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Saturday, March 11, 2017

Bodyline Blouse Review and Re-do or a Lacey Makeover

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A while ago I bought a blouse from a Japanese site, Bodyline.  This is the third one I have bought from them (see Catching Up – A Wee Bit of Online Shopping).  I could not resist it.  The prices for pretty much all of their stuff had dropped drastically.

Reviewing and altering a Bodyline blouse l157.  Because the lace was that bad.

I manage to buy the blouse (it’s l157 in off-white) and 2 pairs of tights for about $34, that’s including the shipping and about the same amount I would have paid before for just the blouse. 

There were a few snags.

Reviewing and altering a Bodyline blouse l157.  Tights too!  Because the lace was that bad.

The tights are nice with a pretty color and texture, but one little problem.  They don’t fit.  The legs are too short for me, surprisingly.  But I have plans for that in the future.

Reviewing and altering a Bodyline blouse l157.  Because the lace was that bad.

Anyway, there is the blouse to deal with.  It is a pretty design with a cute but large collar, and the fabric is decent.

Reviewing and altering a Bodyline blouse l157.  Because the lace was that bad.

It laces up nicely with ribbon in the back to adjust the fit.  It fits me well, so no problems there.

Reviewing and altering a Bodyline blouse l157.  Because the lace was that bad.

It has detachable sleeves so I can wear it as a short sleeve blouse in warm weather…

Reviewing and altering a Bodyline blouse l157.  Because the lace was that bad.

…and have long sleeves in the winter.

The problem is all the lace, that awkward ruffly lace. 

In the product photos it looked more like a lace used in some of their other blouses which I totally love.  This blouse was cursed with a lower quality lace.  And the gathering of the lace and it’s placement only made it looker cheaper, at least to my eyes.  Time for a little makeover.

Reviewing and altering a Bodyline blouse l157.  Because the lace was that bad.

First I snipped off the lace from the collar.  The collar is quite large and the lace only emphasized that.  So did the rather large ribbon bows which had to go. 

I then removed the lace from the sleeves and from the front.

Reviewing and altering a Bodyline blouse l157.  Because the lace was that bad.

Here’s the interesting part, instead of replacing that old lace with something new, I reused it in different ways.  I took some of the now flat, unruffled lace and pinned it down the front of the lace in slightly overlapping rows.  Much prettier to look at now.

I also cut some of the lace into thinner strips of lace to use along the edges of the collar and the short sleeves.  Thinner lace is more discreet on a large collar.

Reviewing and altering a Bodyline blouse l157.  Because the lace was that bad.

After sewing down all that lace by hand, I remade the ribbon bows into smaller and cuter bows (see my video tutorial for making simple bows if you don’t know how).

Reviewing and altering a Bodyline blouse l157.  Because the lace was that bad.

And now the finished blouse.  It is much better, prettier and easier to pull off.  I just need a pretty new skirt to pair with it, but that’s for another time.

Here’s the updated list:

Three down, two more to go.  The next one should be up soon and it will be super cute.  Look forward to it.

Give it a try:

2 comments:

  1. That looks like a lovely blouse, just need to see the rest of the outfit.
    Kathleen
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