bestey her "urban travel wear" look. These models sported necklaces that read "Ride Me". Bestey ended her colorful show riding a bike with training wheels with her models sporting "le tour de Bestey" T's.
Check her show out here.

LAMB by Gwen Stefani featured bold and bright prints with African and tribal motifs under crop jackets. Flannel and matching bags were also apart of her collection. Stefani would call her collection "a clash of feminine and masculine" and her show did justice to that statement.
Click here for the show.

Marc by Marc Jacobs was a seventies, sporty collection. It included stripe tops with tailored shorts. Women's wear and Men's wear were featured together on the runway. This collection had a relaxed feel with orange being the prominent color.
Click here for the show.

Winter Trends

If you don't already have these pieces in your closet, make sure when you're shopping for winter to find classic looks in black tones. With predictions that the economy will be a little more rough next year, it is important to invest. Buying looks that are versatile and that will last for the up coming year, will keep your money in your pocket. A black blazer is perfect. To spice up this look add a cute pin. Chanel Chain purses are a good investment because they are always included in upcoming season trends. Stripes are also timeless. Wear these pieces every once and a while to give your style some spunk. Black and white stripes are great for this winter. Military Jackets are great when buying outerwear. Just make sure it is made with quality and it will last you for many upcoming seasons.

Resizing a T-shirt

Make a huge T-shirt..into one that fits.
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This t-shirt was an XL

Okay, first thing to do is to find a t-shirt that fits (Fit T), this is going to help you size the Big T correctly without having to measure anything. Lay Big T down flat with the Fit T on top, lining up the collars and shoulder seams to make sure the print won't be cut off during re-sizing.
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(mind the pit stains plz..i work very hard)

Cut off Big T sleeves, cut close to seam.



Turn Big T inside out. Cut sides.


Lay Fit T on Big T and with your pins, mark on the Big T where the Fit T ends under the Fit T armpit.



(If you want the same length as the Fit T mark with pins where it ends. You will need to hem this later.)
Pin the armholes according to the Fit T. Cut off excess fabric.


Lay this aside. Next to do is to fit the Big T sleeve to the Fit T.
Turn Big T sleeves inside out, cut at seam.




Lay Fit T sleeve on Big T just like the picture.


You will pin where the Fit T sleeve ends on the Big T. These Big T sleeves will be longer than the Fit T, if you want the same size sleeve line up the end of the armhole like this picture.. You will need to cut off excess fabric.




Now that everything is pinned, it's time to sew. First we'll sew the body of the Big T. DO NOT SEW THE ARMHOLE! Start the seam underneath the armpit. Sew straight to the pins, and remove them. Repeat for other side.



Next is to sew the sleeve. (Don't sew where your arm will fit through.)
Repeat for other sleeve. Cut off excess fabric.


Try on the body of the T shirt before cutting off excess so you know it fits. If it does, cut off the extra fabric.


To insert sleeve into shirt.. turn sleeve right side out, keep body inside out. Insert sleeve into body just like the picture. Make sure the bottom seam is in line with the side seam of body. RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER











Example




Sew the sleeve to the body. Sew right to the edge. Hold hand in place to make sure the shirt doesn't bunch. Repeat for other sleeve.

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Cut off threads and extra fabric. Turn right side out and try it on. Hopefully it fits!

headband

I have a lot of time on my hands here at college. If I'm not in class, sleeping, eating or watching Hey Arnold, I'll be sewing. Tonight I sewed a headband out of scrap fabric that one of my new friends gave to me. It's a paisley pattern with earthy tones. :)

next post will be a tutorial on how to make big t-shirts smaller