I fell in love with this ASOS dress when I first saw it featured in a Teen Vogue spread. I was totally into the colors...
...but I think I was even more into the texture of the piece with what looked like a tie dye of sorts. I had the perfect piece to use for this DIY...
...a dress that was shot for the book but didn't end up getting used!
There were lots of these discolorations on the piece...
...so it really was the perfect candidate to try this ASOS lookalike out!
To recreate the color distribution and texture of the ASOS dress, I decided to rubber band sections of the piece. I scattered out my banding and just took a handful of fabric and wrapped rubber bands around it. No real rhyme or reason to the placement.
Once everything was rubber banded, I picked out cans of Simply Spray soft fabric paint that matched the shades in the ASOS piece - pink, turquoise, light blue, lilac, and a spring green...
...and started to lightly spray the garment.
I got the first few sprays of pink paint down...
Then headed onto a few more colors...
I turned the dress over and did the same thing to the back. Reading the Simply Spray directions, they mention putting something in-between the dress layers so the paint doesn't seep through from the front to the back, however that was just the look I was going for. Also, these paints are a little looser and spread out when they hit the fabric - a bit similar to a fabric dye actually. I kept grabbing different color sprays and adding where I thought more color was needed. It was a process because there always seemed to be areas that needed a little more color!
I let my piece sit dry in the grass that also got painted...
(PS, put down newspaper or a tarp if you want to avoid spraying your backyard, concrete, driveway - I used my parents yard and they said not to worry because a trim was coming up soon!)
...and then removed the rubber bands.
Once the bands came off, I sprayed some colors a few more times just to cover up some of the bigger patches of white spaces, and then let the piece hang to fully dry for a day.
After the paint/drying part of the process was complete, I went to the length next. I wanted something just a bit shorter, perfect for an afternoon wedding!
I decided to use the area where the side slits ended, as a guide where to cut.
This will give a length right at the knees!
I pinned the raw edged bottom...
...and sewed it in place.
Afternoon wedding, here I come!! (PS, because of the texture on the ASOS dress, I chose not to iron the areas where the rubber bands were - I think it added to the similarity between the two pieces!!)
I have to say, I'm loving this dress!!
The colors matched the wall of glassware at the celebratory venue - the amazing Villains Tavern in LA.
We celebrated with the bride...
...during the "guest officiated" ceremony.
We read and they smiled, nodded, and "I Do'ed" before clinking glasses of whiskey to solidify the deal!
Today was the celebratory party - they got married/hitched/civil ceremonied a few months ago!
Post-ceremony we had tacos, grilled cheeses, and these puppies...
I went with a delish mango-tequila concoction which couldn't have been more refreshing in the sun!!
LP and I snagged the bride for a few shots...
...before she went back to her adoring fans.
Such a wonderful day to fete KT & M!! Nothing like kicking up one's heels to cheer on two amazing people!
Hope everyone had a most lovely weekend!
