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Redesigning Your

Style

By K. Buchanan

If you cannot remember when was the last time you
went out shopping for clothes due to your limited
budget, perhaps there is a solution for you not to feel
"out of fashion" anymore. Garnishing and remodeling
clothes is not only an interesting idea for you to pass
your time with, but it can actually help you renew
your wardrobe with the minimum amount of money
possible.
Transforming clothes was always connected with providing many important functions for human activity.
In addition, transformed clothes are a byproduct of
creativity and ingenuity. Being a stylish person is not
easy. Thus, improving your clothes' demeanor as an
act of conscious fashion shift towards contemporary
refashioning of secondhand clothing is actually rather
progressive. Experiencing the new character of that
same old pair of jeans you have bought three years
ago, can be the outcome of your dedication to commit some time and renew its old fit. A few cuts, at
the right places, some foe crystals on its back pockets, a monogram on the thigh, a gold sparkling textile
marker across the waist, are some of the things that
can help you transform your used clothing and attract
other peoples' attention to your unique style illustrated by your personally crafted fashionable creations.
Additionally, transforming old clothes, in any way, can
become your new potential value to another social
group. You might even discover a hidden talent while
in the process. A number of people, who have begun
remodeling or garnishing their clothes due to need
or as a new hobby, experienced tremendous success
through their hand-made creations and entered the
fashion industry from the backstage. The "one-piece"
deal is a strong marketing incentive when people
need to convey through their clothes the feeling of
being different; this need grows worldwide as globalization transcends all known boarders-especially that
of fashion. By selling their creations to a variety of
clothing stores, or more recently online, these clothes
re-crafters reintroduced an old idea, which became
an instant urban trend.
Thus, next time you look frustrated the resources you
have available in your closet, instead of wasting time
and money in trying to figure out what to wear for
a night out, why not using your imagination along
with some of your other skills to renovate the pieces
of your wardrobe that need a little sparkle again to
shine? Apart from it being a great idea to spend some
quality time alone, redesigning clothes can also open
up new career horizons; at least it can amuse you and
your friends. Transforming an old skirt into an apron
or a pillow case, garnishing your worn-out pants with
silver spray suitable for textile painting, altering the
length of your old simple black dress, or engraving
your initials on your leather bag may be some of the
alterations you can perform to your possession and
enter a party with a redesigned style. The most important thing is that you will be able to congratulate
yourself when one will gaze your looks and admire
your stylish appearance. Most importantly, you will
know that no fortune was spent on that "unique"
piece of clothing you are wearing.
Isn't that a sweat deal?

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