More shirt dress designs.

I have done a few more recycled shirt designs.

From my last project where i was inspired by Tord Boontje and make a dress out of shirts i decided to try and make a few more in different prints and textures and designs and see which is the most successful.

I have slightly moved away from what inspired me last time with Tord Boontje with the flowers and nature and water to create the back of the dress. Now i am more concentrating on just the shirt and letting the design develop as i am working away.

I love going to the charity shops and picking up old mens shirts and coming home and just cutting away and seeing what I end up with. Sometimes it doesn't always work so the fabric get put to one side for smaller projects but sometimes im really pleased with my designs and I think I have created something quite cool out of something old and unwanted.

When im out shopping i think ill just run in there buy a shirt and it will only take me an hour to create something amazing and new but i'm wrong, it always takes much longer than i want, but thats because i am wanting to learn new things along the way so take a long time experimenting and making sure it looks good and i would wear it. (because if i don't want to wear it who will?)

This is the first one, and this one was really quick and easy. I wanted to see how much I could keep of the original design but still create a new garment.

This is my second garment. I cut more of the garment up in this one and twisted it and changed the shape and the original construction of the shirt. Im really pleased with this design. I put a lot of thought into the back, I wanted it to contrast each other. The front of the dress is smooth and fitted and the back is ruffled, gathered and extra volume added for an extra twist and I think it works quite well.

And finally this is my third design and I have to say I love it! I love the colour of the shirt and the stripes and I love the design and I think it looks extremely elegant with the curve at the bottom of the back and the hem of the dress has been angled so it has a great sweeping movement when walking.

The shirt has been twisted so on the back where the buttons are the stripes go the opposite way and I think it looks like it has added extra details.

The buttons run along the back following the fit of the bottom of the dress, so at a slight angle, they have all been hand stitched on and are a lovely mid blue to work with the shirt.