Saturday, March 01, 2014

XL knit dress to a Versatile Little Red Dress

This XL red ponte knit dress was huge on me but it's a Red Ponte knit!! My favourite colour and my favourite kind of knit!! And it only cost $4.97!

 I used the knit dress in Butterick 5146 as a base, added cap sleeves and changed the neckline slit. I thought the neckline looked a bit bare, so I rummaged through my notions stash and found a faux leather strap and buckle set. I thought it might jazz up the dress a little. So this is how it turned out:



And.... if I want to wear some elaborate jewelry with this dress, I can wear the dress backwards like this:

I'm really happy with this dress - it's red, it's knit, it's travel friendly, it's versatile for work and play and you can wear it backwards for 2 different looks!  I can even layer it with long sleeves tees and leggings for the Fall. It's definitely my favourite Little Red Dress thus far!

10 comments:

Jennifer Elliott said...

I love it for all the same reasons! Red. Knit. Simple. Really beautiful refashion. Great job.

Cassandra Louise said...

How lovely! It looks so good. Very clever, and simple too! :-)

La La Lauren!!! said...

Omg that is fabulous! Nice job!

Helen Le Caplain said...

Ooh wow that's stunning! And how clever to wear it both ways to incorporate statement jewellery. :D

Sandy said...

Love the buckle idea!
Sandy in the UK

amykalbster said...

I love buckles, but I never thought to put one at the neckline like this. i love it!

katboulder said...

Fantastic! Love the color and the buckle - what a great idea! Well done.

Unknown said...

I really like how versatile this dress is, and I especially like the buckle detail. Great refashion!

- Elizabeth, EOD
aka The Hungry Octopus

Unknown said...

Also, we're only using our profile names as labels now, so you don't need to include other descriptive words ("dress," "shirt," etc.). I went ahead and fixed it for you this time.

Can't wait to see what you'll do next!

- Elizabeth, EOD
aka The Hungry Octopus

Lovenicky said...

Thanks Elizabeth. Will remember for next time!