It's been really melting hot here in Singapore and all I wanted to wear for an outing is t-shirt and short pants. It's a pity that my beloved button-down shirts haven't been worn for the past few months and are now starting to turn mouldy. This is when an idea popped into my head.
Cut off the collars so that it does not feel as warm wearing them. ;)
You can do this in 4 simple steps:
1. Cut off the collar very carefully, avoiding the mandarin collar part.
Another example...
2. Wash your shirt in the washing machine so as to expose the loose, fraying threads.
3. After the wash, manually use your fingers to pull out any leftover loose thread. Then, cut off the loose threads, preferably in good light.
4. Iron them down, preferably in the V-line style so as to visually elongate your torso, making you look slimmer.
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| The 'after-shirts'. They're now much cooler to wear! |
Tip: For the fear of destroying your beloved shirts, you may want to start with your least-loved or the cheapest ones. My shirts above are all bought during sales and cost less than $15. And cut with a sharp scissors - slowly. Also, you can use this same method to change a long sleeve shirt into a sleeveless shirt.