Remake: Metallic Dress Teaser // En Route to NYC!

Hey friends! I'm writing this from the Delta terminal at LAX getting ready to head to NY for something super exciting. Seriously...

New Dress A Day - Metallic Dress

New Dress A Day - Metallic Dress

...how meta is this :)

Anyway, my quick trip to the East Coast just might have me watchable on your television at some point between 7-9am Wednesday morning, on a channel run by a mouse. 🐭 I get the official "ok to share" later today and will send out a blog blast.

But, I found this fabulous dress at a neighbor's estate sale and I just couldn't resist! She sold it to me for $10 and I happily accepted the offer. (Also, it might look super fun on camera so you guys get the sneak peek!)

New Dress A Day - Metallic Dress

New Dress A Day - Metallic Dress

The gown is super thick with a gorgeous rhinestoned neck which, to be honest, was nailing it on the choking factor. Breathing was a tad bit difficult when the piece was completely zipped up.

New Dress A Day - Metallic Dress

New Dress A Day - Metallic Dress

But the colors and textured design had me immediately wanting to make this my own.

New Dress A Day - Metallic Dress

New Dress A Day - Metallic Dress

I brought the thread and needle with me, so there's probably going to be some sewing going on. And being that I'm stuck in the middle of the row, I hope my aisle and window neighbors don't mind a sleeve or two flopping about.

Remake: Pink Striped Dress

Hello friends! I've got another remake for you today :) Apologies for the delays - a bigger post is to come to discuss, but thanks for all your emails and patience! There's a brand new site coming your way as well, with a fun little project to boot, all which will be shared shortly! LA can be 80 degrees one day and 62 another - this dress was worn on one of those warm wintery days here! ❄️☀️

I just loved this striped mix of colors!

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

It was a bit too big...

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

...but those pleats made me SO happy!

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

I knew there was room to make this outfit work!

First off, I LOVE that the brand is secretly printed on this dress! It was something that I didn't even notice until I started working on it. Subliminal messaging at its finest, La moda Goji.

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

I began with removing the sleeves and the shoulder pads. Because of the cool pleats at the shoulder, taking off the sleeve gave the piece a cool cap-style look.

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

The other sleeve came off next...

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

...and it was time to stitch the edges up.

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

With the top of the dress pretty much good to go, it was now getting the rest of it to fit! I toyed with the idea of taking it in, but after playing around with belt options, it was easier just to cinch!

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

A little vintage navy belt action saves the day!

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

The pleats feel super Marilyn Monroe to me.

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

After walking in my hood, I found some flowers that matched my look!

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

Nothing like bright reddish/pinks to make it feel like summer in December!

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

It's a fun date night look...

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

...that was perfect to wear to a cooking class!! I just removed those heels though...brought my Toms with me, as closed toe shoes make the most sense in a kitchen environment filled with sharp knives and tasting spoons holding hot curry sauce.

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

I love this transformation. Super sleek and simple, but a piece I'd wear to anything!

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

New Dress A Day - Vintage Pink Dress

Remake: Sample Sale Workout Capris

I've been on a workout kick for the past four months - I signed up for Classpass (anyone else a member??) and have been taking all kinds of classes from spin and yoga to TWERKING!! Seriously, there's a class for that (I went with a girlfriend of mine and it was a blast) and I am now ready to take Miley Cyrus on :) I needed some new workout gear, so I went to a Beyond Yoga sample sale to see what I could snag. I grabbed a pair of leggings for $20 then hit the "damaged" area where each item was $2. HELLO GOLDMINE! I love to score pieces from here, because they're usually mildly damaged - nothing that a little elbow grease can't tweak.

Score #1, a fab pair of capris.

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

One small issue...there's a HOLE on the front and back leg!

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

Now that's not something that a little stitching can fix...

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

But when a set of pants retail for around $90 (yes, seriously), I go into "make it work" mode to really make them work.

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

I mean I guess I could get away with going like this...

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

You know, it would be a new fashion statement! OK, wanna see what I did?

You can see, TAGS STILL ON! These puppies are brand new.

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

I'm not a big fan of white pants in general, so I thought that I'd give them a little bit of flair and tie dye them!

I started by immersing them in water to get them super soaked and then rubber banded them in a bullseye style. I started at one end and then banded them to the other with about a 1-ish space in-between. I put on some gloves and was ready to go.

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

Tulip makes an awesome 1-step tie dye kit which I used for this project and grabbed two different colors - a turquoise-y blue and a pinkish-purple. I dyed every other section blue and then filled in the alternate spaces with the purplish shade.

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

After dyeing, I let my project dry overnight before I rinsed it out with water. Because there was a bit of polyester in the fabric blend, I saw a lot more of the color come out of the garment - this dye isn't polyester specific, but as you'll see shortly it was a milder shade of these colors.

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

Now with my new capris dyed, it was time to tackle the big hole. I took a pair of scissors and trimmed the area right about the hole.

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

With one leg done, I took the remnant portion and trimmed the other leg.

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

Because of the polyester in the fabric, I just let the raw edge fly! There was no fraying so I was totally okay with leaving them as is.

New workout pants complete! Now it's time for a class!

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

Instead of capris, now I'm calling them "over the knees."

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

It's really the perfect length and I LOVE the colors.

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

Such a nice change from what they originally looked like :)

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

Who's down for a Yoga Booty Ballet class? (PS, those are my fave!)

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

Anyone else have any workout clothing hacks? I bought a few other pieces that I worked some easy stitching magic on, that I'll show you soon!