Not really a throwback to my own prom, but a throwback to the proms where I’ve been the hired seamstress. Now, that I think of it- it wasn’t even all prom, some military formals and other formals in college too.

I haven’t made one of these in about… 7 years! And I’ve never made one using military fabric, ’til now!

Its an altered tuxedo shirt. It works because when the tux jacket is on, you see only tux collar/front/cuffs but when the party is in full swing and the tux jacket is off- you see the fun fabric the client has chosen.

Let me go find an old pic of one I’ve done-

Shirts were one of the first items I ever stitched on commission. It all started in my college dorm room back in the late 90′s. Many hot peppers + hot sauce + pilot/plane + crawfish type novelty prints were stitched up during that time. It was neat to go back, this week, with this USAF request:

The design using the existing uniform was a bit more tricky, since the sizes/lengths were pretty much predetermined by the original USAF uniform shirt. {{Hopefully it still fits!}}

2 Responses to “Altered Tuxedo Shirts”

1. Shelly - Dragon's Dolphin says:

   June 3, 2010 at 1:43 pm

   I remember those shirts!
   I don't remember them having the entire back of the shirt, just the yoke done in the different fabric. I love these shirts and have said I'd make one for my husband for Mardi Gras one year. Just haven't gotten around to it yet!
   I love it though! Thanks for bringing back the memory!
2. Corinne says:

   June 4, 2010 at 10:20 am

   Well, this is a new one on me. I thought I was going to see a shirt with loads of ruffles on it instead.

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