Hey guys…remember that red bolero from Day 26? Well…it didn’t travel alone!
I’m guessing the bolero and dress combo were a mother of the bride outfit at some point. The dress doesn’t fit me at all, but there’s potential!
First, I had to deal with a place on the front where the fabric had been all picked and pulled.
I grabbed my razor, and simply shaved the pulls and picks off.
Now it was time to tackle the size. I needed to take it in on the sides, but they were boned. I thought for a while about how I wanted to tackle this, and decided to just take out the boning (I didn’t need it) from the sides so I could take it in easily. 🙂
Next, I ran each side through my machine to take it all in a bit.
I cut off the excess material and was oh-so-close to being done!
The straps were still too long, so I did a quick & dirty fix to shorten them from the back.
Now I’m ready to kick off the weekend in style!
I spent the evening watching Art Bar Players Improv and hanging out with friends. 🙂
Cheers!
At first I’d think the razor would damage the dress, but wow! What a great idea! I had a tool for that but I didn’t know a razor worked as well! Allow me to return my tools please. 😉
Gorgeous dress and very glamorous on you.
A razor!?!? and to think I bought a bobble-off a while back, I bet a razor will be cleaner on the fabric since it’s finer. Will try that. Thanks!
Ooh you foxy chick you! Love the idea of taking the bones out – I have a dress I could so something with now that you´ve inspired me. Great colour on you.
I have looked though several posts, and this item is my favorite. There is something “old fashioned” about this dress, but it looks very good on you.
Ooh la la is right. You look fabulous!
That’s GORGEOUS! It really suits you, you must be sooo pleased with it!
FABULOUS remake!! I love that you utilize the hems and designs that are already present on this dress. Prom pic is adorable, too!
Thanks! Sometimes there’s no need to make things difficult. 🙂 This dress is a tad tacky…but I dig it! 🙂