My new favorite dress used to be a long gypsy skirt. I’ve always wanted a long skirt with that thin crinkly fabric because I used to live with a girl who looked really cool in her gypsy skirt (Hi, Hazy!).
I snatched one right away (P1oo) when the boyfriend and I had our almost-regular visit to the Sunday flea markets downtown. I wore the skirt only once when I realized that the length is a tad annoying.
Inspired by a Craftster post I saw, I decided to transform it into a halter dress. I got out of bed 3 times because I felt this itch to refashion the skirt. The first time, I took “before” photos. The second time, I cut the skirt. The third time, I fiddled with the extra fabric to see how the top part of the dress will look like. By that time, the sun was already up and I had to force myself to hit the sack. If I didn’t, we’d have missed our Up cinema reservations.
But the itch was so strong that I woke up after 5 hours and finished sewing the dress. I wore it to the movie house.
Okay, on to the mini-tute. These are just doodles so bear with me.
1. Cut your skirt. You’ll have about 10 inches of extra fabric after you do that. Sew the hem of your new dress.
2. Cut about 2 pieces of the extra fabric. Each piece should be about a meter and a half long. Do not worry, you’ll have more than enough. Fold and sew the edges and sew the ends together as shown in the illustration below.
3. Sew this top part to the skirt. Make sure to pull the garter while doing so.
Wear it halter style, tying the ends of the top part on your nape. For the kimono style, drape the two top parts loosely over your shoulders and the top of your arms and do the following:
oh wow this is awesome! i love your dress! and the fact you yourself reworked it from another clothing item is just amazing! Ü
OMG this is awesome! Great great great sketches, by the way! You have talent!
Thanks! :)
:D
Oh wow, this is amazing! The dress is gorgeous, and the tutorial is great! You’re so talented.
Aww, thanks :D
Thanks!! this is a great idea!! you have 2 dresses in one! this post is very inspiring!
Thanks! I actually just realized that I can style it in more ways, like the Infinity Dress. :D
Great job! You certainly do have an Infinity Dress type piece now :)
Absolutely beautiful and thanks for the tut! Nice to know I’m not the only one that can’t sleep sometimes because I get excited about creating.
I do! Will blog soon about the new styles of wearing it :D
Haha yeah, it can be quite annoying but it feels great to give in to the itch. ^^
Amazing. I love recons like these. If I can find that type of skirt around the house, I’ll definitely try this tutorial.
I’ve re-posted this post on my blog:)
Happy sewing! :D
Wow! Totally fantastic and easy as pie. They’re selling a similar dress on Victoria’s Secret website for a crazy amount of money! Looks fab on you.
Really? That makes me want to buy more skirts and make more of these! Haha
Inspired by you, I made one of my own. Nowhere as pretty I’m afraid, but then the skirt was uglier to begin with. Also the straps are too short for it to be infinite but it’s still nice as a halter. Picture is at this link: http://lh6.ggpht.com/_2QQgzt0HHlw/Sz29Q6RxYAI/AAAAAAAAA2k/thkf6kdzHc0/s512/P1010081.JPG
Thanks for the tute(ish)!
What are you talking about? THAT’S INSANELY GORGEOUS! That is one layered dress I seriously want. Good job! :)
wow! wish i could work a needle.. i got sweaty hands the tiny thing just slides.. i envy you.. ^^ loving your posts as in!
Aww thanks! Perhaps you can use a machine? Less sweaty hands trouble that way :)
Wow! I loved this tutorial! So creative. :) Just found your blog today. I’m going to bookmark your blog.
Thanks! Your blog is nice, too! :)
i tried a machine a few times at school – epic fail :( eheh
Practice, practice! :)
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