Customise your sunshine.

After a trip to the coast this weekend I have noticed that with a glimpse of sun the British public are in no way hesitant when lapping up the rays. Yet is it just me or are we still sporting our winter ensembles? As the economic times are tough, wouldn’t it be amazing to transform our winter wardrobe into summer attire without having to fork out for brand new fashion forward pieces.


So I have come up with a few fashion savvy ideas to reinvent our winter closet in to a summer sensation.

Firstly, the most obvious, cut off jean legs to make shorts or a skirt. This idea can be applied to tights too, especially winter’s popular lace tights, snip the feet off for footless tights or up to the knee for the new spring/summer cycling short look.

Over the winter, the Mac, Blazer and denim and leather jackets were on the scene, take them to a seamstress and have the sleeves removed. You will then have an edgy, individual new summer look without breaking the bank. You could do this yourself but if you ask a professional you can reinsert the sleeves for next autumn/winter.

Accessories and shoes too need to be brought into this season, try replacing laces in sandals, pumps, hi-tops and shoe boots with a floral or techno patterned ribbon. Finally buy acrylic paint and decorate your old bangles and cocktail rings with bright colours and Aztec patterns bringing them straight up-to-date and into the techno-trend.