41 Insanely Easy Ways To Transform Your Shirts For Summer
The weird tan lines will totally be worth it.
Top photo: Macted | Bottom photo: A Beautiful Mess
2. DIY Geometric Cut-Out Tee
See how it was done here.
3. Triangle Back Top
Guess you're in the illuminati now. Directions (in French) here.
4. Tie Front Tee
All you need are scissors and you could make a complimentary bar mitzvah t-shirt look cool as hell. Tutorial here.
6. Cut-Out Cross Tee
Neu goth. Get the DIY here.
7. The Criss-Cross Tank
Directions here.
8. Knotted Cut-Out Dress
Lazy days 5everrrr. Watch the tutorial here.
9. Simple Side-Tie Beach Cover-Up
Blogger LoveMaegen is a friggin' genius at this reconstruction stuff. Get the directions here.
10. Ribbon Tie-Back Top
Directions (in German) here.
11. The Pixie Dress
You could wear that XXL t-shirt to sleep, or you could turn it into a cute-ass dress. Tutorial here.
13. The Three-Bow Back Tee
Tutorial here.
14. The Cage Tank Top
It's a ridiculously cool strappy tank you can wear underneath all your hopelessly boring tanks. Tutorial here.
15. Neck Cut-Out Top
Get the directions here.
17. DIY Brandy Melville Crop Top
This DIY employs the unexpected wonder of freezer paper to create a stencil.
18. Shredded Beach Cover-Up
Watch the instructional video here.
19. Embroidered Neck Tee
Adorkable. Learn how to make this here.
20. Subtle Cutout Tee
Wear it to a job interview or to Coachella — your choice. Directions here.
21. No-Sew Halter Top
Directions here.
22. Off-The-Shoulder Top
Get the full directions here.
23. Backless Top
Watch how she made this here.
24. The "Seeing Eye" Button-Down DIY
#1 rule of summer: Everything must have a vent. Tutorial here.
25. Open Back Shirt
Get the directions here.
26. Work Shirt Turned Wrap Crop Top
Put those sewing skills to actual good use. Tutorial here.
27. Heart Cutout Tank
Get the DIY here.
28. Cut-Out Shoulder Tee
Here's a tutorial.
29. Cut-Out Back Tee
Time to show off those rhomboids for summer! Instructions here.
30. Lace-Up Top
Romantic AF. Get the directions here.
31. Shredded Sleeve Shirt
Gina Michele shows you how to do this weird but wonderful fraying technique here.
32. Triangle Cut-Out Tee
Get the DIY here.
33. String Art Tee
Get the diretions here.
34. Triple-Braid Tank
Get the directions here.
35. The Braided Back Tank
Get the full directions here.
36. Woven-Back Tee
100% would work out in that. Get the directions here.
37. The Rib Cage/Spine Tee
Get the directions here.
38. The Tank-Top-Meets-Friendship-Bracelet
Just cut off the arms of the t-shirt, cut the sides, snip some small holes, and lace-up the sides with some braided embroidery string.
39. The Slashed Back Bow T-Shirt
Directions here.
40. Ombrè Tank
Ombrè is never, ever going away. Directions here.
