diy gingham dress refashion

For this week’s Refashion Runway, the theme was copycat refashion and of course I really wanted to join the sew-along (you don’t compete in the Runway, you just sew along to the theme).

At first, I wasn’t sure what the heck I was going to do. Then I saw Amber’s amazing gingham + cherries outfit and was inspired.

Cherries and Gingham outfit courtesy of foreveramber.co.uk

I had this gingham dress that I had been holding on to for 10 YEARS. It hadn’t fit me in about 9 years. It was time to let go. When i figured I could make something out of the dress that I could actually wear, I got excited!

BEFORE – see, the dress didn’t even come close to zipping up.

AFTER – a much better skirt with a cute tie on the side:

Basically I cut the bodice of the original dress off and created a waist band and enough sash to tie a bow on the side. It’s not a great refashion because it did end up a little bit like franken-skirt, but I love bows + gingham so much that I didn’t mind;)

Not quite as gorgeous and ethereal as Amber’s version but I think I captured the general spirit of it.

What do you think of my gingham dress to skirt copycat refashion?

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Outfit details:
Top: Norma Kamali tie neck blouse, thrifted $3.59
Skirt: refashion by me from old gingham halter top dress that I had for 10 years
Shoes: Melissa + Vivienne Westwood Anglomania lady dragon cherry pumps, gift from hubby
Clutch: LOFT green croc clutch, $1 thrifted

recently thrifted…

I want to start a weekly or biweekly post called ‘recently thrifted’ … does that seem like something y’all would like?

Here are my newest thrifted items, incorporated into outfits that I wore to work.

Outfit #1: Mostly old stuff (not thrifted):

[Old Lands End Canvas gingham button-down shirt || Old The Limited sweater || Old David Kahn Jeans – gifted || Lands End black ballet flats – thrifted $5 || Bubble Necklace from ebay $15]

Outfit 2: I picked up this awesome blouse at the Goodwill and I just couldn’t wait to pair it with my favorite brand of jeans.

[Peter Nygard multi-color blouse – thrifted $3.59 || David Kahn skinny jeans on sale at Ideeli || Kelsi Dagger Rhoda heels – gently used from Poshmark]

[Close-up of Kelsi Dagger Rhoda in black suede and old but cool geometric pattern socks]

Outfit 3: I’m a big fan of purple and cowl neck. I paired the two and matched the pink in the cardi with the pinkish/purple heels for a unified look. Also added the belt to accentuate my waist! YAY, I have one!

[Jonathan Martin purple cowl neck sleeveless dress – thrifted $4.59 || the Loft fuchsia stripe cardigan – thrifted $4.59 || Old The Limited elastic belt || AK Anne Klein purple suede peep-toe pumps – thrifted $8 || old grey tights – hand me downs from mom]

[Close-up of AK Anne Klein purple suede and gold peep-toe pumps] …they’re a little big but I love them! Had to have them!

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I hope you all like my latest thrift finds and again I apologize for the super janky iphone in mirror pix.