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SXSW Day 2, How-To make a Slack Dress, Thread Heads
While in Austin for SXSW the Threadheads are meeting up with one of our forum members, Laurel from Ferpecto Fashion. Today she's showing us how to make a 'Slack Dress' from an old pair of mens pants.
Tags : diy, fashion, sewing, threadbanger, Austin, SXSW, dress, refashion, pants, slacks, Howto, Ferpecto
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Amazing work!
Wow now that is interesting. the finished product looks a whole lot better than i thought it would. maybe i will try it out. i don't really think i would like my arms showing though, so i would make some sort of femine suit jacket.
Very cool.
A little too much skin for this old woman... triceps. ewww.
But I'm thinking a drawstring skirt and using the cuffs for the waist, stitch down insert drawstring, voila.
wait, who's triceps are you referring to?
Laurel's East Austin home is lovely. What a great way to organize spools of thread.
yay! thanks!
I've already mentioned the lack of stuff for guys in DIY. Now, DIY for women using stuff for men. This is the epitome of what's got my goat --- his name is Winston.
poor winston! I will try some guy's stuff this month and make a video to submit for you. do you have anything in particular you would like addressed?
Oh my gosh! I thought of doing a dress with my old pants too! I haven't done it yet but I will now that I now it's possible!
First of all, she seems a bit strange but did a wonderful tutorial here. Her instructions were easy to follow and well thought out. Secondly, why didn't she hem up the bottom? Third where she put that tie belt? So not her waist. Forth, if you must add a zipper either use a color that is close to your fabric color or a hidden one, seriously... I wouldn't wear it out in public as it is shown "finished" here. Also I agree with the previous comments that it is really too much skin and requires some sort of little jacket, shoulder straps, or something. Sleeveless all by itself looks good on no one. I liked how she used to complimentary colors though! Very nice. If it had been me I'd have used the top of the pants to create a matching belt of some sort. Nice idea.
Wow! To me, critical comments are weird...old woman? Don't think so. I think she did a great job, and if you want to add a jacket or whatever that is fine, she was just giving a simple instruction of how to do a dress. Anyone who sews knows how to hem it, and the belt under chest looked great, doesn't always have to be waist these days. Good job!
ha ha! thanks for the compliment?
well, what I usually like to do is take legs from another pair of men's slacks and turn it into a complimentary shrug, which is super easy to do. I wear these slackdresses all the time and no one seems to be offended by them; I've never had anyone give anything less than praise, but I suppose the reason why I created them in the first place was to fit my body type. if you head over to my myspace page, you can see that it works quite well for me. the necktie can find placement around the waist, or under the bust, whichever you feel works best for you. he he, I may have said waist because I was a bit nervous.
I did not finish the hem; my explanation was edited out in that regard. I like the idea of leaving it a little rough to emphasize that it is a dress made from something else. I have spoken with two new york fashion designers who agree that this is a nice, unique look. Usually, because it is made from slacks, the fabric is strong and stretchy enough so that it holds together and does not unravel like a sweater. I've been wearing these for over a year now and have not had any issues with them falling apart.
I use different colored zippers because, really, why must one hide the zipper? if you can use it to accent the piece, then why not let it show? I'm not about following the rules, which is why I design my own clothing. I don't want it to look like anyone else's. regardless of the strict rules that other's put behind something as silly as fashion, everyone seems to enjoy my pieces and go out of their way to tell me so.
yes, I think the common concept of what fashion is "supposed to be" is silly. I honestly have no qualms against anyone for dressing any way at any given moment. this is the same reason why I think that people aren't "ugly" because of the way they look, but because of the way they act.
I like to dress my own way because it is an extension of my quirky and unique brain. so, thank you for calling me "weird". or "odd". I certainly wouldn't want to be called normal.
I'm certainly glad to have made this seem feasible for everyone to make, which was really the true purpose behind sharing the idea.
uuuumm, sleeveless looks good on no one? you are sadly mistaken miss. maybe it just doesn't look good on the forty year old mama.
gaah. this is great. [!]
i've just recently accquired 13 pairs of my dad's old khakis.
sadly, though, dresses really aren't my thing.
but, you've inspired me to think up of something else creative to do. :]!
When I was your age, (about 30 years ago in the seventies), I made a jacket out of my boyfriend's old jeans. You know, undo the crotch, zipper part in front, legs for sleeves. With a few darts and some flag material on the undone crotch, it was fantastic!. All my friends loved it and I felt cool in it. It's nice to know the spirit lives on. Keep up the great creativity!
wow...nice!!
Oh awesome!!! I'm trying this for sure! I like everything about it.