Now, when I found this piece in a pile of dirty goods, it didn't scream winner right away. The embroidery was insane - the front and the sleeves were killer and the collar was absolutely a-MAZE-ing, yet it was dirty and biggish. Being the color wasn't going to work, it seemed pretty unrepairable until the idea of dying came into my head. This is what it looked like when it was found....

Now you may not be privvy to all the parts that are kinda gross - I took another pic to accentuate the not-so-hotness... It's faded and yellowed, right there on the shoulder ruching. Yikes. And, it's severely see through.

But, change was a-comin'. With a little assistance from RIT's cardinal dye, this puppy was on its way to feeling the hotness.

Red dye + a weathered top = something new that rocked my world. Yes, this top, post-dye, became something I was immediately obsessed with. The red dye covered all the yellowish parts and people though that I bought the top as it was. At the cocktail part of the evening, Adam (in pic above) modeled along with me and then I got my new floral-loving friend to be the model along with me in pose two. (see below - plus, on the shiny "Grand Opening" sign, "Opening" was spelled "Openning" which made me chuckle)