There are dozens of ways to customise casual clothing – here are four of the best!

1.    Print it – if you want a customised polo shirt or sweatshirt, you can make your own iron-on transfer or use a custom site to make a one off top with your preferred photograph or graphic on it. If you’re printing more than two or three, it’s often cheaper to buy a new T-shirt from the site and have it printed, than to customise an old one.

2.    Bleach it – if you add bleach to a coloured but otherwise plain T-shirt using a cotton bud, you can get some intricate designs. You can even mash up an existing design by adding your own bleached elements to it – this works really well for words which end up having a great graffiti feel to them.

3.    Cut it – this works best with a big old T-shirt that has extra room so that you can make the ties without it being too constricting. First lay your teeshirt flat. Cut away the seamed edge of the neckline (including the tag) and then trim down the neckline to your preference. You can keep trying it on and snipping away until you like it. Then simply slice right down of the back of the T-shirt – you can mark this with chalk before you cut to keep it very neat. Then make a shallow snip in the top two edges by the neckline and use that to tie the neckline together. Repeat this process  with the bottom ‘corners’ and then tie the T-shirt. This is great for wearing over a swimming costume or bikini.

4.    Sew it – even the most inept person can add beads to the sleeves or hem of a T-shirt or to the pocket of a cotton shirt. Remember that this kind of treatment does make it more difficult to washing your garment though.

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