It Started With a SHEIN Top… I'd bought a top from SHEIN that I really liked the shape of. From the front it looked quite simple, but the back was what I really loved, open-backed with ties. There was just one problem. I wanted it longer.

Armed with gaffer tape (because of course), I wrapped myself like a budget DIY mannequin. I’d seen this corset-pattern method on TikTok, what could possibly go wrong? I marked out darts, curves, all the shaping I wanted… then came the small issue of removing it.