Do ReDo Refashion project: ragged old dress
Posted by Inger Carina | Filed under sewing
Do you have a dress that you just loved (wore) to pieces? I’ve worn this dress a lot – A LOT! : -) It has turned to rags… I have a body that often don’t fit in dresses from the rack. Found a super wonderful and talented Swedish designer – Jenny Hellström – and all her dresses fitted me like a glove. AND it was all in my taste – everything! Bought a dress form every season. I’m sad to say her wonderful fashion line went busted! Bankrupt in the finance crisis! OH NO! What to do?
I cut up my absolut favorite dress, altered it a bit (like put a zipper in the side instead of buttons. Widened the skirt in the bottom to get more of an A-line skirt instead of the straight skirt that would have been difficult to walk in when I skipped the side buttons that was functioning as a slit) Used some old plastic mini belt buckles to make cute bows to replace the ribbons & made a belt with a vintage green plastic belt buckle, matching the tiny riding helmet pattern on the fabric (brown background color). 
Tags: clothes, wardrobe refashion
4 Responses to “Do ReDo Refashion project: ragged old dress”
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Kıyafet Oyunu Oyna Says:
augusti 16th, 2010 at 21:19Thank you for that wonderful post. Waiting for more. See you later.
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Inger Carina Says:
augusti 17th, 2010 at 19:13Thanks Kiyafet!
I’m planning to post more often this fall!
I’m in ”Craft-mode” again :D
all the best,
Inger Carina -
Summer Dress Galore | Hello Craft Lovers! Says:
januari 12th, 2011 at 10:31[...] I just love this dress model!!! If you remember I cut up an old dress and I changed the pattern a bit. Did so it has a higher waist and added straps with bows and a [...]
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Black dress with winding yellow flowers | Hello Craft Lovers! Says:
januari 19th, 2011 at 7:05[...] flowers. Cotton/nylon blend. This dress is the most everyday-like and I use it very often. The first dress I made was a brown with a small riding helmet-print. It’s fun to choose the prints, the dresses get [...]
