Task #4 was a Christmas-related challenge, but unfortunately, I was traveling over Christmas, so I didn't get to tackle it till last night.
Here is the email I got, outlining the challenge:
Fashion happens when reinvention is combined with exceptional vision. Look inside your trunk and take out the holiday sweater. You see something for your grandmother. Now look again. What do you see now? You must use every ounce of creativity you have to turn the holiday sweater into something special. Something spectacular. I don’t care if you use scissors or glue, your fat jeans or a slice of stale fruitcake. Turn that sweater into something fresh & exciting that could be the next big trend for Holiday 2012.
Here is the sweater:
Yikes, right?
Since Christmas is over, I didn't want to use any of the Christmas-y decorations on the sweater. I wanted to be able to use my creation now, not wait till this time next year.
My inspiration came from our drive home yesterday. It was cold and rainy for our entire 10+ hour trip, and every time we stopped at a rest stop so that I could let the dog do his business, I really wished that I had a hat.
So there - a hat!
I loved the gold trim on the bottom of the sweater, and so I cut a shape out of the back, and sewed it into this cute little beanie.
(Please forgive my appearance. After all day in the car and then tackling this project, I was in no mood to fix my hair or apply lipstick!)
Have you ever created something stylish out of something completely unstylish? Go to the Jane by Design Facebook page to share your story, and please tell them that What the Frock? sent you.
And see another clip of Jane by Design here. Are you getting excited for the premiere?
