Saturday, May 31, 2014

First (successful) Refashion

I am a newbie refashionista. I have been an avid thrifter for years, but only discovered refashioning in the last year & a half.

This is the first refashion that I did that I felt was worthy of sharing with the world. (The first just didn't look good on me, and the second I forgot to document the "before")

I found this emerald colored dress on a 50¢ clearance rack at my favorite thrift store.
Before!

Despite how happy I look to be wearing it, it was a terribly awkward length on me, and all the elastic in the waist & sleeves was shot.

After a visit from my scissors & seam ripper, it's much more wearable. It still has a nice vintage flair to it, without looking like something my grandma would've worn. :)

 
After!
After!

12 comments:

Boca said...

Looks great! Thanks for sharing.

Kathryn said...

Congratulation on your first successful re-fashion. You took it from frumpy to fab!

Dee said...

What a fantastic and simple refashion. It really makes a huge difference to the look of the dress. Congrats on your first published refashion.

Unknown said...

What a pretty spring (or summer) green! I really like how you opened up the top by nixing the collar and sleeves. It's got a great vintage feel too.

- Elizabeth, EOD
aka The Hungry Octopus

Andrea said...

Ok, seriously! 50 cents!!! Jealous :( This is my favorite shade of green and you totally rocked it out :) Great changes, while still retaining the vintage vibe...love it!

Saga said...

Beautiful!

Gema said...

Love it! You've turned the dress from old to young...if that makes sense? It's just great!! :)

jennifer elliott said...

Welcome! I'm incredibly jealous of your 50 cent find! Very nice. Great job on the refashion.

Nina said...

Super cute!

GeekyArtsyMommy said...

Thanks! Everything on the 50¢ rack was pretty much uniformly blech looking in as-is condition, but I got a couple more dresses from it that will make appearances here in the near future. :)

Erica Moody said...

No way. I have that same dress in purple! I just took the pictures so I can list it on Etsy this afternoon. (It's in excellent condition.)
Of course, now I see your refashion and I'm having second thoughts; I should make a dress like yours!
Hey, you're costing me money! :)

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your first successful refashion!