April 17, 2015

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Remake: Red, Blue, & Black Patterned Dress

April 17, 2015

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So this dress... The sleeves were just a little too tight with those shoulder pads!!

...but the pattern was fab!

I think this was the "camera shot me mid-speaking" moment where I was contemplating "what am I going to do to make this something I want to wear."

The ideas were flowing and something hit!

Let's just start off...how cool is this pattern up close?

To alleviate the tight sleeves, I opted to remove them along with the shoulder pads. With my seam ripper, I carefully took both sleeves off of the dress.

I thought the neck could use a little bit of flair. The pattern was bold and busy, so I decided to take some lace fabric panels I bought in the garment district for pennies, and affix them to the front of the dress.

I had two panels, so I placed them side by side to create one larger black panel.

I pinned the pieces to the dress and stitched them down.

I loved the pleats and the length and wanted to keep everything in place just because of how awesome the skirt moved when I walk. That's an obvious choice...leave the length because the skirt swishing is fun :)

It's a good "meeting dress" for work and it also works for goofing around in the office photo studio in the corner of pillows.

But, I love that the panel is sheer-ish and you can still see a bit of the pattern underneath.

Such a chic and easy way to upgrade an outfit!

I sewed the panel down but you can use fabric glue to achieve the same after look!

And this is a perfect day-to-night dress. I kept the same black booties and just switched out my cardigan for a little faux leather jacket.

By night the piece is dressier, yet I'm still the same goofball!!

One dress, two fab looks!!

Dress: Vintage | Booties: Cotton On| Sweater: Zara | Black Faux Leather Jacket: Forever 21

April 7, 2015

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That Moment When You're Wearing the Same Dress as Peggy on Mad Men

April 7, 2015

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In my vintage hunting/shopping/procuring adventures, I've come across the same garment twice which always blows my mind. Never has it blown my mind more than this moment when I found myself wearing the same dress as Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) on the first episode of the final season of Mad Men.

New Dress A Day - Mad Men - vintage 60s dress

STOP. IT. RIGHT. NOW.

Hello identical dresses!! (PS, we're both copywriters too...)

She belted it...

I did not...

If we really worked together we would have shot our side by side shot for our office's Instagram feed.

Felt like this deserved a full post...I still can't get over it!

April 6, 2015

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Remake: 60s Chain Print Dress

April 6, 2015

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Mad Men just returned for its last season, so I got together with a bunch of pals for a little viewing party! When getting together to watch Mad Men, one must always dress up :) I found this chain-esque printed dress at Goodwill...

...and thought it could be perfect to wear.

Hike the skirt and made it a bit more mod? I think it's going to be just the thing!

I started off by trimming off the bottom four inches of the dress.

Next, came some pinning. This polyester piece was super easy to work with too, making this a relatively easy tweak.

And alas...the hem! Just a little stitching to tie up the raw edges.

The waist was a pinch too large, so I ended up just cinching with a safety pin. This is something that I would have totally belted, but my belts are still in boxes.