There’s nothing better than trends that are simple to recreate, and this season’s nautical vibe is one that drew my eye straight away, while I was trawling net-a-porter to see what I could a. afford or b. make. I came up trumps when I spotted a number of different items (jackets, dresses, skirts and the like) embellished with gold nautical inspired buttons. And so I thought why not? In truth to do this project you can simply add gold buttons to any navy skirt, but I thought it would be nice to create a faux panel which gave the impression of a button up style. This turned out to be easy to do using the piece of fabric left over when I shortened this skirt. Yay!
Before & After: The Nautical Button Skirt
You need:
– A skirt (either to make shorter or to simply embellish.
– 8 gold buttons
– a needle and thread
– scissors and a sewing machine if you plan on shortening and re-hemming
How to:
1. First, measure how long you want your skirt, and add a seam allowance.
2. Cut the skirt off where you marked.
3. Overlay the leftover piece of fabric over the front of the skirt. Iron down the raw edge of the panel. Resew the hem.
4. Pin and then sew the front panel to the skirt.
5. Place the buttons on the skirt and measure to make sure they are equally spaced. Sew the buttons on.
Voila! Pair with a few golden accessories to bring out the bling. Can I be honest and say this is one of my fave projects for a long time? Mainly because I know it’s something I’ll wear and wear and wear.
A tip for choosing your base skirt – I picked bought one that was slightly too big, which I think in the end looked better than had it been skin tight.
Photos by Nicola Lemmon
This is huch a simple but yet stunning project. I love it! Especially that you can do this injust a few steps!
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So cute and so easy! Thanks for posting this! <3
Such a cute idea…looks great on you!
Laura
http://www.24-7style.com
I love this navy style on you!
So lovely that it is a DIY skirt 🙂
xx
ani from ani hearts
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Such a cool DIY project 🙂 Really loving how simple it is to recreate!
The button-front skirts have really been garnering so much attention this season <3
Thank you so much for sharing!
xo, elizabeth t.
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soo freakin cute! love that you made this
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Love it!
You always have the cutest and easiest ideas for DIY clothing. This looks great on you.
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Stunningly effective DIY! Love the finished look!
Xo Ally
http://www.allysoninwonderland.com
This skirt is so beautiful. <3
Such a wonderful idea! Now that I’ve started sewing I might just take up a few of your too good to be true projects! What is your trick to cutting the fabric in a straight line?
Love this simple DIY idea!
xx
Yvonne
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Amazing skirt!! Love it very much!! Great idea!!
Xoxo,
Love from http://www.trangscorner.com {a lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and food blog}
wooou…perfect!!! 🙂
B.
http://la-blanche.blogspot.sk/
Oh wow, I though this skirt was some luxury brand:)) great job!!
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Great and simple idea, the 2 buttons right at the hem are a bit odd though, cut those off and it would be perfect 😉
Will try to do this! I did your DIY project, the polo to off shoulders and it’s fantastic!
It’s here on my blog:
http://www.pavementsarerunways.com
Beautiful skirt! Love it!
This is so perfect! I love this! I can’t wait to try it! When are you coming out with another book? I loved the first one so much – 🙂
I loved your post. I am so gonna try doing this!
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Brilliant idea! Love the finished result