Saturday, June 14, 2008

Romper Tunic

before



As you can probably tell from my previous outfits, I am obsessed with light denim this summer. This dress was completely maternal-esque, but what caught my eye was the back buttons and strap (see below).

Vintage dress, Costume National heels

after



At first, my idea was to turn the dress into a romper, but attempts to create a mock crotch were unsuccessful and really awkward looking. So instead, I opted for a tunic by cutting off a lot of the length. The main alterations are in the straps... I made them thinner and added some stitching detail on the front.



Seriously, how cool is the racerback and tiny pocket? The original buttons are different from the ones I added on the front... butttt I kind of like it!





Vintage Levi's shorts and belt, GoJane heels, F21 and Thailand street market jewelry

13 comments:

Knight Cat said...

i love the back of this soo much!
amazing :)

xxx

jessica ann said...

brilliant!

Anonymous said...

OMG that tranformation looks amazing!! Mine are just shoddy hemmings!

NICOLE said...

This is simply incredible!!! sooo creative the back is so smart!


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NICOLE said...

p.s would you be interested in exchanging links?

alloftheabove said...

Great transformation! I just did something with a skirt I skirt I thrifted. You should check it out on our blog. and would you like to trade links?

That Girl said...

You did amazing alterations.
I love it, beautiful!!!!

-SLCsocialite

Jenny H. said...

the back of this is amazingg.

you are so talented!

Taghrid said...

i love how you modify your clothes! you're amazingly talented :D

emily said...

this is really awesomee too! you're so good at modifying all these pieces that other people typically wouldn't even look twice at. good job!

stilettostetico said...

These Sulfurous Vintage Levi's Shorts are really synonymous of "Vaaavoooooomesque effect" !!!!
Especially with Heels like That : Classy Casualness, with retro effluents . . .

A Bientôt, Antoine

Shirley's Place said...

Wow, your amazing!

Page said...

very impressive!