RE-INVENTING THE WHEEL

Who would have thought that having no money to shop could be so fun? Now that I'm not working a million hours a week at numerous jobs, I have the time to attend to my "to alter" pile. Sewing is something that I love to do and have not had sufficient time to enjoy it over the last couple of years. But I'm back in the game!



I bought these pants at TJ Maxx MONTHS ago for $7. They are high-waisted and pleated and had giant, long, long, long legs on them. I always had the intention of transforming that into a harem-esque pant and have finally gotten around to it. All I did was chop off the bottom 10" or so of pant leg and added some wide elastic to the bottoms. I love the result and was shocked that even my husband was digging them. It's one of those styles I think men can be very skeptical of. My pictures weren't very good yesterday (I had all sorts of stress written across my face - no worries, though), so I had to find the best combination of face a clothes that's not exactly perfection. The right pant leg isn't sitting where it should, which is up a little higher on the calf to match the left one. It's a little reminiscent of the sweat pant trend in the late 80's, early 90's. All it needs is a pair of LA Gears. In real life, though, it all worked out fine.

I wanted to keep the look pretty simple and slouchy, so I added a draped Target tee ($12), a leopard belt (H&M, $12) and zebra-print sandals (Target, $15ish). I only wish that (once again) I had taken more time to do my hair. Anyway, I can't wait to remix my new creation in all sorts of fun concoctions!