A striped Tshirt seems to be the wardrobe staple of a certain kind of girl, a very stylish and chic kind of girl, that I think is not very like me. I mean, I like to think of myself as a non-conformist, but sometimes you find yourself latching on to a current trend almost without noticing! The striped Tshirt is being touted as a “classic”, but I reckon it is a more accurately described as an ultra-fashionable item, that ipso facto will probably go out of fashion in a few years, like everything else. Whichevs, for the moment it is IN. And I found myself making one. And wore it and wore it!
I looked back through my old photos to find these pictures of different outfits incorporating my navy and white striped Tshirt. It has appeared in a supporting role in plenty of other outfits too, but these ones are all “new” to a 6 different ways post. Five of these outfits are from previous me-made or self-stitched months; the first photo is a portion of one I used as my profile pic for a year!
Below: at left; the plain practical lines of the Tshirt play off well against the overblown silhouette of a pouffy white skirt, and at right; this is probably the “trendiest” out of all the outfits here…. worn with a beige trench coat, a long skinny knitted black scarf, and with khaki skinny jeans tucked into bikie boots.
Below at left; the Tshirt’s first appearance here on my blog, worn with greige corduroy jeans, a jersey scarf and hand-knitted socks, and at right; worn pinafore-style underneath my favourite charcoal grey pattern magic dress, with matching navy blue tights.
Below left; grunged down for a day of sweaty cross-country hiking with charcoal grey shorts and hand-knitted socks, at right, for a rainy winter’s day, the stripes stand out against the pale colours of a light grey longline skirt and a boxy little ivory jacket
It’s funny really that this Tshirt turned into such a favourite, since it was initially just an afterthought, thrown together using the leftovers of some rather low quality fabric. My newer striped Tshirt is made with much nicer and meatier fabric, so I am hoping it lasts even longer, at least until the trend fades away! 🙂
Love This Post! I Just Realized That I Always Wear Things The SameWay Each Time!!! Lol..
I did laugh at the photo of you with a fluffy duster 🙂 I know what you mean about stripe t-shirts being trendy, I have one that's rust and navy – now that's rebellion! – I am going to refashion the neckline soon, as I found out this month it strangles me. Anyhow I can totally see how stripes work with all your block colour pieces. I rather like the outfit with the boxy jacket, it's just a lovely silhouette all together.
That one of your and your duster just cracks me up. You look fashionable in everything you wear!
Love how it dresses up or down. You are so well coordinated, most of what you wear goes with most of what you wear. I really need to work on that!
I finally made my first striped top, that usually means the trend is almost over.
I love stripes, they always look so fresh, not so sure they like me. Great mix of outfits. As I love contrasts the first pic is my favourite.
Isn't it always the way, something that you made out of leftovers is worn more often than those special fabric/garments.
Great portfolio of pic's showing it was worth every penny plus the effort.
Stripes are one of my absolute favorite patterns to wear, thanks for the ideas! Lovely!
Striped t-shirts are a wardrobe must-have. So versatile.
I love making a piece that I love so much and wear to death! That's a great tee that you made.
Your posts ALWAYS make me want to sew. That's a good thing.
Fabulous! All your pairings are wonderful!
You look great
HUGS
I have multiple striped tees–must succumb to trends easily. I love this one of yours with the poufy white skirt!
Very versatile! The first and the second outfits are my favourites 🙂
I love stripes but I have never sewn a garment with navy and white stripes, two stripy fabrics are waiting in my stash for a long time…
Stripey tops forever! I love the way you've used the stripes on the bands.
Every way you styled your stripey t-shirt works so well, it just proves they're really versatile. Every wardrobe should have at least 1 IMO 🙂
I am team breton shirt all the way! Rad styling as always, lovely 😀
I must disagree with you on one point: you are the picture of a very stylish and chic kind of girl!
Stripes look so good on so many, but for some reason they don't suit me well (maybe the graphic nature of them doesn't harmonize with my curly hair and rounded face and body shape). So I just enjoy seeing how lovely they look on you!
Oh good! I always enjoy your garment 6 ways posts. Great styling and versatility as always 🙂
I like all of the six ways – it's a really versatile garment. I think navy & white stripes have been in fashion forever in different versions. Yours looks different in each different outfit so you could probably keep on wearing it whatever happens fashionwise. Love the post!
You look stylish in each photo. I don´t think navy& white stripes would ever go out of fashion. They are so classy. Love it paired with the pouffy skirt, which reminds me I have that pattern in my to-sew list since last year, but never get around to sew it. It´s puffiness scare me, but seeing as you look so good in it now it is a must!
I'm hoping stripes will never go out of fashion. 🙂 Those are some lovely outfits, I especially like the first one – that skirt looks soooo perfect for summer. White and flowy. 🙂
PS: the package is on it's way again. Hope it'll find you this time!
I just made a striped top of my own – I hope they never go out of fashion. Yours looks lovely on you!
Stripes give another element to styling and you style your clothes so well.