Hello shiny purple dress with some sort of drapey sash hanging off the collar and attached down the middle, how are you?! I can't tell if you were some sort of graduation dress or a wedding outfit? Either way, I can't leave this dress looking as is!

There's also a dark black spot too...

...which will be easily taken care of!

I used my seam ripper to begin the removal process of that sash. My plan is to remove it then stitch it back up to make it more blouse-y.

I ended up taking out stitches from the top of the dress-y deal, all the way to the bottom to get rid of that big sash of fabric - the whole front ended up being open, so I decided to make a last minute decision to use this as a jacket of sorts instead of a top.

I cut the piece in half to get rid of that black spot and trimmed it so the bottom would hit at my hips, because hips don't lie says Shakira.

Now that the bit of fabric was gone from the front, I began to pin down all the edges and prep for sewing.

My jacket was getting there...I got my sewing machine threaded and got to work.

Because it was another day of rain, I allowed myself to go with a black leggings/black knee high weatherproof boot look today. Just paired with a big vintage necklace and a tank underneath, the jacket was an easy rainy day outfit. Secretly pretty warm too, however I did end up wearing my green hoodie on top just for a little extra bit of warm. (PS, it looks way shinier than in actuality...)