Today's refashion is not as drastic as some of my other ones, but it is delightful, if I may say so. :)
It's pink! Not too bright, not too pale, I love it!
See, it really does have loads of potential! It's not too terribly hideous, but has plenty of room to work with it. I know I didn't pay more than $5 for this, so to end up using it as my Easter dress, really is not shabby at all, and works beautifully with my passion for economy.
Chop the top from the skirt. You can see the skirt part is elastic, which makes my job alot easier.
The now free skirt is several sizes too big, so I cut open a slit on the inside of the skirt, pull out the length of elastic I needed to shorten, and sewed it up. I decided not to cut the elastic, but rather sew it all up, in case I need to let it out again someday, it'll be much easier to let out existing elastic rather than replace the entire amount.
Of course I have to chop the sleeves, and hem accordingly. I didn't take the top in at all, it works as a loose fitting top, and also for what I had in mind for this particular outfit.
It was cold when I found and created this ensemble, and I wanted to wait til Spring to wear it. I also didn't have a right sized crinoline to make the skirt poofy until the week before Easter. I found a voluminous handkerchief style white skirt that JUST fits, and creates a nice poof. I added my black crinoline that I wore under my Christmas dress for a little extra poof, and was very pleased with the results! (And realized after I took the pic there was a water spot on the skirt, which was probably dry 5 minutes later, haha)
And there it is! Kid gloves and white heels, pearl earrings! Paired the skirt with my white seed pearl belt... I love how it fits! The picture does not do it justice!
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