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Day 321: Here Comes the Rain Dress

Day 322: Refashioner's Block: Dress to Top Refashion
Day 320: Beyond the Beige Dress

The thing I really like about the completely blah and shapeless polyester dresses I find for $1 at thrift stores…

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So very blah!

…is what wonderful blank slates they are!  You can really do just about anything with them!  🙂

I decided to go for a quick, but dramatic no-sew refashion for this one!

First, I trimmed off that bottom hem to make my sash.

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Snippage!

Then, I folded the dress in half and made a big asymmetrical cut!

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Do you see where this is going? 🙂

Those sleeves needed a bit of a shortening, too!

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Short ‘n Sweet!

And that’s it!  Now that dress is totally transformed!

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Lovin’ the High/Low Hem!!! 🙂

I wore my dress to Finlay Park for a production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).  I was especially excited, as I was asked to review the show for Jasper Magazine and Onstage Columbia!  🙂

There I was…poised with pen in hand, ready to take notes!

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Let’s DO this! 🙂

Erin and I were really optimistic…

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This play will be great! We just know it! 🙂

…and then it started to rain.  Hard.  :/

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Oh Noooooo!!!! :/

So…the show was called off.  Such a bummer!  Luckily, I’ll be able to catch it/review it on what will hopefully be a bright & sunny Saturday!  Fingers crossed! I’ll be sure to post the link to my review when it’s released. 🙂

Cheers!

Day 322: Refashioner's Block: Dress to Top Refashion
Day 320: Beyond the Beige Dress

5 thoughts on “Day 321: Here Comes the Rain Dress”

  1. Your blog is so inspiring! You are magical! You can see the most amazing things in your goodwill finds, unbelievable! I feel like my sense of fashion has expanded since finding your blog! thanks for doing what you do!:)

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  2. I have loved what you do here. It makes me feel like I could be brave enough to sew. Is there any chance you would consider putting the before and after side by side?

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