Wannabe Wednesday: Johnny Was Edition
Brrrrrrr! This winter has been ridiculously over-the-top cold here in SC! When we finally got a bit of snow for the first time in three years, I knew I wanted something comfy and cozy to lounge around in for a Snow Day with friends. 🙂
I wished I had something like one of these lovely tunics by Johnny Was:
That’ll be $107 (on sale from $215!).
Comfy!
Sadly, the closest thing I had in my refash stash was this:
Awesome, no?
That red is great, the beaded neckline is gorgeous, and I loved the pintucks/pleats on the front of this piece. All those details are very similar to the boho details of the Johnny Was tunics, but it wasn’t quite there yet.
A few chops were necessary.
Farewell, pads!
Buh-bye weirdo tie thingies!
Chop x 3!
I hemmed that bottom raw edge…
Pin!
Hemmmmm!
I decided to go with the 3/4 sleeves of the bottom tunic. I rolled the bottoms into 1″ cuffs, pressed them, the stitched them down on the bottom seam.
See?
After pressing my new tunic, I was ready for a lovely (though chilly) day off!
I do so love a warm fire! 🙂
Here’s a closer look at my new top!
Pretty, no?
As I hate being cold, this is about as close as I got to playing in the snow:
Snow is cold, y’all!
But I enjoyed looking at it from inside while sipping on a few of these:
Mmmmmm! White Russians! 🙂
I think my new top is an alright copycat! 🙂
Cheers!
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Why not add some lacy ribbon (dyed with RIT, of course! 😉 ) to the front and really make it a copy!
those boots are to DIE for !!!
I love that! I haven’t refashioned anything, ever, but I totally want to try something like that.
NICE! I think this is one of your closest imitations yet! Love it!
As usual, I like yours MUCh better than the original!
Same here! They’re often better.
I love this one. Such a great idea on how to use those ugly tie-back dresses~
Awesome job and you look amazing in red!
This is great! Nice job 🙂
I love it!
The tunic is great 🙂 Especially I love that it’s red.
By the way, your weather seems really warm, since I faced a -20 C (-4 F) this morning and my car refused to start.
With warm wishes from Estonia.
Where’d you get that ruuuug!!
I love this! Why have I never thought of this?? I’m long on top, so thrift store tops are always too short. I’m going to have to start looking at the dresses instead!
Is that a real or fake owl on your porch? 🙂
It’s my friend’s porch, and sadly a fake. :/
Really really cute! Great save for that hideous dress.
I love it!
Hey this one turned out great, I am going to go after some really old dresses hiding in the attic, I can do that to those, before I toss them all…
Edith YourChicagoConnection
You think you have it bad with the weather where you are, try the larger Chicago Area.
This winter is ……………….well there are no good words for it…
Great dupe!
Lauren
livinginaboxx
That is GORGEOUS!
This is one of my favs!
OMGosh I thought of you the other day, I bought this BEAUTIFUL wool coat and in it was the MOTHERLOAD of shoulder pads. Girl I’m 5’3 and those things were as long as my fore arm and as round as one of beyonce’s butt cheeks! It was ENORMUS!
I like your version so much better!!
My favourite refashion yet! Glad to see some cool weather items are well. Great inspiration for us up in chilly Canada : )
one of your besties!!
This is among your most brilliant Wannabe Wednesday refashes!
Darling refashion! But seeing you wearing 3/4 length sleeves on a “cold” day tickles me. Here on the Olympic Peninsula that would be a “warm” winter day. I guess we’re not going to see a lot of heavy sweater and cardigan refashions?
I agree completely, 3/4 sleeves on a cold day just made no sense to me. It’s not cold if you can expose your arms. The 3/4 sleeves do match the new top style though, it might have been too red without them. 🙂
I know…I know. But I hate being totally covered up. :/ I deserve to suffer.
That tunic is so adorable – definitely one of my favorites of yours!
xoxo,
Laura http://lauraisthriftingthroughlife.blogspot.com/
Great job! I love this one. 🙂
I love how you use the color and basic shape to imitate the original. Good job!
Beautiful!
Very nice job on this refash! I am wondering about your beautiful necklace…I think you’ve worn it in other photos. Is it vintage?
It is incredible, what a few chops can do to a frumpy dress.
Amazing as ususal!
I heard of a new book that made me think of you:
http://www.amazon.com/Mend-Make-Fabulous-Solutions-Fashionable/dp/1620335344/
Mending and fixing are must have skills for re-purposing and extending the life of clothes!
so funny- I just ordered this book a week ago from amazon- I can’t wait to get it!!!!
I love taking inspiration from pieces I can’t afford and making my own! Instead of Wannabe Wednesday I have started Fabu-less Friday!
http://sewmysoul.blogspot.com/2014/01/fabu-less-friday-goodwill-maxi-turned.html
Yeah, SC might be cold, but up in Michigan, we’re living with -30 degree weather. Enjoy the warmth.
It is a very nice copy!
You are inspiring! I love your new red tunic!
I love this! You have inspired me, and now I have to take a look at some old dresses…
I love this! You have inspired me, and now I have to take a look at some old dresses…
I love this top-and you look so awesome in red 🙂
Very, very pretty! Red looks lovely on you.
I’ve been casually reading your blog forever and I must say, you have so much talent! I have really started to look at “ugly” clothes in a different light since reading your blog and seeing how you have transformed so many garments! Also, one of my best friends just moved from Missouri to South Carolina a few months ago and she has been updating us on the snow! Hopefully, you’ll get back to normal weather soon! I hope this is alright, but I nominated you for a Liebster award. http://nonkoreankrisa.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/liebster-award-time-to-google/