31 Days to Go: $1 Remake

Sep 17, 2012 | 33 Comments

I finally wore the dress that I worked on for the Sundance Channel/Geico shoot – the weather was just hot enough to make this the easy, breezy, beautiful piece perfect for a 103 degree day.  (Shout out to all my Texans who teased me for thinking 88 degrees was sweltering about a month ago.  We’re feeling it now, y’all!!)

For the shoot we were testing different potential muumuus to use, so I’ve got this before shot…

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Muumuu - Before

Muumuu!!

…and the one directly from the commersh!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Muumuu - Before

Day 31 – Before

Since I was tweaking this piece as the camera was shooting, I have fun screen captures to describe the process :)

I began by removing the sleeves with a seam ripper and cutting the piece short.

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Muumuu - Seam Ripper

Sleeveless time!

I cut a strip of fabric from the excess material and sewed a new hem…

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Muumuu - Sewing Machine

We wear short, shorts…er, skirts!

…then brought it in a smidge, and turned the piece around!! I wore the original back as the front and then cinched it at the waist for a little shape!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Muumuu - Before/After

Before/After!!

Like I said earlier, it was just the outfit to wear on a über hot day, a day where I was in a fun classroom environment learning about all things video!!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Muumuu - After

Day 31 – After

I took the Blogshop video class taught by the amazing Bri and Angela…

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Muumuu - Bri & Angela

Photoshop/Design Geniuses!

…and am en route to feeling super comfortable with vids!  Can’t wait to start getting them shot and up on the site!

I became fast friends with Ashley – another East Coaster with a super cute blog – who was one of my video partners-in-crime as well as my silly photo taking pal.

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Muumuu - M & A

Jazz Hands!

I was totally obsessed with the fabric strand tassels that Bee of Design (the fab Rebecca) made too!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Muumuu - Fabric Tassels

Fun Fabric Frenzy!!

Nothing like finding another project I can make with my leftovers!!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Muumuu - Fabric Tassel Fun

Having WAY too much fun!

The final pic of the day came during magic hour.  Sun was setting and the temperature fell to 92 degrees :)

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Muumuu - Le Fin

Le Fin

This muumuu remake is another one to add to the favorites list!

And, in case anyone wants to see the Sundance Channel/Geico commersh again, or missed it the first time, here you go…

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  • http://www.facebook.com/lucia.burnett Lucia Green

    Super cute!

  • David Preston

    So cute! New fav!

  • db

    LOVE the dress!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=41603120 Emily Haager

    I still think this is one of my favorites of your remakes! I would never think to pick up that muumuu

  • kissem37

    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that dress! The colors are awesome, the keyhole in the back is so cute, just adorable all around. I still can’t believe you can do that so fast…

    • newdressaday

      That keyhole works so well in the back! That’s the fun of muumuus…so many different ways to play with them! The fabric pattern lent itself well to short, sleeveless, and cinched!!

      • kissem37

        totally agree!!

  • Ash

    You are the coolest! I can’t even tell you how much fun I had meeting you. Alas, there was no kindred blog buddy at blogshop (plenty of nice women – but not the same). Dress is fabulous. YOU are fabulous. xoxo

    • newdressaday

      I’m obsessed with you!! You must come back to visit on more “work trips” :) xo

  • Christine

    FAB!!

  • Ginia Magers

    Love it!

  • Sarah_H.

    One of the best! And I loved getting to hear your voice on the Gieco commercial.

    • newdressaday

      Aww, yay! You got to put my physical voice with my writing voice :)

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

    That’s a good transformation! Love the neck!

  • Dee

    Yep, one of my FAV pieces! Love the color, keyhole, length, sleeve(lessness) everything!

  • http://www.superdumbsupervillain.com/ superdumb

    ooh, this is one of my faves, for sure!

  • Kelly

    That dress is amazing and I LOVE the commercial!

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

    This is my new favorite! Love the neck, the colors everything. And you have great legs to show off. Stay cool!

  • Heather

    This one really does rock! Probably one of my top 5 favs. GREAT job, Marisa!

  • http://www.facebook.com/laurensummers Lauren Frederick

    this one is my favorite!! I LOVE that dress and am sad its not available to the masses! Great job!

  • Glittersocks

    Congratulations on getting the recognition you deserve! You’re so amazingly creative and the dress looks fab!

    • newdressaday

      Thank you Glittersocks. PS, I think I need to make myself some glitter socks. Sounds amazing!!

  • Lauraly

    That dress is totally adorable, and love the commercial too!

  • Paul B,

    A Marisa Lynch commercial! I love it! Great job Marisa!

    • newdressaday

      Ha! Thank you mister P :)

  • Lovestosew

    That dress is super cute. I’d wear it in a hearbeat. it’s been really wonderful watching your star rise. I can’t wait for your book to arrive at my door. Much love xoxo

  • Laura Whitman

    I loved this commercial! Just so cute!

    xoxo,
    Laura

  • Tori Benick

    This is so gorgeous! I love this so much!

  • Susan

    Marisa, your can-do attitude and enthusiasm are VERY infectious! Love the muumuu redo and the commercial. Keep up the great work. Can’t wait to buy your book. :)

  • Keenzi

    I adored this dress when I first saw the commercial and the adoration has not faded with time–Love it!

  • Sue

    I think this one is my all time favorite… absolutely stunning. :)

  • Erin

    This dress is absolutely adorable. I wish it was in my closet!

  • KitsuneClaws

    You are just the cutest thing!! I love that commercial, and that dress looks amazing on you. I love it! Back when you were doing the original 365 day challenge you had inspired me to learn how to sew, and now I’m making all sorts of things for myself, my friends, and I’m starting to sew and sell doll clothes online, too. Thanks, Marisa!