I made it last year and sure enough I'm going to wear it 

over and over again this summer :)

It all begun with some internet browsing, and when I look for t-shirt inspiration,

the  Red Valentino label is a great source. ... 

Yeah, a bit excessive price tags, agreed.

This shirt was 255$... now on sale @ 178.50 on net-a-porter.com. 

What a joke!

I had everything on hand:

* a grey t-shirt

* some black mesh 

* a small piece of black silk for the bow

* my sewing machine

* cut the back of the t-shirt in the middle, leaving about 3" at the top uncut

* round the edges (optional, the original doesn't have round edges)

* cut a piece of black mesh in a sort of triangular shape with a round base (the two extra parts sticking out at the bottom won't be necessary if you don't round the edges)

* place the mesh inside the shirt and pin the sides onto the side of the cut 

* trim the excess mesh underneath 

* make a bow and pin it with a safety pin (so you can easily remove it to wash your shirt)

... probably even less then 20 minutes, right?

xox, d.