Hi! I hope everyone’s weekend was nice and relaxing. My husband and I went out a little date on Saturday to a city called Machida. It’s close to where we live and has two fabric shops that I like, Yuzawaya and Okadaya. Besides going to fabric shops and grabbing a bite, we stopped by at a thrift shop called “390”. Literally everything they have is 390 yen (about less than $4). I like the shop because they actually have vintage clothing imported from the U.S. and Europe, not just someone’s old clothes from GAP. Besides vintage clothes, they have new scarves, i-phone case shaped like candy bar, head phones and other cute goodies.
There I found this 70’s (maybe 80’s? tag was removed) dress. I love the dusty pale pink color, bat/dolmen sleeves and, peplum, but the dress seems to be able to use some tweaking.
So I removed the shoulder pads, shorten the length, and added lining for the skirt part.
It’s kind of hard to see the difference between before & after in the photos, but I like after version much better, and I think it’s more wearable!
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Samantha says
It's so great that you can alter clothes yourself!
-Samantha
http://thisfashionista.blogspot.com
Forgotten Fancies says
I LOVE the pleats at the front. And your before and after shot is hilarious
LOVE!
flower girl dresses Toronto says
a master-hand:)
well done
Lisa says
So pretty. I love the colour. You are glowing!
Erin Cathleen says
I love that dress! My mom had a similar one in the '80s, so that's when I think it's from. It looks so much better after you altered it! And that color is great on you.
vivatveritas says
thank you everyone! its so much fun to fix up vintage dresses to make them look a bit more modern! xx
Kaitlyn Dreyling says
Obsessed!
taxi Toronto says
how long have you making that?
human joint models says
I guess it was not easy
children photographer Toronto says
any hand work is not easy
it was fascinating
well done!