60s dress

Weekend Teaser!

Hi friends!! I've been traveling this week so I'm a bit behind on posting, but I wanted to give you a teaser on what to look forward to over the next few days. This mustard yellow dress is a total delight. The skirt is thick and quilty, the color is perfect for this time of year, but it needs a bit of help.

 

New Dress A Day - vintage mustard yellow dress

Hey collar, haaaaaaaaaay!! Plus lime green to boot!! Can't wait to show you the after look of this guy.

New Dress A Day - vintage lime green dress

Love this light blue muumuu. The neck ties make for a perfect hair accent!

 New Dress A Day - vintage blue muumuu

I feel like Cinderella with our matching blue hair sashes :)

Cinderella - Hair

Three fun outfits with three even more fun after looks to come... Would any of these make it into your Goodwill basket??

Remake: Blue Collared Dress

I have such an affinity for powder blue!!  When I saw this piece, I needed to take it home with me.  New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

But look at that collar!!!  And those cuffs!!!

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

I started off by removing the collar!

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

Other remake thoughts included keeping it attached, but I opted to just get rid of it.  I already have plans of what I'd like to craft it into next...

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

Same deal with the cuffs.

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

I trimmed the sleeves shorter...

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

...and had some lovely excess pieces leftover!

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

I pinned down the neck in preparation for sewing a clean-styled scoop...

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

...before cutting off a small chunk of the length.

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

Next, I pinned the excess length together to form a sash before sewing.  This is going to come in handy for a little embellishment!

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

I stitched the ends of the sleeves and the neckline...

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

...and tweaked the hem and new sash as well...

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

...before having a brand new dress to wear!!

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

I styled this dress two different ways.

For the first look that you'll see today, I tied the excess piece of skirt into a bow and pinned it to the top center part of the dress.

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

I wanted this to maintain a vintage appeal, so I added some patent flats (here are the non-patent version from ModCloth for $29), a vintage black suede clutch, and some retro-looking shades.  (As retro as they look, they're actually new and from Forever 21 - a total score for less than $6!)

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

I love the light and dark mix of the dress with the accessories!

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

I think the bow is adorable!  I would totally add bows to the front of everything, however I'd have to be cool with the nickname Bow Girl as I would most definitely be tagged that by my pals.

New Dress A Day - Blue Collared 60s Dress - vintage dress - thrift store shopping

Look #1 complete!! Look #2 will be posted tomorrow!