A trendy accessory for 2012: Detachable Collars!
Detachable collars have always been around but recently they are getting very popular, especially amongst the Japanese! I was randomly browsing through some fashion blogs on Tumblr and realised that these detachable collars are really trendy and they make good statement pieces and good replacement for necklaces.
These detachable collars are very versatile - they can formalise a simple tshirt or blouse, and can also be used to dress down a formal dress if you're just wearing it to town for shopping. Nevertheless, detachable collars can also be worn for formal events as a really fashionable statement accessory!
Moreover, detachable collars need not be bought - they can be handmade! And the best part - you can decorate it in any way and any style that you prefer most! That would mean your detachable collar will be the one and only design in the world! How awesome!!
Therefore I Googled on how to DIY detachable collars and it turned out pretty simple, so I decided to share my experience with you guys!!!
Here is what is needed:
1. Deco materials! I bought everything from Daiso :)
My pile of decorative materials include: Lace in different colours, ruffles and some ultra colourful piece of fabric made of thread. These were all randomly picked. They all looked pretty so I took them all. Daiso has tons of these decorative fabric!! :)
2. Glue. (Preferably fabric glue)
I don't have fabric glue so I used the glue that's for bling decorations. Works well enough for me, but I still encourage fabric glue though.
Okay so there's only one step to this mission: Cut the collars from the old shirts!
Collars cut out from old shirts (preferably men's shirts)
This is because men's shirts have sturdier collars. You wouldn't want your statement accessory looking all floppy and unprofessional right?
Oh and do take note to cut along the neckline of the shirt. There's a possibility of snipping off the button if you're not careful!
And then it's decoration time!
I decided to use lace to cover the entire collar for the first one.
Then I added a strip of the colourful fabric along the length of the collar, on top of the lace.
I felt that contrasting fabric gave the entire collar a different feel. It's similar to the lace collars that people often do, yet different in a sense that the colourful fabric gives it a less-girly and different feel from the lacy genre.
Note: Remember to apply glue at the ends of the lace/cut fabric to prevent fraying!
Used ruffles to line the rim of the second collar first...
...Then line pink lace next to the ruffles!
The collar itself was the typical checkered blue and white office design, so I thought I'd make it girly if I added the cream coloured ruffles and the pink lace to it to tone down on the boy-ish feel.
The ruffles are pretty and easy to glue on too!
Oh and this brand of lace ribbons are good for scrapbooking as well! 'Cos they already had the double sided tape attached behind. Convenince!
Look who's hard at work!
Yes I did the collars after attending NJC'S Funtasia LOL.
The end products! Pretty not?
Gonna find a chance real soon to wear these collars out; they aren't that popular in Singapore, yet. But I had fun decorating these collars, hope you guys were inspired to work on your own detachable collars too! C'mon, you have to admit that they were pretty simple to make, and they get your creative juices flowing!
Ciao!
P.S/ Thanks to YewLeng who gave me his old shirts 'cos he grew fat! HAHAHHAHAHA ^^