That's what friends are for

A friend gave me a number of items to refashion including this dress. I liked the fabric but not the fit and I converted it into a top. The conversion was rather a reluctant one as I already have a lot of tops

I unpicked waistband and sewed the wrap too up. Next the bottom half of the dress was cut off and sewn into the top half of the dress. 

Something was still lacking so I added a neckline trim. 
There are more details here

Here's me wearing the top on a recent trip to the giant's causeway.