Rewind: White & Blue Floral Dress

Today's rewind outfit comes from a little over two years ago! This white and blue floral dress was one of the pieces that I shot as an option for my book, hence the full make-up in the before shot!

Original post date: 6/6/12

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

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Dress

I scrapped the sleeves and took it in to make it a dress perfect for summer.

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Dress

For my second wear, I went a totally different route!

Wanting to make the pleats more front and center, I folded under the top portion of the dress and crafted it into a top!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Dress

To get it form fitted - and to avoid the top from falling down - I took a vintage bow pin, gathered the portion of loose fabric at the new top of the piece, and cinched it!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Dress

I wore this piece to the Dodgers game, so I had to add some blue Dodgers nails too!

Oh, and it's really not a sporting event without cotton candy. Guilty pleasure, check!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Dress

We had some fabulous seats, so being that we were so close to the players, I couldn't resist a little photo hijinks! Lots of head scratching and hair fixing went on with my pointer finger and the players in front of us.

New Dress A Day - Dodgers Dugout Club

We even got some winks from Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig. With my hat on, this new top was just the piece to help root on the Dodgers!

New Dress A Day - Dodgers Dugout Club

It's funny how the second wear turned out - I was planning on doing some actual cutting and stitching, but when I tested out tucking the top of the dress under, it totally changed the game plan!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Dress

One biggish dress turned two completely different looks, two years apart!!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Vintage Dress

I wonder what wear three will look like???

Remake: Green, Pink & Blue Dress

You got a little taste of this number yesterday... New Dress A Day - Crepe Vintage Dress

I would literally get arrested if I wore this out in public. Indecent exposure, much??

New Dress A Day - Crepe Vintage Dress

I couldn't let that happen because I love the look of this dress so much and I must wear it out.

New Dress A Day - Crepe Vintage Dress

One easy tweak, here we come!

The maje issue was the worn out elastic at the neckline. At one point, years, and years, and years, and years ago, this had a serious gathered neckline. Now, it's sad and worn out :(

So, it's seam ripper to the rescue!

New Dress A Day - Crepe Vintage Dress

I took out a few stitches on the top seam where the worn out elastic was...

New Dress A Day - Crepe Vintage Dress

...pulled the elastic out until it was at the perfect point where I could knot it and make the dress hit my shoulders without falling off. I figured that I could test this method out first before either replacing the neck with new elastic or putting in a fun ribbon to gather.

My new dress fits now!!

New Dress A Day - Crepe Vintage Dress

I paired the vintage piece with my "Super Wedges", aka my crazy tall Jeffery Campbell platforms.

New Dress A Day - Crepe Vintage Dress

I cinched the waist with a light tan leather belt to break up the color a bit...

New Dress A Day - Crepe Vintage Dress

...and to match the neutral tone of the shoes!

New Dress A Day - Crepe Vintage Dress

I will be wearing this throughout fall too, friends. Add a beige sweater on top, perhaps? Some tall boots? Easy tweak for a piece that will easily become a staple in the closet!

New Dress A Day - Crepe Vintage Dress

It's twirl time!!

Remake: Green, Pink & Blue Dress

I absolutely LOVED this dress when I first laid eyes on it at a garage sale. The colors were fun, the crepe-y cotton was flowy and soft, but there was a pretty large issue. (I even wore a nude tank to really hit the fact home.) New Dress A Day - Crepe Vintage Dress

This is going to need a little adjustment. I just don't think that this would be appropriate if I wore it as is, you know :) Check back for the full post later today!