Top: Liz Claiborne (Thrifted) $2.99
Skirt: no tag (Thrifted) $1.50
Total outfit cost: $4.49
So last week I promised a tutorial with this weeks wardrobe Wednesday and here it is. That "skirt" that I am wearing was a dress a mere hours before I wore it. When I saw this beauty at the thrift store I loved the color and the pattern but the top did not fit properly. (Judging by the lack of tag this dress is either very vintage or handmade.) So I could not pass it up and my first thought was this would make a wonderful skirt! This was possibly the fastest and easiest refashion ever. It literally took 20 minutes from start to finish.
Thrifted Dress to Skirt Refashion
1. Decide where you want your new waistline to be. For me I wanted to keep the nice piping detail on the front so I cut about three inches above this.
2. Cut a straight(ish) line at the point you decided.
3. Now with the skirt/dress turned inside out fold over your new waistband all the way around.
4. Sew a straight line (with your straight stitch for cotton and zig zag stitch for knits) all the way around your new waistband. Make sure to reinforce your stitches at the beginning and end.
5. Now because I needed a button closure at the top of my new waist band I got crafty and salvaged the buttonhole from the dress' top and a button as well.
6. To create this new button closure I just folded over the rough cut edges and sewed them down.
7. Then I attached my button and my new button closures and I was set to go! Brand new skirt for $1.50
What have you made lately? Thrifted any awesome finds that just needed a little tweaking to get right? I would love to hear about them and what you guys think of my outfit!
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I love this idea. It is thrifty and green as well! http://consideringfrugal.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteSo adorable! Came over from 5 days, 5 ways. Love this idea!
ReplyDeleteSo clever! I'll be going through the dress racks at the thrift store with a new eye. Thank you for sharing!
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