Vista Lights Dress

Hello there! Notice anything different? I’ve been making a few tweaks around the ol’ blog lately. How does it look so far? I figured it was time for a few changes to make it look less clunky and (hopefully) easier to navigate. 🙂

My blog isn’t the only thing that needs tweaking, though!

Vista Lights Dress 2 — Why yes, I AM wearing sweatpants! 🙂

This fuchsia top is awesome in color and comfy in fabric, but not exactly what I had in mind for an evening hanging out with my friends in style!

I decided to turn it into a dress! First, I had to remove those pads!

Then, I pinned the sides to get it nicely narrowed!

Vista Lights Dress 4 — Remember…taking it in also effects the length! If it’s almost too short already, be careful!

I stitched up both sides…

…but I still had a little problem. Because this was intended to be a top, not a dress, the space below the bottom button was happy to flap in the breeze. As I didn’t want to risk showing more than needed to be seen, I stitched this down, too!

Vista Lights Dress 6 — Wardrobe Malfunction-Proof! 😀

I threw my new dress on, rolled up those sleeves a bit more, tossed on a belt, and was ready for a fun night with friends!

Vista Lights Dress 7 — Wait…aren’t you freezing???

I look forward to Columbia’s Vista Lights celebration every year! My friends and I have been going to this terrific kickoff to the holiday season for as long as I can remember. Our favorite part of the event is the premiere of that year’s Beaujolais Nouveau!

We had a blast sipping wine and wandering about the Vista– checking out the many stores, art galleries, restaurants and bars.

Vista Lights Dress 10 — Gotta love that hat!

Vista Lights Dress 11 — I never received the glasses memo. :/

Cheers!

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6 Comments

Ree

December 10, 2012 at 6:30 pm Reply

Super cute stuff on here! My first time on your blog and I love it. Great job!

Chica Andaluza

November 19, 2012 at 5:05 am Reply

Everything looks great – especially you!

mancunianvintage

November 17, 2012 at 10:00 am Reply

Great re-fashion, you turned the ‘before’ into an awesome outfit!
http://www.mancunianvintage.com

Bouqui

November 17, 2012 at 1:52 am Reply

Nice refashion–as usual–both of the blog and the dress. The color of the tights, belt and broach really complement the dress. Can you tell us a bit about the awesome jacket you’re wearing?

versatilestylebytracey

November 16, 2012 at 10:19 pm Reply

I can’t get over your facial expression in the first photo… too funny. Great color and another great refashion…