19 Brilliant People Who Turned Ordinary Clothes Into Extraordinary Outfits

The most creative minds and meticulous handiworks deserve more fame than they do. When it comes to these professional individuals, none of us even know who they are in real life! Some are self-taught, and some invest themselves into taking classes and lessons for it. They don’t need costly equipment or expensive materials – even thrifted clothes can look like a million-dollar in their hands!

It’s like watching magic at work when we see how illustrations and imaginations materialize within the hands of these professionals! We hope that our readers might feel inspired and motivated by these amazing tailors, knitters, and sewists!

“Made some cozy and warm scarves from natural silk and wool.”

“My first completed embroidery!”

The history of embroidery is a very old one. Its trace can be seen in almost all countries, but it is believed to originate from China. The oldest time period is from 30,000 BC or during Cro-Magnon (Early European modern humans) days. The oldest form of embroidery that has ever been recovered is Bayeux Tapestry from around 1066.

“Bustier top from old jeans.”

“Upcycled from a curtain and blanket I found at Goodwill!”

“Sewist on low budget recreating expensive dresses. I was inspired by this Teuta Matoshi dress.”

“Tried to recreate a 60’s inspired dress from The Queen’s Gambit.”

“Custom order I made yesterday.”

“My fav dress I’ve made so far. Pattern by me and made from 100% thrifted materials.”

“My take on Princess Di’s black revenge dress.”

This is the black Christina Stambolian ‘revenge dress’ Princess Diana wore in 1994 when she attended the Serpentine Gallery summer Vanity Fair party. She looked so iconic and confident as she stepped in the striking black dress after Prince Charles admitted to his affair with Camilla.

The story told was that Princess Diana had several dresses prepped while this daring black ensemble had been commissioned three years prior. But her designer recalled that she wanted to ‘look like a million dollars.’ And she definitely did!

“Turned an old sweatshirt and some scrap fabric into a sweater dress.”

“Who wore it better?”

“Revamped an old maxi dress, working my way through my stack of alterations!”

“Upcycled a thrifted suit by painting on it ! It took me about 30 hours, but I love the result.”

“Sunflower tie dye Set that I made.”

“Upcycled 3 old T-Shirts into 1 new one.”

“I upcycled a thrifted Men’s Polo into a two-piece set. I drafted the pattern myself, the mini skirt has a yoke, box pleats, and an elastic waistband. I kept the collar on the top and made it into a halter with a lettuce hem! Everything is sewn with an overlock & finished with a double needle.”

“Sometimes one plus one equals one! Two garage sale shirts become one balloon sleeve wrap shirt and a kerchief.”

Garage sale and thrift stores are amazing places to find the latest pop trend fashion and vintage pieces at the most affordable price. Here are several tips for thrifting from Elle: don’t go during high seasons such as Halloween and back-to-school timings. Definitely look around the clothes for the defects – those hefty prices on the original pieces did not drop without reason most of the time!

“I recreated an early 1900s illustration butterfly dress!”

“Had some old jeans laying around so tried my hand at fabric painting. A few days of sewing and painting and I’m pretty happy with the result.”