{"id":2246,"date":"2015-07-30T13:45:12","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T13:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/?p=2246"},"modified":"2018-06-21T14:04:11","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T14:04:11","slug":"upsize-custom-fit-a-too-small-blouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/2015\/upsize-custom-fit-a-too-small-blouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Upsize: Custom Fit A Too-Small Blouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Button Down shirts and blouses are are &#8220;must haves&#8221; according to most style experts. However, many women have trouble getting a great fit. Buttondowns tend to gap at the bust line or pull across the tummy, giving an unflattering look.<\/p>\n<p>To get a good fit, look for shirts and blouses with a stretch panel in the side seams. This allows the shirt to stretch where you need it..in the bustline, tummy area, back\u2026wherever. \u00a0This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softsurroundings.com\/P\/Taos_Top\/\">Taos Top by Soft Surroundings<\/a> has a stretch panel in the side seams that gives you a slim fit all over. The panel is made of a ribbed knit fabric in a color that matches the rest of the blouse so it&#8217;s invisible and stretches only where you need a little more room.<\/p>\n<p>If your shirt doesn&#8217;t have a stretch panel, it&#8217;s super easy to add one yourself or with the help of your tailor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PhotoGrid_1438215326127.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2245\" alt=\"PhotoGrid_1438215326127\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PhotoGrid_1438215326127-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PhotoGrid_1438215326127-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PhotoGrid_1438215326127-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PhotoGrid_1438215326127-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/PhotoGrid_1438215326127.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Find a knit shirt such as a t-shirt, Henley shirt or lightweight knit top. Choose a \u00a0top in a coordinating color with the same sleeve length. Look on sales racks and discount stores to keep the price low.<\/li>\n<li>Open the side seams and inside sleeve seams of the shirt.<\/li>\n<li>To make your stretch panel, cut a strip out of each side of the \u00a0coordinating knit shirt. Be sure to keep the side seams. When you cut the strip, center the side\/sleeve seams in the middle of the strips.<\/li>\n<li>Insert the strips of the knit shirt into the side and sleeve seams of the &#8220;too small&#8221; shirt<\/li>\n<li>Line up the hem, underarm sleeve seam and sleeve cuff and sew the side panels in place.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example of a George Roth shirt I modified with my tailor. I&#8217;m not a fan of a shirt collar, so we removed the collar, cut a scoop neckline and used the extra fabric to make a ruffle for the new neckline.<\/p>\n<p>Want more ideas?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Here&#8217;s an upsize of a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/2015\/how-to-make-a-t-shirt-bigger\/\">\u00a0t-shirt<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Here&#8217;s an upsize of another <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/2015\/tailoring-making-a-button-down-shirt-bigger\/\">button-down shirt<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Here&#8217;s my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/sarahshah\/t-shirt-diy-redos-and-other-ideas-for-personalizin\/\">pinterest board<\/a>\u00a0of LOTS of fashion re-do ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Button Down shirts and blouses are are &#8220;must haves&#8221; according to most style experts. However, many women have trouble getting a great fit. Buttondowns tend to gap at the bust line or pull across the tummy, giving an unflattering look. Here&#8217;s a fix for that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,348,1192,1190,60],"tags":[660,1049,1048,1050,957,68,10,7,1051,1052,712,713],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2246"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2246"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2250,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2246\/revisions\/2250"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}