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A BOGO Frump-to-Hip Refashion!

Thrift Stalking: How to Thrift Like a Savage
From 80's Dropped Waist to '18 Good Taste: A Refashion

Congrats Everybody! Today you get two refashions for the price of one (which is still free, so I guess that’s not really a bargain, but whatever…)!

When you look at these two pieces from my local thrift, you might not think they could work together very well.

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80’s frump meets Look At My Larger Bottom Half.

I’m not fan of either of these. The green one is well…something, isn’t it?

The grey one’s distastefulness is a bit more subtle and insidious. The top is properly fitted, but the bottom is an awkward mid-knee length and those white flowers just bring attention to the pear-ness of my shape. I also hate that stupid waist tie thing.

Goodbye Green Dress & Frumpy Grey Dress, and Hello Hip Green Jacket and Versatile Grey Tunic Top!

Let’s start with the easy one, the grey dress.

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Chop!

Well, That was easy.

Now for the Green!

First, I happily ripped these out:

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Massive pads of squareness!

I carefully snipped right above the elastic waist, like so:

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Snip snip!

Next, I made a tiny hem, and stitched it down.

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Teensy!
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Whirrrr!

Okay, so my jacket was complete, but I thought of a clever use for those massive pads!

I pinned them together, with the prettier sides facing each other.

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Like this.

Then, I stitched around them, leaving an opening on one narrow side.

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Another whirrrr!

I then trimmed the edges and turned it inside out.

Can you guess what this is? Can ya?

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A cozy case for my sweet specs!

All that snipping and whirring left me with a cool and funky outfit for the day!

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I think it’s pretty sweet!
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Or at least an improvement anywho!

I paired my jacket and tunic with yoga pants, my favorite Toms boots, and this cool ballerina necklace I thrifted for $2.

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Other fashion bloggers try to look cute. I just like making funny faces. ;P

As this was such a quick refash, I even had time to whip up a Southern Chess Pie!

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A chilly day requires a good pie!

I wore my fun new outfit for an evening of tiki cocktails with friends to help us forget the February chill!

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Ah…The Painkiller…my favorite tiki cocktail!

Cheers!

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Thrift Stalking: How to Thrift Like a Savage
From 80's Dropped Waist to '18 Good Taste: A Refashion

34 thoughts on “A BOGO Frump-to-Hip Refashion!”

  1. I must be getting old… er… older, that is… I loved the blue dress almost as it was and I think, if it had fit me the way it fit you, I’d have found a dye that dyed the floral whatchamacallit so it matched the dress and call it a day… But that’s just me. You look fabulous!

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  2. Loved seeing a whole outfit! And great necklace. I think the flower embroidery bottom of that dress might make a nice clutch bag or something?! X

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  3. I’m glad you’re back! Keep the refashions coming – I’m always inspired by your creativity. Question: when you’re at the thrift store, do you immediately get a vision of the end refashion before you buy the piece, or do you just buy random things and decide what to do with them later?

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  4. I love that you kept the studs on the pockets–I thought that was a cool detail. And the finished outfit is very cute and very 2018!

    I started reading your blog circa 2013, but I recently used your archive to go back to the very beginning. It’s been a blast to read all of those old posts, and you inspired me to refashion a dress for a formal event I have this weekend. 😀

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  5. I like the little jacket but I don’t like just the narrow hem on it. Perhaps use the belt that went with the original dress, making it more like a short denim-jacket style?
    Also waiting to see what you make with the embroidered bottom of the other dress…
    You always provide divine inspiration!

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  6. All that and you still had time to bake a pie! You really were supercharged! Thanks for your continued awesome finished products. So look forward to seeing what you’ve done.

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  7. An another awesome quick Refashion hit for my weekend of alterations. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Keep up the relatable alterations.

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  8. Very creative outfit and cute on you! Also, love the use of the shoulder pads for the spec case . . . who woulda thought of that one!

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  9. I love your Blog and your new blog too!! I’ve been following for some time not and have a question. Where did you get a dress form and how did you find one that is your size? Thanks so much!!

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  10. Actually I LOVE the floral embroidery part of the skirt that got cut off- PLEASE USE THAT- maybe a tube top/bustier in a future re-fashion?

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  11. Great creativity, as always! I’m kinda sad for the grey dress, because I loved it as you bought it (yay for knee length!) :p

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