Custom Made

[Roxy Tart {PL Team / Comm. Mgr}]

I'm a huge fan of any clothing that is customized. From buying a dress second hand and repurposing it, to putting vintage buttons on a new cardigan, to making something from scratch, I love things that are custom.

So show off your custom stuff here. Whether you made it or it was made for you, if it's a one of a kind, let's see it!

These were made for me by my favorite seamstress Haley (fabric chosen by me):

This shirt I bought at a thrift store, added the hook and eye down the front, and added the patches (you can only see one):

This was a "hot topic halter" (you know, the "goth/industrial" ones with the tacky straps and buckles) and one of my favorite t-shirts:

[Vintage Suits by Mary]

That's awesome, Roxy! I thought I was the only one who went into a store, looked at an item, and decided that it would look good if I removed the sleeves, changed the buttons, took it in, whatever! Whenever I shop with my daughter and she comes out of the dressing room, I always say, "Well if we change that and that and that, it'll work". The other people always look at me like I'm crazy!

[Roxy Tart {PL Team / Comm. Mgr}]

LOL, totally! I told the girl working at Hot Topic what I was gonna do to the halter, she looked at me like I was crazy. Got any pictures of what you've done?

[Trapper Shatney]

It might seem different, but I do the same thing with all kinds of things I see, the difference is I think about how cool something might look if it was repainted and then pinstriped!

[Soda Shop Sue]

Great forum topic...... I heart custom clothing! I will have to get home to my PC and upload some of my customs.... Xoxo sodashopsue

[Lisa Love]

I do the same thing :) One time, I bought two comforters for my bed, took one completely apart so I could make matching curtains for the windows.

Back to clothing... Because I'm tiny, I have a lot of things altered to fit me. Most vintage size 9 or 10 fit me like a dream, then there are those outfits I just can't turn down so I get them altered. I NEVER let them keep the scraps, I have them put it all in a bag for me to pick up with my clothing is ready for pick up.

So, I have a lot of vintage fabric scraps. I make hats, shoe clips, etc., from the scraps to make an entire ensemble.

Here's an example. With this fabulous vintage dress, I had it hemmed to perfection. With the hem scraps I made this pill box hat!



This dress I had hemmed as well and with the hem scrap, I made a custom hair flower and I also lined my lucite purse with the fabric so it'd all match...

[Lisa Love]

And this for my birthday. Again, dress too long for my short self, hat and shoe clips made from the hem scrap.



Close up of shoe clips:



Me actually wearing it all for my birthday night:

[Honey B Hooligan {Madam}]

SO cute! now I just need to take pics of some custom orders I've made!

Lisa Love said:

And this for my birthday. Again, dress too long for my short self, hat and shoe clips made from the hem scrap.



Close up of shoe clips:



Me actually wearing it all for my birthday night:

[Kitty Luv {★}]

Lisa! all of that is just so awesome! so so cute! you look great :)

[Roxy Tart {PL Team / Comm. Mgr}]

Lisa, I think you might be my new girl crush! LOL. I love the hats, and the shoe clip idea is awesome! One of my passions is an outfit with all matching accessories, and you've done it perfectly.

Honey B, I know you have some awesome stuff... let's see it!!

[Roxy Tart {PL Team / Comm. Mgr}]

Today I took the PL necklaces I bought and made them a little more "me". I added glitter to the red one, and attached the knucks to the black one.

[Betty Red {PL Team / Madam}]

THese look FAB!! You rock, Roxy!

Roxy Tart {M} said:

Today I took the PL necklaces I bought and made them a little more "me". I added glitter to the red one, and attached the knucks to the black one.

[Riannon Rodriguez {★}]

That is awesome, now i will just have to tell daniel he has to buy me one and he has to make it, hee hee

Betty Red {M} said:

THese look FAB!! You rock, Roxy!

Roxy Tart {M} said:

Today I took the PL necklaces I bought and made them a little more "me". I added glitter to the red one, and attached the knucks to the black one.