TheyarebyPoloRalphLauren, which, afterabout a yearnow I canfinallypronouncerightonthefirsttry.
You'recurrentlyGodforbid, a lowriseJean.
I wasactuallykindofsurprised.
I don't hatethesewhen I triedthemontheirverylikeAmandaSteelandyou 2000 bitch, butdoesn't reallyneedandoneverydaybasis I needsomecoverageonthefood, baby.
Soyou'regonnaalterviewstomakehighbasted.
Thebattleplanhereistofirstjustputinsomedartssothattheyset a littlebithigheraroundmywaist.
I don't have a sewingmachine, so I'm gonnadothismyhand.
Butifyouhave a sewingmachine, obviouslyusethatbecauseit's somucheasier.
I mightalsoendupputtingthehemsofthere a littlebitshorter.
I'm gonnatrythelongafter I putthedartsandseewheretheyhit.
I feellikeitmightbeat a littlebitofawkwardlength, butweshallsee.
Allright.
So I startedbytryingonthejeansandpinchingthematthebacktofigureouthowmuch I wantedtotightenthewaist, whichendedupbeingaroundtwoinches.
I wantedtoputthedartsasclosetobeingcenteredovertheasscheeksofpossibles.
Theyjustfitinthemostflatteringway.
Butthishugelogotagthingwasintheway, so I rippeditoff.
Partofway.
I alsodon't own a seamripperbecause I'm poor.
So I justusedsomesmallscissors, whichworkedjustaswell.
Next, I measuredoutmydarts, whichwerearound 1/2 incheach, andthenusedthebluethread, whichhonestlydoesn't reallymatchthecolorofmyjeansatall.
Butlet's ignorethatfact.
Nobodywillseeit, and I stowedinlittletrianglesthattaperdown.
I startedbyselling a shortertriangle, butthebutendedupcomingout a littlebulbousandlikewrinkly.
So I wentbackandtookdownsomeofthatexcessfabricwith a longerdarkthatgoesallthewaydowntothepocket.
Once I washappywiththedarts, I tooksomeheavydutythreadthatmatchedthestitchingonthejeansandreattachedthelogo, whichalsohelpedcoverupthedartanddisguisemyhonestlysubparsingingskills.
I triedthemoninthewaistlookgood, butthehemhitmeat a littlebitof a weirdlength, and I wasn't a fanofthiskindofcheesy, distressedlook.
So I markedwhere I wantedthedean's endwith a safetypinandcut a straightlineacrossthatpointtomakesurethelegswereeven.
I justtookthatscrapthat I'd cutoffthefirstleg, lineditupwiththesecondleglike a templateandcutacross.
I rougheduptheedgejust a littlebit, so I wouldn't looklike I justcutacrossitwithscissors.
Butitwillstarttolookmorenaturalanddistressedas I continuetowearthem.
Andthisishowtheyturnedoutthere, definitely a littlebitoutthere, a littlebitmoreof a statementthan I usuallygo.
But I'm reallyhappywithhowtheyturnedout.
Therewere a bitmorelightinspring, and I thinkthey'regonnapairreallywellwithallofmytightercroptopssoitbalancesout, gives a littlemorevolumeatthebottom.
Nextupwehavethisdress, which I thinkissogorgeous, I'm goingtosay, anditremindsmesomuchofsomethingforreformation.
Itisproperlyvintage, andit's just a picnicbitchdream.
I reallylovethesilhouetteandthelengthofthisdressornotbechangingtoomuch.
Buttheonebigthing I wanttochangeaboutitisthattheraceis a littlebitloose.
I knowitmakesnosensewhen I'm explainingit, buthopefully I'llbeabletoshowyouguysinthetryandclipwhat I'm thinkingof.
And I thinkthisisgonnabesuch a goodwaytomakeitnotonlyfitme a lotbetter, butalsogiveit a reallyuniquekindoflike a moderntwistonvintagesowet I startedbytryingonthedressandfoldingitoverhowevermuch I wantedtofitmywaistwelland I'm markthatspotwithsafetypins.
Myoriginalplanwastojustsothesetwopointstogether.
But I realizedthatsinceaddressdoesn't have a zipper, I wouldn't beabletogetiton.
Soinstead, I gottheselittlesnapclosuresfromJoan's, and I'm sellingononewherethesafetypinwas, andoneascloseas I cantothebuttonarea.
