169 Days to Go: $1 Remake

May 3, 2012 | 42 Comments

OK, this dress was totally $1.  Part of the reason…it was worn during the first Thanksgiving.  This screams Pilgrim and not the cool Scott Pilgrim varietal.  We gots to fix this!!

New Dress A Day - $1 Remake - Mark Jacobs Vintage Dress - Before Shot - Day 169

Day 169 - Before

I love brown and the material was a super thin and light cotton, so I saw the potential.  This piece is going to rule just by using the ‘remove the excess’ mantra.  Way too frilly neck?  Remove the excess.  Overly covered sweater with patches?  Remove the excess.  In this case, white cuffs and a bib at the neck?  Remove the excess.

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178 Days to Go: $1 Remake

Apr 23, 2012 | 20 Comments

Today’s piece is a sheer, pastel-y one that could have worked splendidly a few weeks ago for Easter.  (I feel like the springtime mix bag of M&M’s in pastel shades.)  I have une douche de bébé to attend (I rewatched the Mad Men season premiere again while I was writing and couldn’t stop singing “Zou Bisou Bisou”.  I’m totally in French mode.)

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Dress - Day 178 - Before

Day 178 - Before

This piece was completely too stuffy, so that collared neck is going to go!

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