Hello!  As you can see there are some big changes happening here at ReFashionista!  I have a few more tweaks to make to the new site, so just bear with me for a few more days, okay?  🙂

But in the meantime, Let’s get to Wannabe Wednesday, shall we?

I was inspired by the Ressica Tunic from Anthropologie.

 

Little Miss Blonde & Limbsome’s top is all sorts of Boho awesomeness, but could I make a similar top from this $1 thrifted dress?

 

To get started, I removed some paddage!

Then, I chopped of the sleeves a bit.

 

I threw this pleated nightmare on my dress form and started pinning.

 

I stitched it down…

 

I became exhausted dealing with all the pleats of the skirt, so I went ahead and chopped it off.

 

What I failed to think of was how that lining/pleats combo needed to be separated in order to be made not super-duper bulky and weird.  :/

I cut off the excess material and discovered my top was looking fairly awful.

Sooooo…I cut out the lining and re-took the whole thing in again.

 

I hemmed the raw edges, like so:

 

And now my new top isn’t quite identical to the original, but after the frustrations of slippery fabric, nightmarish pleats, and an annoying lining, it’ll do.  🙂

 

 

Cheers!

 

Original Price:  $78

Copycat Price:  $1

Savings:  $77!