Jeans and a New Lease On Life

Summer of No Pants, 2013 project 2 is finished.

I am so happy that this skirt turned out really well. If I have not mentioned it before, I took a pair of Gloria Vanderbilt Jeans and turned them into a really cute pheasant skirt. So here are the pictures of the finished project.

Jean Pheasant skirt 

 So added an eyelet lace trim to the bottom of the second tier to break up the color a bit. And then the last tier is half the size of the upper two, and I added another 5 inches of Red Tulle.

My mother in law is tall and she prefers longer skirts and dresses. But because she has issues with balance and walking I did not want her to trip in this skirt. So to solve the issue of length and give her that sense of length I added another tier of 5 inch wide tulle.

Tulle adds the illusion of length, allowing my mother in law to walk without the worry of tripping. 

I love being able to customize clothes for people and what they truly need. As we all know ready wear clothing is very limited in its capacity to work for people who have physical concerns, etc. Yet why should you sacrifice what you love and desire, modesty and a self worth because you cannot find clothing?

I find it ludicrous that the large percentage of people have to sacrifice money, beauty, self worth, comfort and
quality of life for clothing. It does not make sense especially when it is not neccesary.

Using the excuse that you cannot afford it, or stuffing yourself into something because its the next big thing is only going to limit your abilities to find something that makes you feel amazing. Yes you may pay more for the quality ready wear clothing, but I would rather pay more for a shirt, skirt or dress that I feel amazing in, love wearing and will wear, then something that feels horrible.

Being able to move past the "cost" into what feels really amazing will most certainly change your world and perspective. Quality, beauty, durability, and long lasting are how I feel the savvy clothing shopper makes a difference in her or his world.

Relaxing in style and comfort

I am happy that my mother in law chose this fabric. It is out of her comfort zone and she admitted that this was the first bright color skirt she had ever worn. I am glad that even now after everything she has been through she is launching into being herself, enjoying being noticed and having a grand time!

Life is to short to wear ugly, boring and unflattering clothes!