DIY Style: Bright Whites and Summer Stripes

Michael Ann Made // DIY Style: Bright Whites and Summer Stripes

J Crew - Embroidered Gauze Top and Textured Stripe Shorts // Cotton and Curls - Button Up to Block Top Tutorial 
 Grainline Studio - Maritime Shorts Pattern

Michael Ann Made // DIY Style: Bright Whites and Summer Stripes

ModCloth - Just Like Stroll Times Dress // Colette Patterns - Eclair Pattern

Michael Ann Made // DIY Style: Bright Whites and Summer Stripes

Anthropologie - Spearmint Stripe Skirt // Pattern Runway - Pussy Bow Blouse 
Sew Together - Make Some Chevron and Make A Skirt

I'd like to introduce you to a new column I dreamed up - DIY Style! The idea is to take an outfit and show how to make it from patterns or tutorials I've found on the web. I love the idea of looking at clothes and trying to figure out how they're constructed, and thought this could be a fun way to share those ideas.

For this first installment of DIY Style, I was inspired by the combination of bright whites and summery stripes. This fresh, fun combination exemplifies summer to me, and I would love to wear any of these outfits on a trip to the coast or a stroll down the waterfront. My favorites here are that first white top from J Crew and the green striped skirt from Anthropologie. I've decided the "just below the knee" hemline is my absolute favorite, especially for swingy summery skirts.

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Comments

  1. What a great new series! I can't wait to see more of them. :-)

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  2. ooh, if you need extra projects to do let me know, you can sew for me ;) j/k of course, love your selections here!

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  3. These are all so cute! I actually just finished a pair of striped Maritime shorts and am loving them!

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  4. Oooh I love this new column, what a great idea! I'm hoping to find the time for sewing once Amelia is a little bit older... maybe something like that top refashion would be a good starter project!

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  5. I LOVE the idea of taking cute outfits from the store and finding DIY versions of them on the web! How awesome. I hope you do some more of these! Now following you on Bloglovin'! :)

    Emily
    http://emprovising.blogspot.com

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