Me Made May 2026… But Make It Weird: 31 Outfit Prompts + Styling Ideas

If you’ve ever looked at your me-made wardrobe in May and thought “I have nothing to wear”, then this is for you. In this video, I’m introducing Me Made May But Make It Weird 2026. This is a slightly chaotic spin on the classic Me Made May* challenge, with weirdly specific daily prompts designed to help you wear your me-mades in new and unexpected ways. I go through all 31 outfit prompts and share outfit ideas and inspiration for each one. This isn’t a sewing challenge (and not really a social media challenge either as it follows the same spirit as Me Made May), so there’s no pressure to make anything new. The aim is to: (1) rewear your me-mades (2) try new combinations (3) and have a bit of a laugh while getting dressed If you enjoyed this video, I’d love to hear from you in the comments! And if you feel like subscribing, I promise I’ll keep making mildly chaotic sewing content with the occasional DIY video. This is my first long-form video, so we’re very much learning together! Me Made May is a yearly challenge in the sewing community where makers commit to wearing their handmade clothes more often throughout May. It was started by Zoe from Sozoblog in 2010 and has become a much-loved part of the sewing calendar. LINKS Full prompt list + blog post: https://www.sewaliche.com/blog/me-made-may... Pinterest board: https://pin.it/2s00ZwPdr Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sewaliche?igsh=a... Timestamps (nb. author handles are for Instagram) 00:00 Introduction 01:01 What is Me Made May But Make It Weird and why did it start? 02:39 What’s different for 2026? 03:37 1/5/26: Dress like the waiter said, “Enjoy your meal.” You said, “You too.” This outfit is your recovery arc 04:18 2/5/26: Dress like Persephone, Goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld (by @claudia_creates) 04:52 3/5/26: Dress like tour outfit is impractical for going to the bathroom (by @shanmakesthings) 05:36 4/5/26: Dress like you’re going to the Met Gala, but you have to take public transport to get there 06:17 5/5/26: Dress like you live in a tree house in the jungle and weave strange wall hangings for a living (by @foralllove) 07:10 6/5/26: Dress like you’re not to be trifled with today, and the collar is load-bearing 07:30 7/5/26: Dress like you’re in the career you want, not the one you have (by @sewcial_cues) 08:16 8/5/26: Dress like your outfit was made with scraps, emotionally and literally 08:38 9/5/26: Dress like you’re going birdwatching and taking outfit cues from the birds (by @cheval_stitching) 09:21 10/5/26: Dress like your cougar neighbour on her third fiancé who has, among other things, an electric unicycle (by @textals) 09:53 11/5/26: Dress like your other neighbour who knows more than they should about that cougar next door… including the electric unicycle (by @textals) 10:22 12/5/26: Dress like your podcast has 12 listeners and all of them are concerned about you 11:00 13/5/26: Dress like you got dressed in the dark from the “clothes chair” (by @karenjjo) 11:32 14/5/26: Dress like you talk about “drape” the way other people talk about wine 12:11 15/5/26: Dress like you’ve just come back from the future and you’re not allowed to say what you saw, but the outfit is a clue 12:44 16/5/26: Dress like you’re the cool aunt who disappears to Europe every October 13:14 17/5/26: Dress like you’ve just been told your star sign was wrong this whole time 13:42 18/5/26: Dress like your favourite beverage (by @alisonthegreat54) 14:16 19/5/26: Dress like you’re hosting a dinner party but it’s in space (by @yoghurt_knits) 14:57 20/5/26: Dress like you didn’t like the price tag, so you sewed it and paid in emotional damage instead 15:31 21/5/26: Dress like you’re the only person who knows the office printer’s secret ritual 15:56 22/5/26: Dress like you’ve got the misplaced bravery of a person wearing white when cooking tomato sauce (by @_notaseamstress) 16:29 23/5/26: Dress like Marie Antoinette, if she had Instagram 16:56 24/5/26: Dress like you’re wearing pyjamas to the shops but styling it out (by @almitamade) 17:20 25/5/26: Dress like a mermaid that washed to shore and is digging the 1990s throw back (by @almondrock_sews) 18:15 26/5/26: Dress like you’re not actually human but one of those lizard people everyone talks about (by @peaceontheside) 18:56 27/5/26: Dress like emotionally, you’re in a Wi-Fi dead zone 19:24 28/5/26: Dress like you’re secretly cosplaying as an animal at a work convention (by @the_mo_i_sew) 19:55 29/5/26: Dress like you watched The Craft once in school and it changed you 20:44 30/5/26: Dress like you told the fabric it was time, and the fabric agreed, and there was a moment between you and no one can know about it 21:09 31/5/26: Dress like you’ve been waiting all year to get ice cream and paddle board on the river, and it’s finally time (by @hannahrae.designs)