Here is an easy tutorial for turning a plain top into nautical chic. I was inspired by this Sailing Stripes Blouse from Anthropologie shown below. I didn’t try to recreate it exactly. Instead, I decided to make my neckline ruffled.
Here is the Anthropologie shirt:
I started with a navy blue tank top ($5.50 from Forever21):
I then cut 2 strips of fabric measuring 3 inches wide by about 22″ long. I cut one end of each strip into a point, fray checked all the edges and then tied a knot as shown below.
I then aligned the knot with the center front of my top. I took the strips of fabric above the knot and randomly folded them and pinned them in place along the neckline.
I then cut more strips of fabric and continued folding and pinning until I got all the way around the neckline.
Lastly, I stitched around the neckline to hold everything in place.
seriously cute.
cuter than the original!
adorable! I agree with Erin, cuter than the original.
gosh this is cute! have to make it for my daughter-in-law!
I have a bunch of really really long, narrow vintage scarves. I am tempted to try this using these. Thanks for the inspiration!
I agree – your’s is MUCH cuter than the original! I love he striped fabric you used – it is perfect.
I would have bought your’s over the original. Totally cute!!
Awesome Idea! Def want to try this!
Great idea. Very thrifty, very nifty. I love Anthropologie but agree that this kicks the butt of the original!
Absolutely love this! The collar is so attractive.
Wow, this is awesome! I think I am going to try some version of this with my fabric scrap stash, thanks!
Thanks for such a better copy and do-able idea!
I like yours better than the Anthro version.
MUCH better than the original! and more value, at that! Thanks for the tip!
Adorable! So Clever!!
jana
Whoa!! so cute and simple to make! Thanks for the tutorial I’m going to make a couple of these for myself
This is so great! I think it looks so much better than the Anthropologie top too! Thanks for sharing
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I love this one!!!! Gonna refresh some of my top!!!! Thanx for the tutorial
Girl, you are a genius! Keep doing exactly what you are doing! I never subscribe to these kinds of things but I just did. I like how your mind works. Love everything I have seen so far!
finally made myself one
here’s the link http://southernfairydesigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/anthro-nautical-inspired-top.html
I love it! I’m feeling too the nautical time
Thanks a lot!
I love the pleats Steph! super cute
Wow!! fabulous refashion. Love this.
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Love this one too! What a great blog!
My version is here: http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1592/img9322w.jpg I used two different shirts (one blue and one striped) because I just had the striped one lying around and waiting to be turned into something fabulous. Wasn’t difficult at all and I am very pleased with the result.
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