D.I.Y.: Unleash Your Personality with These 3 Fashion Trends!

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You won’t be criticized for stringing pearls anymore, quite the opposite, you’ll even be seen as at the top of the trend! Yes, D.I.Y. is becoming increasingly popular, with upcycling, cutting, and assembling your future cute top based on a pattern, or creating beaded bracelets, like the one you gave to your BBF in elementary school… Many creative workshops are being organized in fashionista salons to create the future pieces of their wardrobe. We’re here to tell you everything about D.I.Y. in fashion!

Upcycling, or when your pieces get a makeover that would leave Christina Cordula speechless

Awareness around fashion has been rising for a few years, particularly regarding its dramatic repercussions on the environment and the people involved in the production chain of the pieces. This is how we see more and more brands adopting a more sustainable design and production method. On one hand, to limit the damage done, and on the other hand, to raise awareness among more people about the importance of revisiting their consumption habits.

This is how upcycling has carved out a lovely place in everyone’s habits. Instead of throwing away a torn piece, creative hands grab threads and needles to patch it up as best as they can. For the creative minds, pieces are rediscovered in the mirror under a new look, with the addition of fabrics in a patchwork spirit (like the Pull & Bear shirt that’s trending), heat-activated patches, or other finds from their special D.I.Y. toolbox.

This practice of keeping and repairing clothes rather than throwing them away or replacing them with new ones falls in line with the trend of second-hand items. Thrift stores have notably seen their popularity soar in recent years, with many new locations opening up. So much so that shopping at thrift stores is now at the top of the list of trendy places to find your styles. Numerous Instagram accounts are also emerging to showcase styles made up of pieces found in thrift stores, or to propose ideas for upcycling and D.I.Y.

Fashion for everyone, whether you sew it yourself or it’s ready-to-wear

This attraction for repairing pieces has gradually extended to the desire to create them oneself. Having a unique piece and the satisfaction of having made something by yourself makes this D.I.Y. very popular. So much so that some brands have embraced and encouraged this desire to bring out the seamstress talent that lies in each of us. Just like Make My Lemonade!

Founded in 2015, Lisa Gachet’s colorful women’s brand has a knack for showcasing all body types, no matter your height while standing on a stool, or your gazelle-like waist. It also allows women to dare to wear distinctive pieces with elegant and bold cuts, and patterns that are to die for. And these pieces, you can either get them ready to wear or assemble yourself!

And yes, this is the originality of the brand! Catering to all profiles and allowing your creativity to shine through D.I.Y. So, if one of the dresses catches your eye, you can leave with fabrics and patterns under your arm, ready to spend your Sunday afternoon juggling hems and gathers! The brand’s Instagram accounts and Lisa’s are also bursting with numerous D.I.Y. ideas for your wardrobe, as well as to add some flair to your cushions!

And if you like the colorful universe of the brand, we whisper in your ear that Lisa Gachet has just launched a home collection with Maison du Monde! Between colorful mugs and vases, you can discover her world ready to dress your interior this time.

The return of personalized bracelets

Here’s a trend that we didn’t see coming… Recobanlesque, but a bit less dubious than the return of visible thongs, here come the D.I.Y. beaded bracelets, the trendy style from the CM1-CM2 class of 2001, making a comeback! Yes, you read that right! We even spotted Caroline Receveur making them on Instagram, just to illustrate…

A little reminder is necessary? Let’s set the scene, back to elementary school during recess. There, your BBF arrives and hands you a Diddl envelope, which smells like a mix of pink and toilet cleaner, a gift for you, of which she is extremely proud. A D.I.Y. bracelet! But not just any bracelet, this one is made of beads with letters, including your initials, with the letters BBF (of course), surrounded by pink, blue, and green heart-shaped beads…

Yes, it’s exactly this bracelet we’re talking about. And yes, it’s back! We too, don’t quite understand this return to the trends of the 2000s, which would be better off staying at the back of the attic…

But it’s a fact, we find in the aisles of craft stores little kits to reproduce these cute bracelets! A D.I.Y. that is flooding social media, making its way into various brands, and even becoming the new trendy phone bracelet!

If you’ve taken a few days off this spring, you now have some ideas to keep yourself busy! Maybe we’ll soon discover your D.I.Y. bracelet projects live from Cap Ferret on your feed!