When I go thrift shopping I usually stop by the little boys section to search for button-up shirts. Most of the time I find shirts that fit everywhere but the arms; I guess I have longer arms than the average 12 year old boy. When sporting little boys shirts, I have to go for the nerdy high-water look or roll up my sleeves or refashion them into something that's a little more fitting. I felt like this shirt needed a little update. Here's the before: To update/feminize this shirt, I:

• chopped the sleeves
• added a gather to the outside of the sleeve
• added a small cuff from leftover fabric

I think it turned out cute, but I'm not really sure if I get more use out of the shirt now that I've refashioned it. It's probably about the same. The cropped/gathered sleeve definitely makes the shirt look more feminine. Which do you prefer? The before or the after? I'm still not quite sure.