That Silk Thing

I don't know what this is, exactly. It's a silk thing I found at one of the locations of My Sister's Closet in Phoenix, and I think it's a camisole meant to be worn as outerwear. Why? Because the Rebecca Taylor website has only one item for lingerie, and that was underwear, as in "p-a-n-t-i-e-s." A word I avoid, esp. online, as who knows who's googling. This is the closest I could find in the current collection.

I'd never heard of Rebecca Taylor, and why would I have? It's not exactly my style. But something about this:

intrigued me, and I bought it. And then checked to see if it was supposed to be underwear--not that it matters, but I was curious. And saw the price for the closest one: $245. Yikes. For this? I cannot for the life of me see what would make it worth $245:

You can see that it had a few beads and sequins, but not many. You either need a lot or none, you know? I always go for "more," of course.

I think I paid $9.99. I figured if I couldn't make it cooler, I could always use the silk. I have a ton of silk stuff I've gotten cheap and keep in a bin for some future project.

The first thing I did was to remove the adjustable strap hardware stuff and stitch the straps in place in back and then tack down--with beads--those dumb bow-like parts on the shoulders.  And then I mended a a place on one side, with beads, and added more beads to the lace:

Here's what it looks like on:

 This photo--and the others I'll show later--is funny: we were in the backyard, and it was too bright and I didn't have on my sunglasses, so I shut my eyes until he said, "OK," and then opened them and tried not to squint when he took the photo. I know to put on the shades but was in a hurry. I look like a deer caught in the headlights.

 Ties on the sides.

I may shorten the straps--I think it hangs too low, but I may wear it first to see.

The big problem with this: it has to be worn over something, but WHAT COLOR? This thing, this cami or whatever-it-is, is the oddest color. It's not brown, but it's not plum, either. It's not maroon, and it's not purple. I have no idea WHAT color it is. It would look OK with rose, but I don't own anything rose--I don't like muted colors. It doesn't work with hot pink or brown or purple. Gack. I'm going to have to carry it around and see what it doesn't fight with, is what I think will have to happen. I think it's "prune," and isn't that just delightful?

Stay tuned--there's more~~