On a recent trip to the thrift store I happened upon this dress. While the silhouette looks like something a first grade teacher would wear, I liked the tribal print, the deep armholes, the patch pockets and the buttons up the front. There was definitely some hidden potential here.
I ended up raising the dropped waist, taking up the shoulders a bit, taking it in down the sides and cutting about seven inches off the bottom. That sounds like a lot, but it really only took about an hour. I'm happy with the final result and I'm sure I'll be wearing it this week.
nicely done :-)
ReplyDeleteIt looks great!
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Oh, cute! That's a definite improvement.
ReplyDeleteit looks pretty cool, makes me wish I was patient enough to sew things
ReplyDeletethat is such a gorgeous print!
ReplyDeletei love the closeup!
very cute! love what u did too it! im horrible w/ sewing...
ReplyDeleteyou make wonders with theses sewing projects!
ReplyDeleteYou should definately doa post witha tutorial for transforming long oversized skirts/dresses into stuff like this!
it's really cute! though i do like the original dropped waist-the length is great!
ReplyDeletei like how it turned out! great idea ;)
ReplyDeleteFabulous! Wow, you make anything possible really.
ReplyDeletewell done it looks great now :)
ReplyDeletegreat job, i have two dresses that are waiting to be alter, one in the same way you've done, i was hesitating but thanks to you might just take the plunge, ^_^
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the comments!
ReplyDeleteZoe: Next time I sew something I'll take photos along the way and try to do a tutorial.
as always; perfection!!! looks completely different.
ReplyDeletei love the label for your post!
ReplyDeleteyou make that dress look tough with those boots!
Great job with the dress. I like how you raised the skirt to just slightly above the natural waist.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job!
ReplyDeleteOMGOSH SO NICE!
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