Remake: Ivory Striped Dress

I got this ivory dress from a girlfriend who was moving to NY in hopes of giving it a fix.  It was stunning, however there were some slight issues. New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress

There were lots of these faded, brownish spots at the bottom of the dress...

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress

...as well no sort of straps to keep the halter up.  I ended up pinning it to the hanger to get a full view.

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress

To maintain the ivory color I tried washing the piece, however there was still a substantial amount of discoloration at the bottom.  To fully hide the marks, I thought a color change would do the trick!

What color would you go with??

I went to my trusty stash of RIT dye and went with Scarlet!!!

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - RIT Dye

In went the dress (along with a few other pieces I wanted to give a facelift)...

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - RIT Dye

...and in went the dye!

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - RIT Dye

After the piece was dyed, it was time to make some straps!  I was playing around with a few of the ribbons and trims that I had and ended up going with this fun black cording.

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - Trim

I put a safety pin at the end of the trim and pushed it through the seam opening on one side of the dress...

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - Trim

...and then the other.

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress - Trim

New straps and new color, here we go!!

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress

I had a little birthday shindig over the weekend that I needed a party dress for, and this was just the thing to wear!

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress

I paired it with my most comfortable shoes ever (Michael Kors!) and grabbed a vintage suede purse with stripes on it.

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress

I thought the bag tied in nicely with the straps on the dress!  Stripes all around!

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress

This is such a fun fit and flare piece...

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress

...not to mention that it's literally the most comfortable thing to wear!

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress

I celebrated with my birthday partner-in-crime LC (we're both 10/15-ers) and got to hang with all of my favorite people over the weekend.

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress

Unfortunately the only pic on my phone was the one I took with my fave gal LC, who had the most rocking hair ever.

New Dress A Day - DIY - vintage dress

I have to say, I think I'd wear this dress each year just because it's SO comfy!  What have been some of your favorite outfits/accessories to wear on your birthday?