I did some serious remixing and here is what I came up with.....
I started out wanting to do a high/low skirt thinking that would be an interesting twist on the design. I like to upcycle material so I went to goodwill looking for one of those long pleated women's skirts that every person in America owned during the eighties. I wanted a solid color but was excited when I found this funky patterned skirt.
For the bodice I wanted something velvety so I found this stretchy black velvet shirt that was pretty worn around the sleeves and collar but had great material in the middle.
I used the bodice pattern from the party dress and squared off the neckline a little bit.......but when I went to sew the bodice (with a flannel lining) the stretchy material was less than cooperative. When I was finished sewing the bodice I hated it and was about to throw it in the trash. I decided to try it on my daughter to see what the fit was like. My daughter is seriously my muse because when I went to put it on her, she put it on backwards. I realized that while it didn't look right as a bodice, it looked great as a sort of vest. I still wanted the skirt part to be included so I slit the front down the middle and seamed up both the sides.
I attached the skirt to the bodice and made a skirted vest. I decided to do buttons down the front and found these great gold and velvet buttons that matched the bodice perfectly.
I loved the sash on the original dress, but it wasn't going to work for this skirted vest. So instead I created a belt with a design using the different fabrics from the outfit. I acctually used one of those stretchy workout headbands as the belt and attached the decorative piece to it.
Finally I paired the skirted vest with a pair of black leggings and a white t-shirt and she is ready for a party. It is not quite a dress, but certainly party worthy. I loved using the party dress for inspiration and am very excited by this outfit!
That is so cute! I love your take on this.
ReplyDeleteVery creative!
ReplyDeleteI love the poses that your daughter did for the pictures, They made me smile as I could tell how proud she was of her outfit. Great job Mom.
ReplyDeleteDeborah
Thanks, my daughter loves to take pictures even after gymnastics, a long day at the sitters, and two hours past her bedtime :-) lol
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