Wannabe Wednesday

Happy Hump Day! 🙂

This week’s wannabe is based on this pretty silk peplum blouse by Piperline.

Teal is my favorite color, and I love the relaxed look of this top!

I just knew I could make a copycat from this:

First, I made a couple of amputations:

Hmmmnnn...wonder what I'll make out of these! — Hmmmnnn…wonder what I’ll make out of these!

I’m close, but not quite there yet! Those buttons just don’t match the clean & uncluttered look of the original top. Before removing them, I placed pins between each one to keep the front placket nice and flat.

...then I got to ripping! — …then I got to ripping!

With the buttons removed and the placket pinned, I sewed the front down with a zigzag stitch twice. This covered up those buttonholes. 🙂

First you zig...then you zag! — First you zig…then you zag!

Almost done! With the newly shortened length, the pockets from the original romper peeked out. This would not do, so I shortened them a good bit.

Now that ooglay romper is a cute peplum top that looks a LOT like the original!

Behold! The power of the peplum! — The power of the peplum!

It's super-comfy too! — It’s super-comfy too!

Even Douglas likes it! :) — Even Douglas likes it! 🙂

I rocked my new top over to Real Mexico for a delish dinner with friends!

Wannabe Wednesday

Original Cost: $79

Copycat Cost: $1

Savings: $78!

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