Snip snip.
No, not my hair.
I purchased a cheap maxi dress last month but could never find the right time to wear it. You could say I was saving it for a nice sunny day.
However, I tried it on the other night and was dissatisfied. Because the material was cheap and white, it was semi-opaque in the "dangerous" areas. I tried to rearrange it and wear shorts underneath but it was no good. I wasn't just going to toss it out to the nearest Goodwill. So, I did the next best thing and changed the maxi dress into an asymmetrical one piece.
I should have taken a "before" picture but I'm sure you guys can use your imagination for this one. Here's how it came out:
Yes, I could not throw it out because of the lovely skull design in the front (I am a sucker for skull designs). Believe it or not, I cut the dress with those tiny scissors that I'm holding in the left photo. Creativity has no limits.
Side angles to show you the unevenness. Matched this one piece with my favorite zebra leggings. I was contemplating on sewing the fresh cut edges but it doesn't seem to bother me as much. What do you guys think?
I purchased a cheap maxi dress last month but could never find the right time to wear it. You could say I was saving it for a nice sunny day.
However, I tried it on the other night and was dissatisfied. Because the material was cheap and white, it was semi-opaque in the "dangerous" areas. I tried to rearrange it and wear shorts underneath but it was no good. I wasn't just going to toss it out to the nearest Goodwill. So, I did the next best thing and changed the maxi dress into an asymmetrical one piece.
I should have taken a "before" picture but I'm sure you guys can use your imagination for this one. Here's how it came out:
Yes, I could not throw it out because of the lovely skull design in the front (I am a sucker for skull designs). Believe it or not, I cut the dress with those tiny scissors that I'm holding in the left photo. Creativity has no limits.
Side angles to show you the unevenness. Matched this one piece with my favorite zebra leggings. I was contemplating on sewing the fresh cut edges but it doesn't seem to bother me as much. What do you guys think?
Comments
love the outfit too! :]
Thank you for commenting on my blog!! And thank you for saying my dress is cute, I love cute dresses at the moment they are my obsession!
I bet it cost a bomb to import american products D: I think if I lived somewhere else, I would miss my British products!
I would love Hello Kitty bowls!! I am thinking of buying a Hello Kitty alarm clock your previous blog post made me go look for some! When I get my own place, all my kitchenware will probably have cute designs on them!!
Kitty x
I want to do some DIY clothing... :)
Sometimes a few snips is all takes. I've just started reading this blog, she has some great ideas. She's making a new outfit for $1/day for a year!
http://newdressaday.wordpress.com/
Hmm, I wish I had some cheap maxi dress lying around just to test out your idea hehe:)
xx
I would have never known that you cut it yourself! Those leggings are awesome!
Is that your new mirror? It’s nice (^O^)