Deform and mesh warp problem

[kakachiex]

I’m setting up an sport mockup I export an stripe shape from designer, I want to place the stripe in the side of the pants 

the stripe is an smart object already the process is deform or use the mesh warp to adapt the stripe to the shape of the pants but the original shape 

keep intact inside the smart layer the problem is deform and mesh warp is destructive and rasterize the layer and I cannot Edit or add text any advice.

[kakachiex]

This is what I want but after apply the filter is not more editable is there a way to do this photoshop mesh deform is live

[kakachiex]

Those two tools are the most important for mockup creation in conjunction with smart layers

[Paul Mudditt]

To  deform live why don’t you convert to curves then use the node tool to deform it?

Also for such a simple stripe, you can create directly in photo as I did here.

[kakachiex]

Because it needs to be an smart object not a curve

[kakachiex]

Basic tools like deform and mesh warp have to be live not destructive