Aparna’s NDAD Creation

Feb 17, 2013 | 7 Comments

Today’s piece comes in from Miss Aparna!!

Hi Marisa!  Hello all the way from India.  I have been following your blog for a while and I must admit that I totally adore your refashions!  It is amazing how a nip and a stitch can transform an outfit.  This is a dress that my cousin had picked for me, so I am not sure how much she spent.

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Dress - Goodwill - Upcycle

Aparna – Before

It was too short and the top was too low, but I loved the knit material and the color though.  

Hmm, where is Aparna going to go with this??

I chopped the top off and hemmed it. 

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Dress - Goodwill - Upcycle

Hem!!

I then utilized the fabric from chopped portion to make rosettes to add a little something to my skirt! 

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Dress - Goodwill - Upcycle

Rosettes!

A rather simple refashion and it was loads of fun to create! 

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Dress - Goodwill - Upcycle

Aparna – After

Keep refashioning and take care! 

Aparna, you’re rocking that new skirt now like a boss!  I love how you took this dress from being too short and too low cut and turning it into a gorge new skirt!  Keep these pieces coming!  See more from Aparna, here!

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  • Sue

    How utterly cute. Good job. Love it. :)

  • Ginia Magers

    Love this idea!

  • Sarah_H.

    Makes a cute skirt, especially with the rosettes.

  • Lauraly

    Very cute…love the rosettes and the color pops!

  • http://www.facebook.com/kate.martin.90226 Kate Martin

    Especially love the rosettes. Super cute!

  • Jennifer

    I can easily relate to this post. I’m a relatively tall person (5’8 1/2″) with long legs and a J-Lo butt, so I often run into a problem with modern dresses being way too short on me. If I really like something about the dress (like the fabric or print), I buy it and either upcycle it into a tunic top or a skirt.

    Aparna could have just kept it simple with the skirt, but I really like how she jazzed it up by adding the rosettes. It’s a very simple tweak, but it’s makes a difference in how the skirt looks. Well done!

    • Judy B

      Well, I’m a short person with short legs and a Buddha belly–and I completely agree with you! I too was thinking maybe a tunic (with a cami or something underneath to deal with the ‘too low’ issue) or skirt. Also agree about the rosettes being a very nice touch.