Tuesday, March 18, 2014

It was one of those moments....

‘Can’t buy the fabric for that price’.

You know what I mean.

It was too big, too long and a bit too low cut but the style of this on-sale dress at East was just what I wanted for a week in St. John AVI next month. 


I chopped off ten inches in a loop



thinking that I could use a bit of it for a modesty panel and the rest for a scarf.

However, 



taking away the weight in ten inches of hem made that V a lot less deep (it doesn’t much look it on Dorothea, but trust me on this). A hook and eye will be just fine. If I do want some more cover,




I can make that happen. It's got an infinity dress thing going on, don't you think? I was going to make one with my recent Paris haul of knits and cottons.

5 comments:

Andrea said...

so cute! and isn't it amazing that just chopping off length fixed the neckline issues?! Good buy :)

cfort82 said...

Love this refashion. It is straight forward and turned out great.

Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

Anonymous said...

Nice, I bet the heavy weight of the fabric was contributing to the low cut, totally changes when you remove it! Looks nice and flowy still!

Anonymous said...

Nice, I bet the heavy weight of the fabric was contributing to the low cut, totally changes when you remove it! Looks nice and flowy still!

Jennifer Elliott said...

Amazing how a simple hem can change an outfit? I love it, and I love the new infinity scarf to match. Great job!