In May I did find a beautiful White Escada Jeans on eBay that I did Score!
They are in a cotton stretch.
They are in a cotton stretch.
Here I am wearing both my Outlet Score of Last Call Sandals and my precious white Escada Jeans with very special stitching.
Photo is taken during our 3 day stay at the Hyatt House Miami Airport, our favorite home away from home and this time it was FREE for points!
Photo courtesy from eBay, showing the label and the size 34 or US 4...
Inseam length was sufficient for my long legs, so I was happy!
Worn 1 x and only for US $ 30 and FREE shipping...
Wow, that truly was a SCORE!
BUT... they were not quite truthful. When I did wear it one time, I felt like a caterpillar as it was VERY tight in the waist!
My, did I feel FAT...
But when I was feeling in the back while wearing it, there was a bump in the seam.
Frankly, I'd been wearing a form fitting Wolford panty underneath and since it was high waisted, I kept tugging my top down for covering it and not showing...
So once I got home, I pulled my jeans down and investigated.
Sure enough, it had been ALTERED!
In the center it had been stitched off, making it a size 32 or US size 2 in the waist!
No wonder I was feeling FAT.
BUT I did solve it in a simple way.
Letting out the back seam and adding white bias tape on the inside, so I could proceed again with the top stitching.
Than I took off the waist band till the sides and did take a part out from the inside, replacing the inside part with a wide bias tape and sewing it back together, adding more width over the entire back.
I did gain about 5 cm or 2 inches as shown with my fingers.
Sorry, my left index looks flaky, had worked blisters on it from weeding, even with wearing a cotton glove and plastic glove over it!
This is the result!
Quite happy with it and it is still a Score.
Paid US $ 30 + $ 1.67 for the bias tape (the wide one, the other I still had).
Love wearing cropped cotton tops like this old one from Neiman Marcus...
Love my sandals too!
Thank you for your visit.
Nice find! You are so tiny!
ReplyDeleteLady in White .... wonderful pictures from you, my dearest Mariette :O)
ReplyDeleteHappy nwe week to you and Pieter,
sending Love and hugs and blessings,
Claudia xo
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletePERFEKT!
Alles Liebe
Elisabeth
Gostei de ver a minha amiga está muito elegante.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
Andarilhar
Very right jeans, can you sit in it :)
ReplyDeleteIt is superb, and you, very beautiful Mariette :))
ReplyDeleteHugs
Świetne dżinsy. Pięknie w nich wygladasz .Pozdrawiam gorąco.
ReplyDeleteLiebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletesehr jugendlich, Dein Outfit und jetzt weiß ich auch, was das Besondere an Deinen Escada-Hosen ausmacht, ich glaube, Du hast auch den Thigh Gap – was bei Frauen eher selten ist. Schaut natürlich besonders klasse aus in Hosen! Und Du bist ja gertenschlank, von Fett keine Rede!
Und das nähst Du selber? Chapeau! Ixh gebe meine Hosen immer in die Schneiderei, selbst zum Kürzermachen, denn meine sind in der Regel immer zu lang. Mit der einfachen Nähmaschine klappt das bei vielen Stoffen nicht und ich hab' auch nicht so die Geduld für sowas.
Im Sommer trage ich auch gern mal ganz kurze Oberteile.
Liebe Grüße
Sara
It sure is a big score! Sorry they didn't mention it was altered, but you got a skill to fix it :-) I love white jeans. You look very elegant, Mariette!
ReplyDeleteDearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteYour very happy with high wasted of White Jean and Sandals too.
Hugs and lots of Love both!
Michiko