I'm starting with a refashion, since I've had this dress tucked away in my closet for a while and wanted to make good on the potential I saw when I first bought it.
Please forgive my lazy photo editing...
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| Not long enough, boring cut - ah yes, it's the classic of my childhood wardrobe. |
So! This started off as a plain 90's frock - a bias cut crinkle chiffon over a slip that had no interest aside from the floral pattern. I cut the slip to about mid-thigh, then cut a semi-circle out out the front and attached it to the back of the dress for the high-low effect that's been so popular recently. I also ripped the sleeves off.
There were two triangles of fabric that had been incorporated into the dress because of it's bias-cut construction, and those I saved and stitched along the collar to add a little sailor-outfit interest (I've been watching a lot of Sailor Moon).
To finish, I added lace (a lucky find from my local thriftstore a while ago) to the entire hem, and the bottom edge of the sailor collar, and then finished the arm holes with elastic lingerie lace (which came from one of the numerous sewing collections my house has inherited from various dead great-aunts and grandmothers).
I'm pretty happy with it! Except the back hem does touch the ground if I'm not wearing heels, but the first time I wore it out I ripped the lace with said heels... It was an easy fix, but I'm going to have to be more careful with this dress in the future, haha.
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