I love hourglass silhouettes, so when I saw this photo in the March Lucky Magazine, it caught my attention right away.
The full skirt…the cozy sweater…the belted waist…I love it all. But I did a double take on the belt…is that the same fabric as the top? Why, yes, yes it is…how’d they do that?
So I read the caption and guess what! It’s a wrap top! The stylists took the long ties of a wrap top and used them as a belt around the sweater! Genius!
For someone who has an awful time finding small waist belts, but a closet full of wrap tops and dresses, this discovery had me jumping for joy. So, of course I had to give it a try.
I think I need more practice at this to figure out how to wrap it better, but for now I was able to wrap the ties of the top around the sweater and tie them in the back in a little bow. I want to try and figure out how to wrap it so they tie in the front, like the Lucky Magazine photo when I have a little more time.
Either way, it’s an interesting solution to trying to find tiny waist belts.
This reminds me of something I used to do back in my crafty days when my best friend was a sewing machine. Many tops or dresses I would buy were too long, so I would self-hem the bottom and sew it into a self-belt. Of course there would need to be at least 3 inches of material hemmed off to make a decent belt.
That is cool! I will need to figure out how to do that with my wrap tops.
That's a great idea, I gotta try it!
It is a cool idea isn't it? I've gotta get more practice and try it with some more of my tops & dresses. =)
Ha! This just dawned on me last week and I did it with a dress. Pics in blog.
I love this idea!
I love this idea!
Ha! This just dawned on me last week and I did it with a dress. Pics in blog.
It is a cool idea isn't it? I've gotta get more practice and try it with some more of my tops & dresses. =)