Reconstructed clothing

Joëlle van de Pavert Multicolour dress layered with pleated fabric, up-cycled and reconstructed from secondhand clothing and textile swatches

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I've been having a lot of fun reconstructing clothing out of thrifty store finds lately. I get a great deal of satisfaction from this. This particular tunic is made from a linen jumper (below) that I found for $2.99 and a full length black linen skirt for 99 cents. Basically, I cut the extra length off the jumper, added that to the sides and made a large border of black linen on the sides and bottom. I changed the buttons on the front to little black buttons and took the back ties and moved…

Embroidered/felted jacket and tie