Tuesday 17 January 2012

Security to Section Three...

'Security to Section Three'... the voice loomed over the loudspeaker at David Jones, just as I was sneaking a quick picci on my phone.
I had just seen a shirt with great collar detail, priced at $149 (and that was reduced!!!) and had to copy it. Surely the rest of the loudspeaker message would say...'Crazy Lady in Women's Wear'...

So here is the guilty photo - not a great shot as I was a tad on the worried side of being whisked off by security ...
A neat pleated attachment had been added to the collar, cute detail that I could 'copy' on my next shirt. 

Enter SAM#2 -
Again, I have turned to Butterick 5365, but as I have nailed the fit on this I can now concentrate on jazzing it up with a few details.
Firstly, the collar. After gaining the photo I at least had to use it. So I pleated a folded shaped length of fabric and attached it to the main collar piece before constructing the actual collar. It is attached by the buttons and a few hidden stitches, with the band section being loose. Being white on white it isn't as obvious, but I think this would be a great feature in a contrasting fabric.
Second detail to jazz up this shirt was  to add a pleat detail across the top yoke section of the back. And I thought the pleat theme would join the front of the shirt to the back.  
And the last jazzy bit I added was the single pleat vent down the back. Simply by cutting the  back piece  and adding on 8cm to allow for the pleat, and placing on the fold, it created an open pleat down the back. 
So, fess up, who else is guilty of picking up details in the shops and recreating their own designs??? Please, someone, surely I am not the only 'feature thief' amongst us...

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31 comments:

  1. Pam from South Australia17 January 2012 at 00:57

    You are soooooo inspiring. Love that back pleat. I gotta lift my game.

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  2. Carolyn17 January 2012 at 01:00

    This is very cute and clever; I love all the wonderful details on this shirt!

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  3. shams17 January 2012 at 02:10

    Yes, I love the interesting details you've included!

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  4. Alison17 January 2012 at 02:33

    To avoid security, just pop into the changing room with the item!

    Love both your tops. :)

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  5. Suzy17 January 2012 at 02:36

    Nice! I love all the buttons and pleats! I'm actually a big culprit of stealing ideas in shops - I actually went and bought a small camera I could keep in my handbag purely for photographing RTW, lol! The one thing I've found in sewing is I have trouble coming up with all the little details you get in RTW so I like to think of it as creative inspriation plus you can get some good ideas of construction from looking at them too (or so I keep on telling myself, lol!)

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  6. pdiddly17 January 2012 at 03:16

    love the guilt of taking a photograph - I have done that a few times ha ha.

    The shirt looks great, however you wouldn't instantly recognise it as being the same Butterick pattern.

    Thanks for the link to the little top, I love the look and will try and make one up - however tooooooo cold here at the moment to even think of wearing one.

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  7. Andrea17 January 2012 at 04:19

    Love what you've done with this shirt! And yep, I am always shopping with my phone in hand, camera at the ready...

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  8. Unknown17 January 2012 at 06:02

    The pleat detail on the collar works so well with the box pleat in the back...and the buttons....well chosen and well executed:)

    Glad you were not escorted from the store and your phone confiscated-lol although that also would have been an interesting post...maybe next time:)

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  9. Ann17 January 2012 at 06:40

    Very interesting details and it certainly has made this shirt into a designer one.

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  10. Sewmetoo17 January 2012 at 09:32

    Love the blouse. It is so cute.

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  11. Sewmetoo17 January 2012 at 09:33

    Love this top. Great Job.

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  12. Anonymous17 January 2012 at 10:49

    I photographed a Sharon Young blouse recently. It looks easy to replicate but costs $90 to buy. Your embellishments, btw, are lovely.

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  13. T. Sedai17 January 2012 at 11:12

    Looks cute! I don't usually find details in stores I want to copy, but I have to admit that I use the screen shot feature on my computer to capture pictures of things I want to copy from online sources. Trouble is I don't get a good look at construction details...

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  14. BeaJay17 January 2012 at 12:22

    Gorgeous. Isn't it great to create something that has an outrageous cost in the shops! Great job.

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  15. Janine17 January 2012 at 12:49

    The end result of your shirt was worthy of going to jail ! I once took a photo through a window early in the morning of an adorable bag I wanted to copy - the photo did not work out at all - karma I suppose.

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  16. Charlotte17 January 2012 at 14:29

    The back is so lovely - in turn I am going to steal your idea.... it's like karma ;0)

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  17. gwensews17 January 2012 at 15:42

    Wow, aren't you glad you sew? You did a wonderful job of designing. that turned out to be a very pretty blouse. Nice work!

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  18. Summer Flies17 January 2012 at 15:56

    Very nice detail - I do this all the time - notice details that is but also have that fear of getting caught taking photos so I don't! I like one of the comments to take it into the change room - why didn't I think of that!

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  19. Mary17 January 2012 at 16:02

    Do I ever "steal" details from RTW? nah...I get so much inspiration from here, other blogs, Pinterest. BTW, I pinned a pic of this lovely creation and you can see it here:
    http://pinterest.com/pin/186125397069665072/

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  20. Linda L17 January 2012 at 17:15

    What a great looking blouse! I really like the added design features.

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  21. Sharon17 January 2012 at 19:25

    Another great top, you are really inspiring. I pop into the change room and take my photos there.

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  22. Jillybejoyful17 January 2012 at 19:32

    Another winning creative twist from you - you are really going to town with the yummy details!

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  23. MushyWear18 January 2012 at 00:53

    Wonderful job recreating this detail. I love what you did to the back of this shirt too.

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  24. Lori18 January 2012 at 04:02

    What a beautiful blouse. Great details.

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  25. House of Pinheiro18 January 2012 at 06:56

    great idea. Loving your shirt making adventures.

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  26. Aminat18 January 2012 at 11:49

    what a beautiful blouse. I love the great details

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  27. Ruth19 January 2012 at 14:06

    This is like "100 things to do with shirts" - brilliant idea.
    Mary & me together on this one - enough inspiration on wonderful blogs like yours.

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  28. prttynpnk19 January 2012 at 17:35

    Well worth the possible security incident. I like your collar better!

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  29. Audrey20 January 2012 at 19:42

    Your blouse collar is very pretty and the collar is so unique. I am another one that takes a garment into the dressing room to take pictures of it. Of course that takes more time than sneaking a quick shot. Maybe you could pretend to be a personal shopper/stylist and if questioned by store personnel, tell them that you are taking pictures of garments for your client's consideration.

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    1. Judith20 January 2012 at 21:30

      Personal shopper!!! Love this idea - just out cruising the shops to gather ideas for my clients...sounds very posh indeed...

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