Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Newbie One Shouldered Dress Refashion.

I have been a long time fan of refashion co-op and I'm very excited to be a new contributor.  Here is my first "refashion" refashion.  This dress belonged to my mother and she definitely wore it out in the 80's.  I saved it from certain destruction after my parents divorce and have had it in my closet every since.  I just loved the print, color, and the fact that my mother loved it so much.  It wasn't until she had seen the "after" dress that she admitted that my great-grandmother sewed it for her in her 20's.

I knew that I wanted to make it one shouldered and it already had a built in elastic waistband that I used as the new bust line.  It held up great considering this dress is as old as I am.
 Here is the new neckline in progress.
And the end result!!
Happy Refashioning All!!
More detailed instructions on the transformation on my blog:

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I love a dress with a family story. Now you can enjoy the pretty dress like your mom did.
Eddie
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