41 Days to Go: Vicki G’s NDAD Creation

Sep 7, 2012 | 21 Comments

More wedding photos from you guys are coming all weekend long!!  Today’s is from Vicki G. in Tigard, OR.

 Marisa – I love following your blog, and you have definitely inspired me to get my creative juices flowing again!  I learned how to sew when I was about 10, and made most of my clothes during high school and then majored in Theater in college, focusing on costumes.  I even designed and made my own wedding dress!  I would advise others NOT to do this, though…just a “little” stress!  However, during the past 20 years, my focus has been my kids, and my business, so to say that my “right brain” has atrophied would be an understatement!  I went looking through my closet when I was prepping to go to my niece’s wedding.  I knew that I needed something new, however, my checkbook said otherwise!  I took my inspiration to Goodwill, where I found this…

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vicki G - Before

Vicki G – Before

How do you think Vicki is going to change this up??

With a little advice from a younger, more fashion-conscious friend, and pinning help from a seamstress friend, I ended up with the following (picture courtesy of another niece, who did the pictures at the wedding)

New Dress A Day - Vicki G - Final Product

Vicki G – After

Thanks for your inspiration! 

You look stunning Vicki!  Lady in red, that’s for sure!  I love how this turned out, starting off as a Goodwill find and then morphing into a lovely wedding ensemble.  Way to go!!

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  • http://vizionheiry.tumblr.com vizionheiry

    I love how you updated it to a great silhouette

  • Natchez

    Really great before and after!

  • kissem37

    totally gave that dress a new life! great job :)

  • Lisa

    Looks like something you would buy in a boutique. You look fab! Terrific job!

  • ps

    What a kicky after! Great transformation.

  • Sarah_H.

    Great new look for a very dated dress!

  • Allie

    Only wish you switched the dress around so the buttons went down the back!

  • http://www.facebook.com/tollyfaye Tolly Bockbrader

    Much better and brighter look!! Great job!

  • Constant Reader

    Excellent makeover, but I’d love an explanation of what you did. How did you make it from a faux-two-piece to a single dress? Very lovely.

  • Lauraly

    Nice! Love the color and the silhouette!

    • Judy B

      Yes, the change in the silhouette made all the difference, didn’t it? From frumpy to fabulous!

  • http://foryourtastebudsonly.blogspot.com/ Roxanne

    Looks like a new dress. How ever did you pull that off with the split in the front? Good job!

  • http://www.facebook.com/jenifer.schmitt Jenifer Schmitt

    Beautiful! Nd the color really suits you, too!

  • http://twitter.com/CharKuhtz Charlotte Kuhtz

    thats awesome!

  • http://www.facebook.com/Pookledo Sarah Goode

    An Amazing transformation. And so much younger looking too!

  • Linda

    Vicki….THAT was the UGLIEST before dress ever!!!! The fact you could even see the potential is awesome!! GREAT JOB!!

  • Guest

    Beautiful. Save the coat and cut it into a cute Shrug for colder days to wear again.

  • Christie

    Wow! great redo

  • Laura

    This is awesome! Great job! You look fab!

  • Tasmanian Minimalist

    Great colour, and so resourceful. Love those bargain re-creations !

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000429952066 Patricia Rhudy Cook

    I got a dress a lot like this at a thrift store and I’ve been wondering what to do with it. Thanks for the idea.