Upcoming Outfits!

I've been playing around with a bunch of fun pieces that you'll see over the next few days!! This one looks like something that I would have worn when I was six as my nightgown. This is like the grown-up, adult version! PS, it's velour!!!

This one feels like I should be in Annie. You know, if Annie gets remade again and it's all adults playing the orphaned kids?

And this might be the piéce de resistance. HELLO, too big jumpsuit!!! The before shots that go along with this one are AMAZING. Just you wait...

All coming soon to a screen near you!! Stay tuned :)

Remake: Vintage Purple Pleated Dress

There's nothing more uncomfortable than a tight neck!

I feel like I get neck-claustrophobia (yeah, that's a word I just made up) when I wear things like this. The color was fab...

...but the dress needed a little more something added to it, you know?

Plus there were some major shoulder pads that needed to get removed.

I should stuff new pillows with all of the pads that I've accumulated :) Ready to see how this dress looks now??

First off, I started with those pads! Seam ripper + stitches holding the shoulder pads onto the dress...

REMOVED!!

I decided to adjust the length next and trimmed off enough to make this hit above my knees.

And next...the neck!! There was a seam down the center of the dress, so it was easy stitch removal.

That's more like it!

I stitched a new hem at the bottom of the dress...

...and cleaned up the neckline.

Pairing this with accents of black, my newly upcycled dress was ready to wear!

I love how fun this dress feels now! It was just "eh" in the beginning, but now this is something quite chic.

And the addition of a thick black patent belt, black tights, ankle boots, and a vintage pin, the dress just had more character.

Minor changes = major upgrade

Oh, and instead of actually trimming the sleeves, I just rolled them up. Now, there's the option to still go long when I get chilly. (I know - it's not just chilly but FREEZING cold in many parts right now, so I'd definitely wear this long-sleeved with a BIG sweater on top if I wasn't in California!)

This works for day or night too - it's something that I can wear during the day at work and then roll off to a dinner or a girls night in it at night!

Yeah, this before/after works for me!!

Dress: Thrifted | Tights: Daiso | Boots: CottonOn | Pin: Vintage (Goodwill - Charlotte) | Sunglasses: Ray Ban | Belt: Thrifted

Boxes O'Vintage & Purple Satin Dress Teaser

I've unearthed a few of my boxes labeled vintage (yay!!!) and it was like Christmas all over again as I began to unpack. I'm only one extra-large Home Depot box in, and already it's a season's worth of remakes.

It's also solidifying the fact that my memory isn't serving me as well as it used to because a half of the pieces I don't even recall purchasing :) Is there such a thing as "moving brain?" Because if so, I'm self-diagnosing myself with just that.

Didn't remember this cute top...

Same goes with this 60s dress with an amazingly sick collar!! (Love me some collars.)

Totally forgot about this aqua dress...

...as well as this French polyester shirt with "bonbons" and "Paris" written all over it. Definitely not sure what my original intention was for this one, but I'm determined to make it work!

I shot a bunch of pieces before I moved, so the before looks are pretty much ready to go. Tomorrow, I'm going to turn this dress into something a little more updated!

And preferably something with some more room at the neck!

Those shoulder pads are going to get removed as well...

Stay tuned!