DIY Fashionista: 40 Stylish Projects to Re-Invent and Update Your Wardrobe

Sustainable, economical . . . fabulous! Recreate the most coveted catwalk trends at home with projects that reuse items you already own or can easily buy secondhand. The stunningly professional-looking garments and accessories range from dresses, skirts, jackets, and trousers to jewelry, hats, bags, and scarves. Fashionista extraordinaire Geneva Vanderzeil—who has worked with top magazines and runs the popular blog A Pair and a Spare—explains simple sewing techniques as well as customizing, easy yarn work, jewelry making, and more. Beautifully illustrated and fashion forward, this gorgeous guide makes tailoring, sewing, and customizing your clothes fun and easy.

 

Geneva Vanderzeil blogs on the site “A Pair and A Spare” (apair-andaspare.blogspot.com) and has a passion for do-it-yourself fashion. During the day she's an urban planner, but she also works with major brands (3M, Coach, Michaels, Sportsgirl, Tony Bianco, and Tory Burch), magazines (Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar Australia, Lucky, Seventeen, Vogue), and websites to recreate current trends using DIY. Geneva currently lives in Hong Kong by way of London.