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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Once in a Blue Moon...Retro Refashion



This is the first post of my new and ongoing series "Retro Runway."  This is where I will post refashions that have a retro vibe from the 50's and 60's, maybe even the 40's.  I love the fashions from those decades!  For this first refashion, I began with this dress...


I drew inspiration from these two vintage patterns...

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And, this is what I ended up with...



For more pictures, and a step-by-step tutorial of the process you can visit my blog,
Second Chances by Susan.

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6 comments:

  1. Adele26 March 2014 at 21:01

    Oh my word. I absolutely love that style of dress and the fabric works perfectly!

    Adele - EOD

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  2. Sandy26 March 2014 at 22:07

    Great transformation - well done for seeing the potential in the collar!
    Sandy in the UK

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  3. Penya, An apprentice housewife27 March 2014 at 04:54

    Fantastic works! You are so clever to refashion it as beautiful as this!

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  4. Bunny27 March 2014 at 10:51

    What a difference! Wonderful!

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  5. Andrea27 March 2014 at 18:32

    Yeah, that's a transformation! Wow, the before dress was a bit scary, but the after is so sweet :) Great work!

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  6. jennifer elliott28 March 2014 at 03:13

    Great job! I love retro dresses.

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