5 ideas to customize your shirt

pic via skopje casual

Update the shirts from your closet to the current trends, here are a few ideas to customize them easily and quickly. 

Open back shirt. This is a very nice alteration in my opinion. Cut out the shirt at the center back leaving an inch of fabric at the top. The shirt in the pic is absolutely stunning in light weighted cotton with cut out embroidered sleeves. It could be a precious piece coming from a granma chest, I really like it. 

See more ideas after the jump.

contrast color pic via sew top

Color contrast shirt. Cut away collar and cuffs from your shirt, use them as a pattern and cut them on another fabric. You can also exchange collar and cuffs with another shirt.  I  also like the idea of the color contrast band for buttons. You can cover it with another fabric. Black and white is a must for spring, but you can get creative and choose fabrics with patterns.

pearls on shoulders pic via brigadeiro

Shoulder holes have been very popular for a while and this is still my favorite version. It's chic and feminine. If you like this look, cut away the shoulders of your shirt and sew a precious trim around the edge. Great result with little effort.

pic via tuttistyle

Open sleeves. I like floaty see through shirts. I buy one of these every summer. This is a quick update, cut the sleeves vertically to create a peek-a-boo effect.

trims on shirt pic via now here this

 Ethic inspiration for this man shirt decorated with trims. Sew some trims on top on your shirt get the look.
To make it more girly and romantic try pearl ball chains, satin ribbons, gold chains and beaded trims.

How to replace buttons with studs

Little details make the difference, they can add a subtle edgy touch to plain shirts. There are small and easy changes you can make to your garments to give them quickly a trendy look. After making metal tips out of jar lids, today I would like to share with you another quick refashion and here's how I replaced classic shirt buttons with studs. These are in fact beads more than studs, they are pierced from side to side and can be sewed on garments. They are beads with the shape of studs.

You'll need:

• a shirt
• scissor
• needle and thread
• bead studs 

Cut off the shirt buttons.

Pick studs comparable with the size of your buttons.

Start sewing on the stud. Keep the thread loose. You have to be able to move the stud a little bit. It doesn't have to be stuck on fabric or it won't work well as a button.

Wrap the thread around the stud a few times and then knot it on the back. Replace all the buttons and you'll have successfully updated your shirt to the current trends!