Thatway I canslipthedressonandthensnapthosetwothingstogetherinordertocinchthewaist.
Now, thisdeal, whydidn't turnoutperfectlyAsyoucansee, itisstilllike a littlebitofBrinkleyandawkwardaroundwiththesemenis I think, overallthefitisstill a lotbetterthantheoriginalone.
And I doreallylikethediagonaldesign.
I amplanningonbuying a sewingmachinesometimethissummerafter I moveintomynewapartmentso I mighteventuallycomebackandsoeverythingintoplacepermanentlyandputin a littlesidezipperorsomething.
Soeverythingis a littlebitmoreprofessionalandlesskindofYankees.
Nextupwehavethis T shirt, whichisnottechnicallydrifted, butwe'regonnaignorethatforthetitleofthisvideo.
I actuallygotthis a coupleyearsagoatZara.
I reallylovethefabric.
It's supersoft, and I thinkitfitsprettywellattheshoulders.
Butithasthismockneckline, which I thinkwastrendy, DrBen, butit's a littlebitoutdated.
Slashyearnowit's a littlebitlikeSteveJobsonhisdayoff, somyplanisthefirstcutoffthismockneckandcreate a rawhimcrewneckinstead, andthentopossessitup a littlebitbecauseit's just a superplaingray.
I also I alsoboughttheseembroiderythreadsandembroiderywhofromJoan's, I think, total.
Thiscostsmelike $3 because I usethat 40% offcoupon.
Thinkofanembroidered.
Just a couplespringsuphavingherbecause I'm not a particularlyskilledembroider, So I feellikethat's easyenough.
Butit's alsokindoflikecuteanesthetist.
I don't know.
Awardingthis T shirtwasprettystraightforward.
I startedoutbygoogling a photooflavenderembroiderytocoffeebecause I'm unoriginallikethatandsketchedout a vagueideaofwherethestandardtogo.
I knowitdoesn't looklikemuchrightnow, but I promiseit'llkindofgetbetter.
I splittheembroiderythreadandusethreestrandsat a timetosowthestemsandgreen, andthen I addedlittleflowerpetals.
I alsotooksomedarkerpurpleandaddedlittledotsofthetipsoftheflowers.
I'm notreallysurewhatthesedollsaresupposedtobelikebotanically, but I thinktheyadd a littlebitmoredimensiontofinishoffthedesign.
I caughttwoshortpiecesofembroidery, threadtied a knotatoneend, putthemthroughthefabricandthentiedthemtogetherin a bowwhichadded a nicelittlethree D effectstothewholedesign.
Andhereisthefinisherminedborder.
Hedefinitelywasn't perfect, but I thinkitcameoutprettycute.
I haven't invitedanythingin, likethreeyears, butitwasreallytherapeuticandonlytookmelike 20 minutes.
A designwassupersimple.
Butif I weretodothisdesignagain, I'd probablywanttodoiton a white T shirt.
Justthedesignstandsout a littlebitmore.
I feellikethedetaildoesget a littlebitlostintheheathertextureofthis T shirt.
If I letthisjusthangdown, myboobswillprobablybeoutinabout.
Sothisisn't meatofreallysimplefix.
Myplanisthat I'm justgonnacarefullyseemwiththestrapsofftheback, trimthemdown a littlebitandthenreattachthem.
And I mightalsotrytoattachthem a littlebitfortheirway.
Soitgivesme a littlebitof a widernecklineandkindofopensupthedeckwithcollege a littlebit.
After I didthe 1st 1 I justfoldedthedressovertomakesureeverythingwasevenandrepeatedthatprocessontheotherside.
Andthatis a.
Thisthreeflipwasoutrageouslysimple, but I'm reallyhappywithhowitturnedout.
Shorteningthestrapsallowedmetowear a straplessbrawithoutitshowing, andalsoraisedthewaistlinetomoreof a babydollsilhouette.
But I thinkit's a lotmoreflatteringandgivemesomegoodvintagevibes I didactuallyendupgettingtowearthisdressandmyfriendsandMetallica v projectthat I wasactinginshortlybeforereturningittothebackofmycloset, whereitwillwaituntil I getmarriedin, like, never.
Okay, thatisall I haveforyouguystoday.
I amrecordingthisbefore, I actuallydidthreeflips, so I'm hopingthattheyturnedoutwell, ifanyofthemwere a completefails, I apologizeinadvance.