Last year i was invited to be a part of a brand new magazine called the A La Mode Magzine for a tutorial for the Anthropologie vintage lace chemise, and it’s now published, check it out! I’m on page 22-23. Thank you Madelyn for the opportunity to be published in such an awesome, useful magazine, I’m so honored!
to purchase a copy, go here.
now onto my DIY project
remember how i modestified summer dresses here?
those two dresses were XL’s so there were a lot of fabric to work with,
but these two dresses i modestified were mediums so i didn’t have much fabric.
so this is a way to add the sleeves when you don’t have much fabric left over.
before: a dress from banana republic in size 6.
(original price was like $120 but i got it for $20!)
(original price was like $120 but i got it for $20!)
after:
before: a calvin klein dress from nordstrom’s in size 8
(original price was $180 but i got it for $30!)
(original price was $180 but i got it for $30!)
1. take the strip you cut off after altering the sides.
2. cut it in half, then sew the two strips together to make it wider.
3. then follow the steps shown here.
after:
