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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!
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12 comments:

  1. Boca1 June 2014 at 03:50

    Looks great! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Kathryn1 June 2014 at 04:00

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

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  3. Dee1 June 2014 at 07:14

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

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  4. Unknown1 June 2014 at 07:37

    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

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  5. Andrea1 June 2014 at 12:29

    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!

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  6. Saga1 June 2014 at 13:32

    Beautiful!

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  7. Gema1 June 2014 at 14:09

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

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  8. jennifer elliott2 June 2014 at 03:32

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

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  9. Nina2 June 2014 at 04:36

    Super cute!

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  10. GeekyArtsyMommy2 June 2014 at 23:00

    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. :)

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  11. Erica Moody4 June 2014 at 11:51

    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! :)

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  12. Anonymous5 June 2014 at 02:30

    Congratulations on your first successful refashion!

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