Day 309: 3 Step Dress
Here’s a no-sew fix that will work really well with most button-up old lady dresses for this summer! 🙂 Step 1: Find an old lady dress in a print you really like that at least kind of fits you. Step 2: Tuck in the collar, and button up your dress as much as you can, but with the neckline under your arms. Step 3: Tie those arms in front of you to cinch the waist! I triple-knotted mine, and tucked the ends of the sleeves in to give it a sort of rosette look. I wore my new dress to the Columbia Museum of Art for their monthly Arts &…
Day 261: Happy St. Pat’s!
Yay! Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! How I love a good drinking holiday! 🙂 Sadly, I had to spend all day moving. :/ Happily, I had awesome help (Shoutouts to Mike, Nick, and Bob!)! 🙂 As night set in, we decided to call it a day and just get the last of everything tomorrow. I had just enough time for a quick refash before heading to a fun St. Pat’s Porch Party! 🙂 I started with this old ladyish dress. Forgive me for not having a ‘before’ pic with me wearing this. My tripod was packed away, and I had a verrrrrry tiny space to complete this refashion! But look! The…
Day 253: Wino Dress
Wow! I’ve made it into the 25o’s! Who knew I’d be able to keep this project up for so long? 🙂 I started my day with this frumpy vintage frock. I quickly got to work at taking the whole thing in from the sides. Okay…so now my new dress was perfectly fitted, but it was still a bit dull. Time for a fun new hemline! 🙂 I threw my new dress on just in time to meet up with a few friends for a bit of wine! 🙂 Cheers!
Day 245: Mandarin Blue Dress
Today’s dress wasn’t very cute when I first put it on. :/ Not to worry! I know just what to do to make this dress adorable in no time flat! First, I removed some of the length! Some of you guys have asked how I manage to keep the hem even when I shorten my dresses. I just fold the cut off bit as I go, and everything is Even Steven! 🙂 Next, I lopped off those ugly stretched-out sleeves! Now my dress is cute as can be and ready to head out the door for work! Cheers!
Day 239: I Heart Fortuny!
Little old lady dresses are such a blast to refashion! 🙂 Check out this one with its nifty Fortuny-style pleating. Sadly, it doesn’t have much else going for it! I was in a hurry, so this needed to be quick! I turned the dress inside-out and stitched a seam over each sleeve. I chopped off the sleeves, then decided to get rid of most of the length. Today was just a jeans kinda day! Hooray for Casual Friday! Now that frumpy old lady dress is a sweet & sassy new top! Today was a wee bit chilly, so I tossed on a sweater before heading to Pita’s for a tasty…
