Wednesday 9 June 2010

#2: raphaella makes a batwing shirt

the batwing shirt

one of the comfiest pieces of clothing ever invented, the batwing shirt is perfect for every type of weather and every occasion!
it may seem eighties to some, but once you've got one of these bad boys in your wardrobe you'll hate wearing anything else...
AND THEY'RE SO EASY TO MAKE!

let me show you how



examples!

my first attempt:


i've worn this shirt so much that it's falling apart!
i found these great art-deco sunburst buttons in transparent smoky plastic to give a little bit of shine to this lumberjack fabric.
i LOVE big buttons, but you can use whatever you like!

my tigar style jacket:


this was originally part of a halloween costume (guess what i was...), but is now a staple of my wardrobe.
this pattern works really well not only as a shirt, but as a loose jacket to throw on in spring and summer evenings. it would work really well in denim, or even old squishy leather!

the nineties kid's tv presenter look:


possibly my favourite, this shows the versatility you can have with this shirt!
i chose alternate colours in the same pattern to liven it up, and shortened its length to make it a little bit more sumemry.
PLUS IT LOOKS LIKE ITS FROM THE NINETIES!
amazing

hope you enjoy your new shirt!!

do let me know if you have any questions, or if you're feeling a little bit lazy and would like one made for you.
i'm sure we can come to some arrangement

love and pizza

raphaella makes what


2 comments:

  1. just wanted to say wow this tut is awesome ive been looking everywhere for one that was simple and very cute and i found urs thanks!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. aww thanks sweetie! i'm just making an updated version to put on the site with easier steps, but i'm so glad you liked it!

    ReplyDelete