Hi Marisa! Hello all the way from India. I have been following your blog for a while and I must admit that I totally adore your refashions! It is amazing how a nip and a stitch can transform an outfit. This is a dress that my cousin had picked for me, so I am not sure how much she spent.
It was too short and the top was too low, but I loved the knit material and the color though.
Hmm, where is Aparna going to go with this??
I chopped the top off and hemmed it.
I then utilized the fabric from chopped portion to make rosettes to add a little something to my skirt!
A rather simple refashion and it was loads of fun to create!
Keep refashioning and take care!
Aparna, you're rocking that new skirt now like a boss! I love how you took this dress from being too short and too low cut and turning it into a gorge new skirt! Keep these pieces coming! See more from Aparna, here!
The before shot of Carla's piece just really sold this whole ensemble - see how adorable she is!!
This dress was something I found buried deep in the recesses of my older sister's closet. I actually don't think she knew she had this dress - it even had a smell that would make thrift store shoppers cringe!
It's never been worn, but she assures me she got this brand new at a sale in a local store for about P200 (that's around 5 dollars!)
I love the contrary sister discussion. Hmm, funky smell yet brand new?? I'm going with Carla!! Check out what she does!
One of the main reasons why I had to recreate this dress was the middle.
I like to say that it was ill-fitting and flows around my flabs...and not in a good way!!
I love tea dresses and I love florals, so I have to admit, my eyes kind of sparkled at the possibilities.
Fit has always been one of the hardest things for a plus size girl like me, and that's one of the reasons why I fell in love with this dress immediately when it was done!
Carla just took her new shortened top and paired it with her new shortened bottom to make a chic little tea dress that fits her to a T!! (Yeah, had to go with both tea/T versions. It just doesn't happen all too often, so I took advantage!)
I love this Carla - you are glowing! Beautiful color, beautiful fit, beautiful girl. Have so much fun wearing this and I can't wait to see what else you come up with next!
This dress was one that I snagged in Phoenix back in November. I was doing a segment for The List (you'll see the clip at the bottom of the post) and was Goodwill-ing it with the host (Jan Jeffcoat). This was the number that I bought because I was really just in love with the gorgeous fabric and colors.
The one main issue was that from waist down, it was completely open.
Like, if a big gust of wind came while I was shooting this pic, my lady parts would be on display. (PS, now I have that HEINOUS "On Display" song that Melissa Gorga sang on RHONJ in my head. That was my guilty pleasure while I was writing my book - thanks Bravo! Any other "guilty pleasure-ers" out there?)
I love grosgrain ribbon, but this was a bit too much as the belt.
Time to work!
Now, my original intention while in Phoenix was to shorten this and make it a sundress, however when I got it home I just loved the length. I also loved the big ruffle at the bottom and thought by keeping it long, it would be a little more special. (Plus I have a summer wedding to attend that this will work perfectly for!!)
I decided to keep all the seams in place and to just stitch up the big, gaping, slit down the front!! I pinned the dress from right below the waist to hem (there are buttons up top at the bust that actually work and aren't for show, which rules!) and then added a hook and eye at the waist to make it easy to take on and off.
With the dress pinned, I stitched it closed using up all my thread! OK, that's a bit dramatic...I did not use all my thread, but it was one crazy long stitch!
I bunned it, vintage belted it (I'll use a different, less casual belt for the wedding), clutched it, heeled it, and sunglassed it to make my dress party worthy!
I mean, what a huge difference some stitching makes!!
I kind of feel like a princess in this dress. Like a Goldie Hawn/60s/cartoon princess! I really can't wait to wear it again!!
Here's the segment for your viewing pleasure. I rewore one of my FAVORITE pieces ever that I dyed cornflower blue while we shot at Goodwill. Hopefully this will also give you good warm weather vibes...it was heavenly in AZ.
