a vintage dress re-style…
July 25, 2012Okay, I’m about to share a before and after of a vintage dress I restyled. Remember, before pictures are supposed to be frumpy and apparently I spilled water on myself for an added frump factor.
I found this dress a couple months ago and an estate sale. The lady had a bunch of vintage clothes my size, a lot of them were works in progress as she was also big into sewing. I loved the colors and pattern mixing of this dress and overall it was the right size, but the sleeves were ill-fitting and I felt the length was unflattering for the style.
I ripped off the sleeves and sewed the edges to make it a tank dress, which makes it a perfect for summer since it’s also cotton. I also hemmed it up a few inches. I can’t take credit for the tie belt, that came with it but I forgot to put it on for the before picture.
vintage dress: estate sale
necklace: Modcloth- last spring
vintage shoes: thrifted
These were pretty simple changes but made it a more wearable dress for my style!
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18 Responses to a vintage dress re-style…
Cuuute, Lisa! I really like the shorter length. It looks great sleeveless.
Oh, Lisa! You’re so talented! I so want to learn how to sew! The dress now looks completely different and flattering, great job! ;D
:O It’s a lovely restyle! I love the shorter length. Very flattering!
so cute. i love the combo of patterns too. i would have loved to have gone to that estate sale!
xo,
cb
adorable! great work!
I love what you did with this! This reminds me I have a few dresses that need sprucing up. Kudos!
this is pretty amazing girl! I wish I knew how to sew so I could do things like this, and I love that necklace.
That looks amazing! Good job!
I love it! I would have thought to do one thing to this dress, not ALL OF THIS. It looks fantastic.
Ah! You did such a good job! It looks great now. I love the colors and the bow tie. Very cute.
Oh my god, girl! You did such a good job! That after photo is perfect!! I love it! This gal needs to learn how to sew pronto! It’s happening. I think I am asking for a sewing machine and classes for xmas. :) Nice work, love!
Adorable! What a fun, fresh update.
I love that you showed us the detail shots because the fact that it is stripes and polka dots make it that much cuter.
I wish I had this kind of mindframe while thrifting but unfortunatley unless it’s already altered to fit me, I probably won’t do something crafty like this…or I’ll say I will and it’ll sit in my closet for awhile then I give it away, haha…
This looks amazing on you! Love the necklace too.
My goodness Lisa!!! What a beautiful job you did at restyling this little beauty. I love the two colors together – and the end result on you is just perfect! I am such a lazy bum about restyling my dresses. I have a pile about yay high in my room. Perhaps this was just the motivation I needed:)
xo, Marisa
It’s super cute and fits you really well. I love what you’ve done with this dress. Agree that the length was unflattering for this particular dress, otherwise I’m a big fan of just above the knee-length skirts and dress.
What a beautiful dress! The colours look great on you. I wish we had estate sales here, they’re just not the norm, I love seeing all the things people find at them :)
I adore this restyle!! I love the new dress. It looks amazing, I love how it’s sleeveless.
aaah I LOVE this dress! Awesome job. Glad you got that 1st shot, the frumpyness gave me a giggle, although it’s not THAT frumpy your slight modifications made it perfect, hip and cute! amazing find on the shoes too.