Romantic Butterfly Blouse
[Summer blouse makeover]
Boyfriend cut, oversized blazer, colorful sport shoes- the street style is dominated by casual style lately. And now with the world cup fever going around the national soccer jersey became the most popular clothing piece in the city. I am not a soccer fan but even I have 2 shirts. Go Germany!
As much as I enjoy the comfortable tomboy look I think it’s time for some romanticism with a little couture touch. Time to show some skin ladies. It is summer after all! Following the current summer trends I’ve created today’s fashion DIY. Simply print out the free butterfly pattern, make around 10 3D butterflies (as shown in the tutorial) and sew them sporadically onto the front and back of the blouse. The result is an elegant blouse with a Parisian flair. Too pink and too girly? Contrast the blouse with some “hard core” boyfriend shorts, like those I did in my previous DIY.
This DIY was also featured in the latest 7-8/14 issue of the German fashion
magazine COUCH.
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Download the butterfly pattern and print it out on A4/Letter paper format.
Prepare several satin/chiffon squares, slightly bigger than the butterfly patterns. |
Fold the pattern and the fabrics in the middle, then secure the halfs with pin. |
Cut out the butterflies as exact as possible. |
Apply thin line of nail hardener to the butterfly (satin and chiffon) edges. The nail hardener prevents the fraying of the edges by washing. You will have to hand wash or dry clean the blouse. |
Put chiffon and satin butterflies together (satin underneath and chiffon on top) and pin the butterflies to the blouse. |
Attach butterflies to the blouse with thread and needle. |
You can add some glass beads to the center of the butterflies but it’s optional. |
Styling:
Blouse: Review/DIY
Envelope: DIY
Photo by Irina Sirotenko
Location: Volkspark Friedrichshain
“The woman is the most perfect doll that i have dressed with delight and admiration.”
― Karl Lagerfeld
Thanks for reading,
Xenia Kuhn
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