I really hope you're having more of a summer than we are here in London... it's a bit of a wash-out... But hey, Wimbledon will go on!
Rain or not, when I found this black and white dress in a local charity shop, I knew it could be a winner, with a bit of work - but too warm to keep the sleeves...
...and that was the least of it!
Apart from the redundant sleeves, and being too large around the 'girth', it was also a little too long, and there were fit issues around the armscye - so there was pinning here, sewing there, and a lot of help from Dolly!
I'm quite happy with the way it turned out; if you'd like to read the full story of how I did it, it's here on my blog - but here's the finished result...
...and the obligatory Before and After!!
Looking forward to reading up on more of your fab refashions here,
Gema x
15 comments:
Beautiful job, it looks fabulous on you!
What a change. Great dress.
Oh but doesn't that look like a fun result!!
You did an amazing job of refashioning that dress. It looks amazing on you!! Cheers, Michele
Wow, what a great result!
Thank you so much!
So pleased you like it Chickie! :)
Haha! Will try to make it live up to that! :)
So chuffed you like it Michele! :)
Thank you x
WOW it totally went from frumpy to fabulous! I can totally see it being a great piece to transition to fall! Great job!
Really lovely transformation.
Cindy - EOD
Upcycled Design Lab
Simple but very dramatic! Turned out lovely!
-TheRefashStash
Thanks Stef, that's what I'm hoping - it'll take me into the Autumn months...with tights and boots! :)
Really pleased you like it Marisa x
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