A fews weeks ago I found this vintage Laura Ashely dress (made in Great Britain) at my local Salvation Army! Love that neckline, but its a little long...Long lengh and long sleeves.
See I didn't make it up...its really made in Great Britain!
1st I removed the side ties. At this point they were totally useless since the dress already fit me very well and I didn't need a random bow at my back.
Good bye ties!
Sewing together the holes the from the ties.
I really wasn't digging these buttons that blended in so I decided to change them to something more fun!
Next I needed to shorten this dress to bring it up to date. I used my dress I refashioned for watching the Kentucky Derby as a template for the length. I actually took about 10 inches off the length.
The sleeves were a little too long for my taste so I cut off about 2 inches and sewed a new sleeve hem.
Our wedding anniversary is July 13 so the husband and I decided to celebrate today with a trip to the zoo and dinner at one of our favorite Italian restaurants!
Got to see the penguins at the penguin house!!!
The Detroit Zoo has just added a wolf exibit! Here is the alpha wolf who is a female, girl power!
Me and my zoo swag! Zoo water bottle and stuffed artic fox!
Followed by a yummy dinner at a family favorite: The Villa! The manicotti palamina and veal parmesan is amazing! I'm still full!
6 comments:
What a fantastic find! The scalloped neck line is great, and the flower buttons are so much cuter than the fabric covered ones. Congrats on 3 happy years!
-Carissa
EOD
beautiful dress i so jealous you always find such nice gems
Thanks so much!!!! I love the neckline too, definitely unique! Totally happy with the change in buttons too! And we had a fantastic anniversary celebration!
Thank you!!! I guess I'm just naturally lucky! :)
I have always loved Laura Ashley. The after kept the special LA look but updated.
Mary @ RanchHouse
Thank you!! I've always loved her prints!
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