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Monday, August 20, 2012

Day 20: The Mom Dress No More!

Yay another refashion! I don't know about the rest of you refashionistas but there are a LOT of mom dresses (my boyfriend calls them teacher dresses from the 90s) at the thrift stores. Bad maxi dresses with sometimes slits up the sides. Kind of like this one....

and it has a hole in the same place on the leg on both sides. Maybe someone's dog got a hold of it??? The overall bodice wasn't bad. I was not a fan of this color! Time to fix with RIT dye in navy blue!

After dying, I was so happy with the color turnout. It did shrink some of the dress which I was happy too. Then all we had to do was just cut off some of the bottom and sew :) Poof! Done!

Here is the end product. I did tack down some of the bodice so it wouldn't flap open. I love this dress. Simple and easy and cute.


Now the boyfriend loves this dress. It was nice and cool for the hot summer nights outside for an evening cookout. For more of my 60 days to DC blogging posts click here.

Cheers,
Lauren
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8 comments:

  1. Rachel @ The Philosophers WifeAugust 21, 2012 at 1:28 PM

    Wow, it looks one hundred times better! I love it!

    Thank you for sharing. I'm thinking I might have to go "thrifting" this weekend! :-)

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  2. blissfulsewingAugust 22, 2012 at 1:55 AM

    Awesome........!Thanks for sharing the pattern.
    www.blissfulsewing.blogspot.com

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  3. Emily ThompsonAugust 24, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    Super cute! I love the end result and it looked easy too!

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  4. BeccaAugust 24, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    I like the new length. Isn't refashioning fun??

    Found you via Happy Go Lucky :)

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  5. KrugthethinkerAugust 27, 2012 at 6:37 PM

    Awesome refashions! I just found your blog, and I think you are completely amazing! I have a PhD too (mine is in Russian lit), and I also love to sew and have been known to belly dance too:) So glad I found your blog!

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  6. Christine@ Projects Around the HouseAugust 27, 2012 at 8:20 PM

    What an awesome refashion! I wouldn't have thought to dye it first. What a great idea :)

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  7. UnknownAugust 30, 2012 at 3:11 PM

    What a difference a new length makes! Now it's flirty and fun instead of drab. Love it! Thanks for sharing at last week's Shine on Fridays party! You were one of our top viewed links, so you'll be featured on One Artsy Mama tomorrow!

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  8. RedBettySummerAugust 30, 2012 at 11:48 PM

    It cracks me up that maxi dresses are already a thrift store item. It seems like they just came back into fashion, and I just started liking them. LOL! Good job on the refashion. Such a simple fix, and no more mom dress!

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