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i only got a photo of the pink skirt before altering, i apologize for the bad quality. but the first photo of the pink skirt is what all of them looked like to begin with. i am holding it around my waist because i bought a size to big on accident haha, but its pretty much to same shape and the same volume of skirt. there’s a lot of versatility with these. they are flowy and spin well! but since they are thin if you use a petticoat that has a distinct shape to it (ruffles that swoop upward, hoop skirt, etc) then it shows pretty harshly. of course that’s not necessarily an issue to the majority of people! they are not itchy, there is elastic at the waist with quite a bit of give so that allows for some flexibility in styling it, none of the skirts came smelly or anything, and they don’t seem to wrinkle too much! both the pink and white skirts didn’t wrinkle wearing them for 12+ hr days at conventions. i have yet to wear the red one out for extended periods of time, but i trust it will be the same deal haha.
altering info:
i cut apart the white skirt at about the middle and took cut out around a 1.5 inch thick piece all the around at the top half once it was cut. then i stitched the bottom part back on gathered a little more to give it a similar style to draculaura from monster high. i also got this skirt not sure if i was going to use a corset or not so i got a size too big on purpose in order to make it adjustable. i cut a slit into the waist band inside the skirt and pulled out the elastic, marked where i needed a button and button hole to be while wearing it for a tighter fit, and added two buttons and button holes. one of each for a looser fit and for a tighter fit.
i just took some length off of the bottom of the pink skirt and hemmed it (unhemmed in the second pic of pink skirt, hemmed in third). i also cut a slit in the inside of the waistband to pull out the elastic. i trimmed a chunk out of the waistband and restitched it to fit me better because i accidentally bought the wrong size for my use haha.
similarly to the pink skirt, for the red one i cut off some length. but instead of keeping the original circle shape, i cut the waist band from the skirt and cut off length from the TOP of the skirt. i tapered the sides at the top so the shape of the skirt would be a little asymmetrical and be short on either side of the waist. then i used the extra volume for a more voluminous skirt with pleats and stitched it back onto the waistband.
overall: great starter piece for altering, and great on its own. lightweight, flowy, and the fabric has a texture i really like. will definitely continue this trend of buying this skirt for cosplay, to alter or otherwise!
