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:

[littlerediva]

i have never thought of doing that untill now... well never thought i could.. but i may just have to have a go... it gets so expensive otherwise... i want a dress... but i think that maybe a tad adventurous for me to begin with.. lol..

[GiGi Von Vroom]

Show off! These are really cute!

[Delyssia LaBelle {Madam}]

omg your amazing.
Lisa Love said:

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...

[Delyssia LaBelle {Madam}]

i love the detail!

Honey B Hooligan {Madam} said:

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:

[Tessa LeTaunt {★}]

Ooh, I've got a few. Most of them I'll have to take pics of and come back later, though.
I made a post about this one on here not all too long ago.
A hideous dress from the 80's that I turned into a more Pin Up style halter.

God, I wish I had taken 'before' photos of it, but it looked a little something like this...

[Tessa LeTaunt {★}]

Alright, here's a couple more...
This skirt was originally meant to be hip-height, but I reconstructed it to be a waist-high pencil skirt.

It was originally a size 14 (I wear a size 3!) so I had a bit of downsizing to do. With some of the excess material, I made a hair flower.

I also took a "corset" from Hot Topic, and altered it a bit for burlesque purposes.

I cut the piece in half, creating a two-piece ensemble. I removed the hooks in the back of the top half and replaced them with ribbon, thus making it easier to remove on stage. You can't really see it, but I also added a ribbon to the bottom, near the booty area, so I could then attach a feather boa.

I also added the garter straps and clips to the undies myself.
It's really all about the accessories with this particular costume, but that's the basics of it. I'm doing a shoot in it in a few days, so I'll be sure to post them on my page here.

[Aubrey London {Madam}]

I never saw these!! they are sooo cool and very glitzy!!!! I love it!!! great job Roxy!!!!

Roxy Tart {Madam} 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.

[The Trousseau]

I purchased a beautiful dress on ebay that I was promised had only a few minor problems. When I got it, I found the jacket to be stained badly, the lining of the jacket to be near shreds and the dress to have a h*** 5" from the hem.

One trip to the cleaner's/seamstress ($70), a tedious dye job on the jacket and a new hemline gave new life to the dress. With Audibodie modeling the dress, it is stunning.

[Vintage Suits by Mary]

I don't have any "before" pictures of my wedding dress (I was 16 when I bought it for later!), but it had long sleeves that were about 4" too short for me, a hideous and shredded lace/net thing that covered the chest, and it was TINY! It barely fit me when I was a teenager, much less when I got married. After I altered it I still had to starve myself for a few months and wear a corset. It was totally worth it.

[GiGi Von Vroom]

I have a couple of ladies I go too for my really pretty pinup clothes that no one makes past a size XL. If any of you ladies here in Southern California know of a good seamstress I can bring business too, please let me know.

[t*o*r*i]

I love your concepts! Very beautiful and inspiring!!!!! Gives me that little push to move my own creativity towards something else!

Delyssia LaBelle {Madam} said:

omg your amazing.
Lisa Love said:

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...

[HeartSizedCrush]

Oooo love the idea of taking scraps from the dresses to make hats/flowers out of! So cute! I own so many things DIY I can't even begin. Customized stuff is THE BEST!