We were going to a Fourth of July party and I wanted to wear a red daytime dress. I found a cute J Crew dress at the thrift shop for three dollars but it was strapless and a bit too long. It fit perfectly, except I'm not comfortable in strapless dresses.
Not every thrift shop find has to be an all out reconstruction.
I don't like the way a-line dresses look when they are below the knee on me so I cut off the bottom tier of ruffle off and turned it into straps. I added some pretty crochet trims from my stash and left the frayed edge on the strap to match the ruffles. and now it is a comfy summer dress!
Super cute! :)
ReplyDeleteYour straps look like they were always meant to be there - now that's an excellent fix!
ReplyDeleteI've done this too - I bought a maxi dress that was strapless and a bit too long. Strapless + toddler = wardrobe malfunction, so I just cut off the last layer of ruffles, re-hemmed and turned the excess into straps!
ReplyDelete@shannon&lulu,thanks!
ReplyDelete@sewing scientist. I didn't even consider that one, but true!
very clever and turn out so pretty! You're amazing!
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The dress is cute. the straps look great with the dress.
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
Well done. I love the layers. Beautiful girls.
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