The T-shirt Dress
This entry was posted on 8/28/2007 3:00 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
Sometimes a garment comes walking down a runway, and you see it in a
photograph, and you’re just awestruck. Other times, you see the piece,
and you think to yourself, “I could do that!” A few times now, I’ve
seen photographs of a Philip Lim rosette-covered t-shirt dress that is
supposedly so hot this summer that it’s sold out in several stores. But
whenever I see this dress, I think to myself, why buy designer when I
could make one myself? Basically, Lim’s lovely creation is a
nearly-knee-length t-shirt dress scattered with rosettes made of the
same color fabric. On a white or grey dress, the rosettes barely stand
out, but they add a bouquet of understated femininity to a garment that
could otherwise easily look like a sack. The rosettes also pick up a
theme that’s popular among other designers as well, like Marchesa, a
label Jennifer Lopez has been wearing a lot lately. I imagine a similar
look could be achieved with an American Apparel t-shirt dress,
available online for around $30
(http://store.americanapparel.net/rsas313.html), and an old t-shirt in
the same color cut up to make the rosettes.
I can see myself wearing such an ingeniously (and easily) embellished
frock to beach parties, out to dinner with girlfriends, and while
exploring new towns on vacation. What could be comfier than a t-shirt
than a t-shirt dress? And when the basic tee is jazzed up with
rosettes, the look is anything but basic.
