Hi all! I hope you’re having a swell week filled with all sorts of awesomeness. 🙂
I’m having a blasty with my awesome new job/awesome new coworkers. I feel truly lucky to get to wake up every day to go into work to do things that I’m really good at and actually enjoy. 🙂
But enough of that! When we last spoke, I asked you guys which was your favorite from my One Dress, Three Ways feature.
It was basically a tie between Dress #1 and Top #2. Poor Skirt #3 didn’t get much love at all, but that’s okay. I didn’t care that much for it either. 😉 Cest la vie! Thanks for making your voice heard. Feedback like this helps me know what types of refashions you guys like to see/what inspires you and that’s always a good thing.
Now…for the Refashion!
Spring is just around the corner! Soon we can toss our SAD lamps and jackets aside…but not quite yet.
When I was invited to what promised to be a fun oyster roast, I knew this corduroy dress was just the thing for it:
I’m not a big fan of corduroy. I don’t really like touching it, and I HATE the swishy-swishy sound corduroy pants make. There was no way this was going to remain a dress (in case the title of this post didn’t clue you in). 😉
I pinned that edge under…
I was nervous about stitching it down, given the weirdo problem I had with my machine recently, but much to my relief, everything went just fine!
I pressed that new hem down, and now I have a great pre-Spring jacket with a bit of 60’s-ish flair!
The oysters were delicious, and the company was lovely! 🙂
Perhaps I’ve judged corduroy too harshly all along!
Cheers!
Stunning!
I’ve just stumbled upon your blog and I’m in love with what you do! this is so cool! I took sewing lessons a few summers ago and got pretty good but I don’t think I could ever work in all the motivation that you do! You’ve got a new reader here! 🙂
…. feeling sorrow for you… life is very hard by times and I surely am hoping that things get better for you. …bright blessings
Hahah nice! I won’t think the about corduroy the same way now.
Very proper and trim idea for casual day wear. If you want to add in a punch of colors, visit my website. You will get all the accessories you need. 🙂 Good luck!
What a cute jacket – and you wear it well!
love it!!! but i just have to ask, is your friend wearing a llyod christmas shirt?? i can see the peak of his hair cut and i got all excited!! haha, gotta love being strange 🙂
That is seriously super cute!! I would have never guessed it was originally that big…um…unattractive… dress. Your projects just keep getting better and better!
Love this jacket idea.
Another cute refashion! About your machine- it could just need it’s timing adjusted. Make an appointment for it to get a ‘tune-up’, & it’ll run like new
I love this!
Love that “new jacket”! It looks great on you. I also agree with one of your other commenters that it would also look good dyed a brighter colour.
I hate corduroy but I like this! I wonder what on earth is in the green plastic containers that needs to be fenced in….??
I had almost the same corduroy dress I picked up at a thrift store. Mine is lavender. I did the SAME thing! Mine is a bit longer, but I think it’s super cute as a jacket! love all you do!
Great eye! That dress makes a MUCH cuter jacket! Looks great on you!
I love this one! I picked up an identically (is that a word?) shaped dress in a lightweight fabric for $1, and I’ve been trying to decide what to do with it. It’s a beautiful print but I’m short so it’s *way* too busy as-is. Thanks for the solution!
I’m so glad you love your new job – hooray!
Hi Jill,
Of the 3 my favotire is the dress! It turn out gorgeous for a date night out!
kisses from Portugal!
I love how you revamped the jacket, looks great. I didn’t vote on the dress three ways but would have picked the shirt (I was definitely among those who didn’t care for the skirt option, though I did like that you tried something different 🙂
how comes this corduroy dress was ever created? it’s now perfect as a jacket, but as a dress? why on earth such a dress?? lol
Love the jacket. Can’t wait to see the skirt you will probably make with the cut off part.
Love it when you’re blogging more.
Love, love, love the Jacket. Plus I love your blog. I so wish my blog was half as cool as yours. I will just have to keep striving to get it looking as interesting as yours. Thanks.
Love this jacket. Well done!
I was happy you didn’t care that much for the skirt, but keep the creativity coming. Congrats on your job–I love my job too–most of the time–school librarian. Corduroy is a funky fabric–I agree with you. Agree that the color could be spruced. I can’t wait until the next post comes out–thanks.
Looks like a Nehru jacket! Super cute.
So cute!!!!
I too, am not a big fan of that fabric. It just seems so 70’s to me…I’m not a big fan of that time period.
Super Cute Coat!!
Love the jacket!
I have a few coworkers who wear corduroy pants and I can hear them swishing before I see them. It is a really annoying sound
Now that was clever! Looks great!
I have missed you!I must have missed all info on a new job. Last I heard you were going to tell us your “news.” What is your new job that you are so happy with? Congratulations! (That all has worked out the way you wanted) Keep inspiring us and sharing your creations plz! 🙂 Jillian ( Melbourne. Australia)
Trés cute! I happen to love corduroy but appreciate it’s a tricky fabric to pull off. Your jacket did it justice in oyster baskets full! I’m not usually a fan of putty or worm colored things, but in this case I like the contrast with the black and it’s a nice transition color from winter to spring. Especially with your fancy decorated shoes; there’s no competition, just total support.
It’s all in what you do with the corduroy. I agree, I don’t like corduroy pants either. But it’s perfect for a jacket, as you have shown the world.
Can’t wait to see what you do with the skirt!
It was 11* here today. Spring is still a long way off but I love your jacket anyway. I’ll keep that idea until it is spring here.
Well, how cute is THAT? I LOVE it!
Super cute!! Love it~
You helped to bring out the real personality of that garment, it was never a dress but a chic jacket just waiting for the right touch. Bravo!
That hideous dress is an absolutely perfect jacket! I bet it is so happy to be what it was always meant to be.
That’s gorgeous – very chic!
Love this!!! Now I need to go find a corduroy dress!
That turned out super cute! Not crazy about the color, though – think it needs a dye bath? 🙂
I thought exactly the same, a nice bright colour would have perked it up 🙂
LOVE this! I rarely think of jackets from dresses as an option and this is inspiring!
Yummy oysters! How lucky are you!
Like what you did in this refashioning– a cute jacket even if it isn’t your fave fabric.
Glad you are loving your new job and new colleagues!
Thank you for all your ideas– a great blog!
SO funny I was just thinking I hardly ever see you do anything with coats/jackets and here you go! Turned out very cute considering the original version, but I think it needs a dye bath, but that’s just me not loving blah colors. I LOVE your language, you sound a lot like me – all happy and breezy! Very glad for you that the new job is fabu, makes all the difference doesn’t it? As for the poor sad skirt, oh well, it was an interesting idea at least. Keep up the sassiness Jillian!