Re-Dress

This is a post inspired by my wonderfully talented friend Bish. (Like her as CosplayRandom on Facebook)
She was actually inspired by another blogger that took on the mission of having a New Dress A Day for a year.

Bish happens to have some mad sewing skills and was able to produce a few amazing re-dresses that blew my mind. This is meant to show you that not everything is as it seems. It takes some time and skill but you could take an oldie in your closet, like this first one she did, and turn it into something new.

This dress had a few not so attractive stains on the front. I would probably have trashed it or given it to Goodwill. But not Bish. She snipped a few places. And Ta-da!

An adorable new top, just like that. That is the smile of a girl that knows she just saved a few dollars.

The next one shows us that too big does not mean all wrong.

Yeah most people would have looked at the size sticker and walked off. But Bish was intrigued by the print and neckline of this dress and just knew there was more to it.

Wowie! She sure knows her seams. Take it in, take it up and use the extra fabric to create a cinch belt. Just amazing. A sundress bought for mere change at Goodwill and transformed with a genius hand.

But that's not all.

This last dress took a few extra steps to bring it to life.

The purple dye job was first. Ya gotta go with your favorite color. Then she added some lace trim and shortened the hemline. Cute, summer-y and only a few dollars from a thrift store.

So for those of you out there that have those amazing sewing skills like Bish or Marisa. Don't just play around with patterns and new fabric. Save some time and money and go to your local Goodwill or Thrift store and see if anything inspires you.