Good Morning friends! Excited to say that I finally had time to alter some clothing items that have been pending for quite a while. This thrifted Striped and Mustard dress from Forever 21 was one that I just had to share before the summer is over.
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The way it was wasn't so bad to begin with, but I had a different vision for it. When I purchased the dress I really liked the striped top and Yellow Mustard bottom combo. Since I'm not a minimalist i decided to split the dress in two creating a crop top and skirt for more outfit combinations.
1. Using a seam ripper I detached the top and the bottom, splitting the dress in two. 2. I folded and pinned down the top of the bottom piece which is now my skirt right at 1''. 3. I stitched right down the fold/pinned area of the waistband with the front side facing in, leaving a opening at the end to string in the 1'' wide elastic through. 4. Once the elastic was inside the waistband I sewed the elastic together and stitched the waistband close. Creating the "Mustard skirt"!! 5. The dress originally came with a wide black elastic waistband in the middle that attached the two pieces together. I left the wide elastic on the bottom of the striped top as it was. Creating what is now the "Striped Crop Top"
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Combo #2
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I just love how these two pieces turned out!! It completely blows my mind how versatile my $3 dress turned out to be. Are you a fan of refashioning thrift store finds?
XO, Nancy!!
nancy nancy nancy! love this! cannot go wrong with stripes. and i am always looking for more yellow to my wardrobe. you are so graceful, and these are so very perfect.
ReplyDeleteI know right, stripes are so fun and that shade of yellow is really cute! Thank you friend, love you.
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