Day 218: to Bea or Not to Bea Dress

When Fella saw me in this dress, he informed me that it made me look like a miniature Bea Arthur.

While I’m a huge fan of Bea, and all her Golden Girl pals, I don’t think I should let them inform my style choices too much.  🙂

To get started, I ripped out some really strange shoulder paddage.

Then, I made a great big chop!

Do you see where I’m going here?  🙂

I folded that top part under twice, pinned it, and stitched it down, leaving a small unsewn place in the front.

I grabbed a completely contrasting sash from another dress and worked it through the casing (with the help of a trusty safety pin).

And that’s it!  I tossed on a belt and headed off into the night!  🙂

I could have easily just worn this piece as a dress, rather than a tunic.  I was just feeling a tad modest this evening.  🙂

I really like the blue/brown combo and the contrasting prints on the sash and the tunic.  🙂

While out, I ran into a few fun friends…

…and one mortal enemy.  :/

Cheers!