Day 363: All The Angles Strapless Dress Refashion

When I found today’s dress at one of my fave $1 thrift stores, I was stoked! Check out the amazeballs print!

All the Angles Strapless Dress Refashion before — The shoulder pads are slightly less than amazeballs,

You’re looking at a totally 80’s shoulderpadded number that desperately needs a facelift! Time for a Nip/Tuck!

First, I made a big chop!

Then, I took in the whole thing about 2″ on each side.

dress on ironing board — Pin, then Sew! 🙂

After cutting off the excess material, I folded the top raw edge over twice and stitched it down, leaving about a 1″ gap. This is where I’m going to insert some elastic.

After digging through my stash, I realized I was all out of elastic! Ugh! And I was soooo not in the mood to make a last-minute craft store run! :/

Then I remembered this leftover scrap from the strapless top I refashioned from a dress on Day 315!

I cut off the elastic waistband…

cutting elastic — Why didn’t I think of this before????

I threaded the elastic through the dress’ new casing…

Then, I stitched the two ends together, as well as the 1″ gap I left to insert the elastic through.

sewing end of elastic — Closing up shop!

Now that dress is ready for a fun night of Karaoke with friends! 🙂

all the angles strapless dress refashion after — From Sad to Sassy! 🙂

all the angles strapless dress refashion after 2 — My shoes are pretty sweet, too! 😉

jillian and friend — The PBR tall boy in her hair really ties the whole look together! 😉

I would love to say that my dress was the most stylish thing I saw tonight, but this simply wouldn’t be true.

friend in squid hat — This hat beats a cute dress any day! 🙂

jillian in squid hat — It really completes my ensemble! 🙂

jillian in squid hat with friend — The right accessories make a difference, y’all! 🙂

Cheers!