Refresh old thing and make it more colorful can, repainted it. Today there are many special fabric dyes, with which you can change the color of the clothes at home. Make a blouse or T-shirt monochrome or multicolored, and then apply a new drawing and using colors or buy a ready-made image or self-adhesive thermal baths.
To update an old skirt or dress, you can just change their length. It is not necessary to shorten the clothing. For example, to make the skirt longer possible by means of several cross bars 5-10 centimeters in thickness to match the underlying tissue. As a result, you get a new long skirt with an interesting pattern. Increase the length of the hem of an old dress can be the same way. You can also cut out dress in two parts: from the shoulders to the line under the breasts and everything below, and sew between the wide belt. This method will help you to lengthen the dress itself, make it a short-cut, and slightly increase the bodice. The main thing is that the new approach to the basic fabric texture and color.
Reload thing and help new elements such as pockets, collars, coquette, flounces, etc. They can be tailor made of fabric that will go well with the thing itself, but you can tie or crocheted. For example, if the sleeve of your favorite denim pumped codends become too short, extend them with knitted items. You can attach a new fishnet flared cuffs. To do this, cut the old, fold and hem edge, then tie the two identical cuff in a trapezoid shape and attach them to the denim jacket. To lengthen the sleeve can be made interesting to insert it in the upper part of the shoulder. This will have to carefully otporot sleeve along the seam or cut it across the box and make the necessary length. Similarly, you can prolong things, to reduce neck or just to decorate clothing.