This Month: The Ultimate Sex Change Operations

It happens every year. As soon as the snow melts and one can remember again what it felt like when one does not have to wear four layers just to feel almost warm, one starts to dream about new skirts. This year's skirt fever was easily cured: In stead of setting off on a desperate shopping mission and spending all the hard-earned dollars, Eva decided to take a look at her wardrobe. And voilà! so many trousers were desperate to become something more exciting, and as you can see in the before and after shots, the operations were carried out most successfully.

Check out in detail the transformation of the courduroys, the khakis, the jeans and the tweeds.

Got inspired? Let Eva know your comments!

The Queen of Sandbox -skirt

The boring pair of chocolate brown corduroy trousers sooooo wanted to be something else. And it did have the potential. The legs were cut diagonally to create more interesting frills. The used-to-be-side-seams add detail to hemline and the chocolate brown corduroy just loves its new turquoise embroidery stitching.
Yo mama is ready for some serious sandbox action!

The ¡Hasta la Victoria Siempre! -skirt

After years of faithful service the simple wide-legged khakis were ready for revolution. The hemline was created using the two legs horizontally. Add some well-placed pleats, apply few roughly-cut stars stitched on with Cuban red thread and Eva is ready for barricades!
To underline what this is all about the skirt's name was embroidered on a strategic place.
¡Viva la revolución!

The Mature Student -skirt

Living next to the university campus one tends to think one can blend in in the sea of students only forgetting that one is nearly two decades their senior. Should Eva ever consider re-entering the student life she could well do it in this denim skirt.
The operation was fairly simple: the length and the width of the skirt were predetermined by the size of the triangles cut from the legs - all eight of them were inserted in regular intervals around the skirt. The seams were left unfinished avoiding hem to become too stiff, simultaneously giving the skirt an interesting rugged look. And what more can Eva want from a good old denim skirt!?

The 'OOPS! I Dropped My Pencil!" -skirt

OK. Eva knows that you are not supposed to wear this kind of skirts at 35 unless you are Gwen Stefani. But does Eva care? No! The wool blend full lined trousers were purchased on a desperate attempt to acquire a respectable office job. The trousers were never fond of me, nor was I of them (or the 9 to 5, for that matter). However, the fish bone tweed inspired some outrageous salsa experiment and although daringly short, the volume of the hem flows fabulously.

Eva might recommend using two pairs of trousers for the next experiment; however, a lady's decency is never threatened with this mini-mini even if she has to bend down to pick up the pencil! The secret is the original lining of the trousers cut off to shorts under the skirt. No need to worry about flashing knickers while salsa-ing the night away. There was no left-over material as the belt was created with the redundant middle-pieces of the salsa-circles, concealing nicely the skirt's previous identity.