The Look for Less: Getting Your Pinterest Style Board into Your Closet
Ahhh, Pinterest. That beautiful place where the food is picturesque, the ideas are genius, the quotes are funny, and everyone has a gorgeous house and a wardrobe fit for a queen (or a Duchess–have you seen this dress on Kate? Breathtaking.)
But, back here in Realityville, the clothing budget doesn’t usually stretch far enough to cover all those gorgeous outfits we come across on Pinterest. Take this outfit I pinned several weeks ago…
It was love at first sight for me and that gray chevron skirt (as it was for hundreds of other pinners), but I knew I’d never pay the $178 it was listed for at Barneys.com.
And then one day, I got a text from my sister who had spotted some gray chevron fabric at Hob Lob, so I did what I had to do and floored it to my local store to get some for myself.
And thanks to this fabulous, budget-saving, wardrobe-changing, watch-out-world post by my sister on how to make a basic skirt with a zipper, I now have my own version of the famous chevron skirt.
I know it’s not an exact replica, but the total cost for my version of the skirt was less than $10, including the cost of the zipper.
If that gray chevron skirt is on your Pinterest style board, you can find some great, affordable chevron fabric by clicking here or here.
And if you’d like a flower belt, I made mine using a basic elastic belt like I showed you how to make here.
And then I used a regular faux flower and made a belt slide for the back with some scraps of canvas. Basic instructions for a belt slide can be found here.
And now that I have overcome my fear of zippers, I’m on a roll. Here’s another skirt I made for around $12.
It was inspired by this skirt from Anthro which was originally $118.
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May 14, 2012 @ 1:00 pm
I used to see a ton as a teen but haven't in years. You're motivating me to give it a shot-I'm in need of some summer skirts!! I'm off to check out your sister's blog for tutorials, thanks!
May 14, 2012 @ 1:14 pm
I'd love to know where you got those adorable orange shoes! I've been looking for a pair of orange heels and ordered some online–when I got them, they were exactly the color of a traffic cone! I actually laughed out loud, right before I packed them up and sent their ugly selves right on back. 😀 So I'm still on the hunt, and yours are adorable! They look great with that skirt!
May 14, 2012 @ 1:41 pm
Thanks, Heidi! I actually bought those 2 years ago at Ross, so I'm not sure where you could find them now 🙁 They're made by Dollhouse, so maybe you'll get lucky & find some online somewhere? Good luck!
May 14, 2012 @ 2:29 pm
I LOVE your chevron skirt! You may have inspired me to go make one of my own! Just adorable. Great job!
May 14, 2012 @ 5:20 pm
Hi, Your skirts are cute! Is the chevron fabric the weight of the Premier Print? Also, did you use a pattern for the Anthro inspired one?
Thanks!
May 14, 2012 @ 10:51 pm
Yes, the Premier Print & the chevron I used are very similar in weight. The main difference is that the one I bought from HL was with the apparel fabrics (around 45" wide) & the Premier Prints is 54" wide. And, no, I didn't have a pattern for the green skirt. I tend to make it up as I go 🙂
May 15, 2012 @ 3:56 pm
Oh my gosh, LOVE your skirts, you are so creative! What awesome fabric finds!
May 16, 2012 @ 1:14 pm
That is what Sisters are for! To help you get your hearts desire! BRAVO!