so. after altering, considering keeping because i loved them so much, and ultimately selling two great vintage dresses with peter pan collars i thought to myself, "wouldn't it be awesome if i could just put a peter pan collar on everything?" hmm.
a commenter on my last post had it exactly right - i've been putting these collars on drawings and dolls for years, i stop in my tracks whenever i see one on a shirt in a store, etc. i may be mildly obsessed with the things. so i did the only logical thing: drafted a detachable version of my own and spent the last two days incessantly sewing the first few. success! the ones i've been making are a little thinner and sit a bit lower than the traditional collar so that they fit better with modern t-shirts, though i might start making some that are nice and full and hug the neck as well. i've experimented with a few colours and 3 have made it to the shop thus far! here's a sampling:
(this is the picture nick said "lame, you're making a stupid face" about but hey, it shows the texture of that lovely swiss dot fabric and i am currently too lazy to re-take it so he can eat my shorts).
the snaps!
anyway, they're all available at young captive vintage now and i'll be adding more and more over the next little while! keep your eyes peeled for some other types of collars too (sailor, anyone?) and some new altered vintage dresses this week as well!
p.s. i'm still very slowly but surely accumulating followers and anxious to have new blogs to read, so please if you're around do leave a comment so we can be pals :)
10 comments:
This is the best idea! They're so lovely.
Hello! Thanks for commenting. I love peter pan collars too. This is a great idea. Now you can have a peter pan collar with everything, genius.
this is so cute, and such a good idea! I'd never thought of doing anything like this.
darcy - thank you!
rebecca - that's the idea! i have literally considered adding a peter pan collar to dresses several times but now i don't have to :)
& deanna - thanks a bunch :)
Great great post! You are honestly the first person to introduce me to peter pan collars! I love it!
Best wishes from one blogger to another,
~Zabrinah
that's awesome!
i'm sorry i haven't stopped by here much recently - three jobs and dance classes are keeping me very busy!
the collar is genius. i should make one - i am such a sucker for a pp collar...
i hope you are well!
Zabrinah - they're the best, aren't they? now that you know what they are you'll find yourself noticing them all the time i promise!
Faux Naif - I'd actually deleted this blog for a little while so I lost everyone I was following too, hence why I haven't been around either! I'm very well and hope you are too :)
I want Peter Pan collars! You are amazing! Wishing you'll put it up on chic swap... :)
Awww, the collars make you look like such a doll. Are they easy to make?
What a clever idea!!
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