floral fabric

Remake: Orange Floral Dress

Knock, knock. Who's there?

Orange.

Orange, who?

Orange you glad to see me, what are you wearing?!?

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Orange Floral Dress - 80s

Excellent question!!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Orange Floral Dress - 80s

I love me some orange, but this isn't quite the look that I'm going for. Just give me a quick half hour and I'm going to have this ready to wear in public.

I started off by cutting the dress in half, trimming above the elastic waist, saving 1/2".

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Orange Floral Dress - 80s

Two piece success!!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Orange Floral Dress - 80s

I pinned under the saved area above the elastic waist...

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Orange Floral Dress - 80s

...and stitched it in place.

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Orange Floral Dress - 80s

How about that?? Three major steps to go from not so much to beach ready!!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Orange Floral Dress - 80s

New skirt in this 80 degree weather? Yep, that would most definitely be the outcome of this project.

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Orange Floral Dress - 80s

I paired my new and now not-so-overwhelmingly-orange skirt with my favorite Alternative Apparel burnout tank, Forever 21 ($6!!!!!) Sunnies, vintage Dooney & Bourke saddle bag, Frye sandals (these are similar), and brown elastic belt I scored at a swap party!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Orange Floral Dress - 80s

The floral drawing/design is so much easier to swallow when it's not covering my body!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Orange Floral Dress - 80s

This screams summer to me, so hopefully it will shoot off some warm weather vibes to those still dealing with the cold! I mean daylight savings has arrived, so we're totally on the path to summer.

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Orange Floral Dress - 80s

Perfect way to kick off the week!!