Pour La Victoire zebra heels

Remake: Striped Quilted Panel Dress

This divine dress I snagged at Goodwill is getting some airplay!! New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

I had to get this dress when I saw the amazing stripe business.  I love stripes and saw the potential immediately!  However that panel on the front was SO incredibly detailed.  Someone spent a LOT of time working on it.

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

I'm very certain that this will be able to jump the "not-so-much-in-public" look to chic status in no time!

I began by removing that front panel.  It's going away, however I will most definitely find a good home for it!

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

I went around the entire front panel with my seam ripper...

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

...until the piece was completely removed!!

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

Next I worked on the length.  You can see a little black mark right to the left of the scissors (that was hidden by the panel) which I used as the spot where I wanted the dress to hit.  I cut...

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

I pinned...

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

I pressed...

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

...and then went onto the neckline.  I wanted to open it up, so I created an easy V shape.

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

I stitched the neckline as well as the hem...

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

...and had a dress ready to dance in!!  Those stripes are the new focal point!!

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

And just think...there was a huge panel on the front of this dress just a little while ago.

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

For some fun options, I grabbed two different purses to try out.

First I took a thin, tasselled black purse from my collection to try out for a black and white look and then grabbed my Alexander McQueen-esque DIY purse that I made on the Ricki Lake Show for a poppy, red option.  (The clip from the show is all the way at the bottom of the post if you want to watch!)

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

They both worked perfectly with the heels - a pair of almost brand new Pour La Victoire's that I scored at Crossroads!

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

I love that this piece is so basic.

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

You can really have fun with the styling, bringing lots of color into it with bright jackets or sweaters or even give it more sparkle with a sequined cardigan.

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - quilted front - Goodwill

I can't wait to play around with this dress even more. This might be the one that gets a week's worth of looks created around it!  Stay tuned!

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Ricki Lake clip for your viewing pleasure...