Of Montreal Dress Refashion
Don’t let the title get you too excited for me, friends! While today’s post does involve travel, it’s not to Montreal, but the significantly closer Athens, GA!
A pal of mine suggested getting out of dodge to see Of Montreal (the band) at 40 Watt (the music venue) was in!
I just needed something to wear for a mini road trip/concert.
I opted for this sweet vintage dress that seemed full of easy upcycle potential.
Time is running out to rock more wintery refashions, so I’ve gotta start churning through my stash!
I love the harvest colors in this dress, and the thick polyester fabric (hello, warmth!).
I put the dress on my dress form inside-out and pinned each side to take it in.
Then, I stitched it up!
I still wasn’t happy with the length, so some of that went too.
I tried on my dress, and marked where I wanted it to end and then I made an even chop off the bottom.
And here’s my newly-refashioned concert-ready dress now! 🙂
Peeps at our pre-game bar didn’t get to see much of my fab frock, as I was keeping cozy under my teal jacket.
Then we got to 40 Watt!
I worried I might not be hip enough for the crowd, so I quickly added a couple of accessories! 😉
The headliner was awesome, but I really enjoyed the incredibly fun opener, Yip Deceiver!
This was my first time visiting Athens, and I can’t wait to come back! What a fun town!
Cheers!
40 Comments
blacklambphotography
This is a very cute dress. I love the pattern.
Bridget Farrell
Love love love Of Montreal! They put on such a great show! And, of course, the dress is fab! 😀
karenbail1963ey
I love this one.
Small Girl Big World
OMG, I wish I had had that dress when I saw Of Montreal in Seattle! 😉 I love that band…
AthensGal
Oh my goodness, I THOUGHT that was you! I was standing behind you before the show started, and I was thinking to myself, “That looks like the ReFashionista!” I love your blog! Wasn’t that an awesome show?
ReFashionista
Hahaha! Oh my gosh! Small world! I had SOOOO much fun! 🙂
Racy
The Meat Puppets!? Haven’t heard that band’s name since the late 80s…they used to play in NYC *all the time* and they were awesome back then! Could it be the same band??? I wonder… Love the dress. As usual you look adorable in it. I have a question though, about how you sew the “arc” line under the sleeve and down the sides of the dress. Do you ever find that you get a weird bunching right in the armpit area? It’s happened to me a couple times – not sure what i’m doing wrronng!!
ReFashionista
Wow…I’ve never heard of the Meat Puppets. Can you send me a pic of what you’re talking about with the whole bunching thing? I honestly haven’t had any issues with it. If I could see what’s going wrong, I might be able to help! [email protected]
charityshopchic
OMG I want your boots!! Looking great, as usual 😉
starrcliff
So glad you loved my town! Come back again soon!
MrsAlwaysForever
Looks great! Your friend should gift you the hat. It’s too cute on you not too! And I love that color tights with it.
ReFashionista
Haha! I’ll tell him that…;)
lialou
Really nice and so hipster-ish! I love the crazy print and colors, reminds me of the 60’s. I think you need to get one of those hats,, looked awfully cute on you!
ReFashionista
Are you reading this, Dan?
Diane
Would look cute with a belt, too!
ReFashionista
I almoooost wore it with one! Probably will next time! 🙂
Lindsay Gaines
I’m so glad you showed one way you use your dress form. I’ve been using mine and I can’t find any good resources sharing ways to use it.
ReFashionista
Glad it was helpful. My new camera shoots a longer shot (oh yeah…real technical terms here, right?), so I can show more. 🙂
renee
what do you do with the sleeves ? when you took it in, do you take sleeves in too ? how do you sew around that ?
ReFashionista
I just continue in one smooth arc. It ends up being one long gently sloping curve on each side. Does that make sense?
Marie-Anne
Lovely refashion, as usual. The print is really spiced up with your necklace and all. 🙂
ReFashionista
Thank ya! That’s one of my fave necklaces! 🙂
Keith K.
Gosh, I *do* look sullen, don’t I? Must be trying to balance out your rational exuberance. 😀
ReFashionista
“rational”? Really? Me?
mancunianvintage
Great refrashion – love the style and colours…. and I’d say definitely hip enough for even the toughest of crowds!
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ReFashionista
Thank you! I don’t know…I felt like I MIGHT have been the oldest person there! 😉
Alli
I’m so glad you had fun in Athens! It’s my town and I love it. Although I do usually feel like a senior citizen when I go downtown and I’m only 28…
diaryofamadmama
Love it! Especially the cute pattern! 🙂
sgsy
Awesome refashion! Thick polyester…so it’s stretchy?
ReFashionista
It’s actually not very stretchy at all. But it IS warm! 🙂 Thankfully I have the dress form which makes it easier to give a dress just the right amount of give since you can pin everything pretty exactly. 🙂
A Resplendent Resurgence
My brother lives in Athens, so I visit there all the time. I live in Atlanta so it’s only an hour drive. Great town and the 40 Watt is a fun venue. Looks like you had a good time! The dress turned out awesome!
xo, Sydney
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Robin
A very fun refashion indeed! I love the colors & pattern! Also, the meat puppets are worth a listen. An aunt of mine is from the “generation-x” era and listened to them often.
Laura C.
I live in Athens! If you visit again I can recommend some great thrift stores and other neat places to check out!
ReFashionista
Oooooh! 🙂 Cool! I stopped by a store whose name I cannot for the life of me remember where a very cool young lady was perched with her sewing machine refashioning things for the store! I was so excited!
Laura C.
Agora or Minx maybe?
jenny_o
I think I’ve learned as much from you about accessorizing as I have about refashioning. You always add the extra touches that make the outfit. I had been overlooking this aspect of putting an outfit together 🙂
ReFashionista
Aw…Thanks! I think this comes from my pre-refashioning days when I would save money by only buying black and grey clothing, but fun colored accessories to mix & match my rather small wardrobe and keep everything looking fresh!
kC
The Meat Puppets are a great band! Mellower than you’d think from the name. You ought to check them out.
noyestudios
Cute dress. And I love the Meat Puppets!
noyestudios
Cute dress :-). And I love the Meat Puppets.