Fashion Hacks: 6 Clever Ways To Personalize Your Clothing

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What’s the secret to looking great? It’s not always in following the latest trends and buying pieces everyone else has. If you do, then it’ll certainly be a lot harder for you to stand out. Rather, looking great is in finding your unique and personal style. You can still shop from your favorite brands, but after using those fashion items, you may want to quirk and spruce them up to make them look new and different.

For an entirely new look that’s unlike all the other mass-produced clothing pieces in stores, you can start by shopping in your own closet and doing a couple of DIY projects here and there. You don’t have to be an expert in sewing or crafting, as there are so many clever ways to personalize what you already have.

This can be a great opportunity to start customizing your clothing with these easy tricks.

1. Add Embroidery

If you love doing embroidery, then this first technique is something you’ll love doing, even as a mode of de-stressing. If you’re still learning the ropes, then surely there are local shops like Shemediy, among others, that can also do the embroidery for you, cheaply.

You can’t go wrong with embroidery patches because they not only personalize clothing but also provide an otherwise boring item of apparel flare and drama. Moreover, embroidery can be applied to nearly any article of apparel, including tops, t-shirts, denim jackets, shorts, and even pants.”

2. Cut It Up

A quick search through fashion hack accounts on Instagram, TikTok, and even YouTube, for instance, will allow you to come across various techniques of cutting clothes up to transform them into new pieces.

For example, shabby, old, and baggy shirts can be given new life in the form of more fitting tees and flattering shirts or you may even turn them into a dress. Old pants can be made into shorts, while jackets can be cut up into vests. 

You can sew by hand or with a machine, depending on the tools you have and your sewing skills. Take it one small project at a time, and soon, you may find yourself enjoying repurposing old clothing pieces into something entirely different.

3. Print Personalized Shirts

For those who love to personalize their t-shirts during their casual weekend days, instead of buying ready-made shirts, why not have your own custom prints? You can opt to buy plain shirts which are exactly the style and fit you like. Then, find a T-shirt printing company you can trust to do a good and top-quality printing job.

Personalized shirts are great not just for yourself, but even to hand out as gifts. It’s a safe choice, as you don’t have to worry about buying, wearing, and giving something that another already has.

4. Have Your Initials Engraved

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For this fourth one, you don’t want to overdo things. Surely you don’t want to go walking around town like a kindergarten child after their mom has placed engravings on all their things. Keep it subtle and simple, one that’s merely a minor add-on.

Having your initials engraved is best done for denim jackets. Or, if you have plain shoes, it’s also a nice touch on plain white sneakers.

5. Sew Patches And Iron Ons

Patches aren’t a thing of the past anymore. They’re making a comeback, with so many shops selling patches of all sorts. These are great in instances when you’re attending a party, for instance, and there’s a specific theme. Even when you just want to make a plain outfit, look for more colorful and with more personality.

Patches and iron-ons can be placed on almost every clothing item, like embroidery. They’re great for plain white shirts, jackets, jeans, shorts, and even shoes and bags. Patches are a good way to let your personality shine, as naturally, you’ll be more inclined to choose those patches that fit your sense of style.

6. Decorate With Pins And Brooches

If you’re looking for a more temporary way to customize clothing, that’s when pins and brooches come into play. They work just like patches do, except you can easily remove them so you can use other pins and brooches for another occasion.

Pins and brooches also come in all sorts of styles. Some are plain, others can even be as grand as bejeweled. The choice is up to you, according to what you fancy.

Final Style Tips

Standing out from the crowd entails developing your unique looks. You can have a basic tee but still make it truly you, by revamping it into something entirely new. Once you master the art of DIY, embellishments, embroidery, and sewing, among others, you can slowly start to have a wardrobe filled with personalized pieces. That way, you have clothing items that are authentic only to you.