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Men's Boho Shirt Upcycle

Make a mens shirt more femine and fun!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/mens-boho-shirt-upcycle • Posted by Jessica Cramer

Make a mens shirt more wearable with this easy fashion hack. It's fun to mix florals, stripes and plaid fabrics for maximum impact.

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

2 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

Make a mens shirt more wearable with this easy fashion hack. It's fun to mix florals, stripes and plaid fabrics for maximum impact.

Instructions

  1. Small removeshirtback

    Choose your. shirt for the main body. Cut away the back section under the yoke, sleeve and side seam leaving 1/2" seam allowance.

  2. Small pininplace

    Trim the floral fabric to match the piece of fabric you just removed from the back, adding 1/2" extra seam allowance at the side, armhole and top for attaching to the shirt. Cut the floral piece to the desired length.

  3. Small matchingsides

    Cut the stripe shirt front off of the rest of the garment. Sew the front with button placket to the bottom of the floral piece of fabric. Finish any side seams that show, I left my hem uneven with longer tails in the back. Read the entire blog post here: https://chambrayblues.com/2018/07/17/mens-thrifted-shirt-upcycle-hack-in-7-steps/