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Remake: Mauve Polyester Dress Part II

Here's that mauve polyester dress again!! New Dress A Day - Mauve Polyester Dress

Long sleeves, extra layer up top...

New Dress A Day - Mauve Polyester Dress

...got turned into this fabulous dress the first round!

New Dress A Day - Mauve Polyester Dress

Nothing like some halter action!!

New Dress A Day - Mauve Polyester Dress

I was still left with the top layer of the dress and I had to find a second use for it!! Wanna see what I did??

So I've been obsessed with these boldly printed, embroidered, pom pom purses...

New Dress A Day - pompom purses

...so I used these as my inspiration in creating my new top!

I started with some white and yellow May Arts pompom string from May Arts as well as a strip of vintage ribbon that I scored in downtown LA.

New Dress A Day - pompom ribbon

As I wasn't in love with the trim that was already on the top of the piece, I decided to cover it up! I pinned down the vintage ribbon...

New Dress A Day - pompom ribbon detail

...then added pompom trim above and below the ribbon. I pinned, trimmed the sleeves, and then stitched everything in place.

New Dress A Day - embellished shirt

The pompom trim proved to be a little tricky to sew (the poms kept getting caught in the presser foot!), however I powered through it and tacked down all of the trim.

New Dress A Day - sewing machine

Post-sew, my top was ready to wear!!

New Dress A Day - vintage shirt

Adding some embellished elements to the top takes it to a whole other level!

New Dress A Day - upcycled dress

You could never imagine that it started off as a portion of that dress!!

New Dress A Day - pompom top

I wore it to the Hollywood Bowl with my girlfriends...

New Dress A Day - pompom top

...where we were literally spitting out our sips of delicious wine because we were laughing so hard. Best kind of nights, if you ask me.

New Dress A Day - pompom top

One dated look = two stellar new outfits.

New Dress A Day - thrifted dress

Total success story, if you ask me!!

Week of DIY-ing!!

It's been a bit of a DIY week!! From cupcakes for a little cupcake throwdown...

NDAD - Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

...to watercolors for a handmade card for my pals S&J's wedding this weekend (you'll see the card on Instagram on Saturday before the soirée)...

NDAD - DIY watercolors

...I'm just catching up now of more outfits!!

You saw this fabulous mauve polyester piece a few weeks ago, go from frump to chic...

New Dress A Day - Mauve Polyester Dress

...and I'm using the top portion next!

New Dress A Day - Mauve Polyester Dress

After the weekend, I'll be posting how I summerized it! Stay tuned!!

Outfit Rewind: 60s Floral Dress

I'm going back to my first year of blogging for today's rewind piece!! It's always so incredible looking back at the pieces that started this blog! The photos are obviously not the most amazing quality, but that was when I was using my point and click and before I even owned an iPhone. Original post date: 6/21/10

The Before Look: (Click here for full project steps and original post!)

New Dress A Day - vintage dress - 60s

My $1 dress, after a little cutting and pasting, turned out looking like the below.

The After Look:

New Dress A Day - vintage dress - 60s

For the second wear, I switched it up a bit.

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Check out the newly styled look...

To break up a bit of the pattern while still keeping it feminine, I added a layer skirt on top of the dress!

New Dress A Day - vintage dress - 60s

One of my favorite summery skirts by Trina Turk, layered on top of the upcycled dress from four years ago, makes this rewind look even better the second time around!

New Dress A Day - vintage dress - 60s

A pair of Candie's mules and Urban Outfitters sunnies round out the vintage-y look! I love how it looks!

New Dress A Day - vintage dress - 60s

The skirt over-the-dress move is such a slam dunk. You might be seeing this trick again soon!