Today's blog is special! this dress Was previewed as an idea on my facebook page (there's a link to the page on the sidebar) like three weeks ago and I found it while looking at the dresses in the Salvation Army store. The trend right now is the floral print and I'm not up for buying one of these at the Forever21 because then I would of had to buy a large size :( I only spent 4.99 for this and I couldn't wait to take this home and alter it!!
First off this is a size small perfect on my waist, but too small on my bust! :( It is also really long like mid-cafe. Get this it has shoulder pads lol obviously this dress was made by a seamstress because all the seam finishes are french seams or that could be because it was from the 1980s.
So what I did first was take the sleeves out and shoulder pads, then exam this garment; I need to add to the bust, but keep the shape on the waist.
I unstitched the side seams and thats where I'm going to add the fabric.
Since I don't have more of this fabric lying around my house, I cut a piece from the bottom; no worries because I'm going to make the dress shorter anyways! :) I had to make sure that I didn't go to far into the waist seam. Whenever you put fabric in on the sides check which way the grain line goes.
And this is the end result, when I wear this dress the fabric added doesn't show :) besides adding the fabric I also changed the length on this dress because it was too long lol
Don't mind my dress-form in the background lol but anyways this is the end result of my floral dress. I would probably style myself with my hair down, and some heels or my studded boots. Accessorize with a thin belt for my waist. And go with a natural look for my makeup! :3 I'm so happy I've finally got this done Enjoy!
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