I saw this dress at a thrift store, looked at it, felt the fabric, examined it for stains, tears, etc and then walked away because, honestly, it's just not my style, nor was it my size.
But the fabric just kept 'calling' me back, so I went back, took another look at it and decided that there was enough fabric in it that I could make something 'spring/summer' with it.
After giving it much thought I considered making a blouse with it ... but here again honestly, the pattern was not flattering when I draped it across my shoulders.
But, since I still loved it, I decided to turn it into a skirt and choose a top/blouse in a more flattering color for me (such as a solid color of purple or beige) and utilize the 'fabric from the dress' that way. The skirt turned out really well and was really simple to do ... cut off top of dress, stitch up a casing for the elastic, insert the elastic and stitch up the opening. Done!
Off to my closet I went to see what I had that would work with this skirt and I found a beige dressy t-shirt that compliments the pattern in the fabric perfectly. When I shop for clothing, I shop for classic basics that can be worn with lots of different things. I want something a little different with the styling of this outfit so I'm going to play around with it for a little while. When I decide upon a style I like, I'll post a picture of the outfit here.
As I've shared before, I like fashion, I always have, and I look forward to styling this skirt and top into a modest stylish outfit that I'll feel good wearing.
That's it for this post, what are you stitching up and or creating?
