I decided to clean my closet the other day so I can determine what exactly I needed for the upcoming winter season. While I was away from home for five years, things accumulated in my closet. I found a guitar in my closet. I don’t play the guitar, so someone must have put it in there while I was gone. There were couple other items that I did not remember storing there. I ended up with three big bags full of clothes that I did not wear anymore. One of them was this dress below.
If you call items from 90’s “vintage”, this long dress must be a vintage item.. It is from 90’s and made in America. I don’t remember how this ended up in my closet since I don’t remember wearing it, but I sew a redeemable value in this long dress.
So I cut it short, cut a stripe of the fabric so I can hem it with folded band to make a mini dress.
I also made a big and loose “V” neck in the back and added a bow.
Voila! This is how it turned out.
I like it a lot this way since it is super comfortable with leggings.
This can be worn as a top, and in the photos below, I tucked in the dress in the pink mini skirt.
Or, I can wear it with a boyfriend blazor – which look do you like better?
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Cassie says
That dress is so cute! Who'd knew that a 90's dress could still survive? I love it with the boyfriend blazer! I love taking old clothes and reconstructing them.
Samantha Nandez says
Absolutely love it! By it self it works fantastically especially with that drop V back. Nice work 😀
lunatepetal says
love the open V back 🙂
well done upcycling!
vivatveritas says
thank you all!
Samantha Nandez says
Also, thanks for the comment on my photo, something happened though and it disappeared 🙁
somedaynewyorker says
I definitely like the outfits where the back is showing. The back is so pretty. Especially with the bow detail.
maritaBliss says
I love it !! Utterly amazing, and so inspirational :)!
I should go through my closet soon too, not that I'm as good of a seamstress as you x)
vivatveritas says
samantha, not sure why my comment dissapeared! thats so weird!
hi somedaynewyorker, thank you!! i like open back too!
hi marita, yea you totally should search your own closet, cuz you never know what you have! i was surprised that i still had that dress that i havent even worn!