It was too short, and a bit too boxy for me, so today I altered it.
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After:
The first thing I did was shape the waist a little, but not too much because I wanted to keep the 60s shift style. I need some waist shaping to suit my short-waisted torso.
Before:
After:
The first thing I did was shape the waist a little, but not too much because I wanted to keep the 60s shift style. I need some waist shaping to suit my short-waisted torso.I found a similar weight black knit in the stash, and added a band to the hem to add length. I added bands around the sleeve edges too, to make the hem band look deliberate. Now it's much more wearable, yay!
8 comments:
You've done a really lovely job of altering. It looks so much more grown-up and chic now. I discovered your blog last week and have really enjoyed reading about your creations.
Love it! Good idea adding bands to the ends of the sleeves, too.
What a great addition to the dress! This is fantastic!
This looks great! As others have said - very chic.
Great save! I find alterations so tedious but sometimes they are worth it.
A truly value adding alteration. In my opinion houndstooth needs black to avoid looking dowdy.
I wish you were still posting. This is too awesome for words. Seriously.
Wow, I love your alteration on this dress. I saw that H&M dress recently and but they didn't have my size. I would have been sorely tempted if they had. All your sewing projects are outstanding!!
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