Remix'd: Mixed Print Shirt

This week's remix is a mixed print shirt. Mixed prints is currently trending heavily with mixes such as florals and stripes, leopard and polka dots, or even paisley and plaid. The key to making this work is to make sure at least one color repeats in each pattern, mix small prints with bigger prints, and limit prints to two. For this project I took two printed shirts and made it into one color-blocked print top.

DIY: Color Blocked Shirts

This week I'm giving you not 1 but 3 different ways to make a colorblock top. The project can be done using 2 or more colors and you can totally choose where you want each color block piece to go and how big or wide you would like it to be. You can use old t-shirts or shirts that you have lying around the house or even new shirts that you just want to make some pretty changes to. It's best to use shirts of the same size and material to help make things go easier and smoother. Supplies: t-shirts/shirts scissors ruler pins chalk sewing machine/serger

• Mark on each shirt where you want each block to be place using the chalk and ruler and cut.
• place each piece right sides facing each other making sure one piece is inside of the other piece. 
• Pin around the edges to hold in place.
• Sew using a straight stitch and then repeat using a zig zag stitch. You can also use a serger.
• Iron the seams 

All black with a pop of neon I made this shirt a little longer so it can be worn as a tunic with leggings. I used two t-shirts.

Diagonally cute

I made this shirt using two henleys. I thought I'd challenge myself but make sure you use shirts with nothing on it.

Tomboy Swag

For this shirt, I used black and white t-shirts. You can never go wrong with this classic color trend.

What do you guys think about this project? Which look is your favorite?
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Melswear: Color Blocked

It's been a while since Mel has allowed me to take photos of her in different outfits. She allows me to pick out her outfits frequently but won't let me take any photos. So you can imagine how happy I was when she said I can. Yay, yay! This outfit features the color block trend. I got the inspiration from Isaiah over at A Collected Gentlemen. Check out his blog. I will try to have one post a week based on menswear.

How does your significant other wear the color block trend?

                                             

Outfit Details:
Button Up - Express
Jeans - Levi's
Top - Ross Similar
Sneakers - Converse