Sort blondekjole opgraderet – Black lace dress opgraded

Pæn kjole, men de lange ærmer gjorde den svær at style, syntes jeg. Også svær at “dresse ned”, som er det jeg oftest gør med festtøj.
Nice dress, but the long sleeves made it difficult to style- And difficult to dress down, which I do more often than not.

 

Jeg pillede ærmerne af (og sømmede kanten).
I removed the sleeves and hemmed the arm opening edges.

Så var der den åbne ryg.
Jeg havde to liggende af de her stram-ind-bluser. Jeg havde købt dem engang til smid-væk priser, og da jeg prøvede dem på, gik det op for mig, hvorfor ingen ville have dem: Underkanten rullede helt vildt op.
Nu kom jeg i tanke om dem, fiskede den ene frem og klippede det nederste stykke af, så den var 11 cm lang på ryggen (10 cm + sømrum). Jeg sømmede kanten, og vupti:  En kort bh-top til at dække bh’en.
Onto the open back of the dress.
I had two of these shapewear tops. I once bought them for next to nothing, and when I tried them on, I realised why no one wanted them: The bottom hems rolled up like crazy. I got one of the tops out and cut off the lower part of it, so it was 11 cm long (10 cm or 4″ + seam allowance). I hemmed the edge and had a short crop top bra cover.

Og det var det. Nu en alsidig festkjole.
And that was it. Now a versatile dress for many occasions.

3 Comments

  • Thank you, that is a great idea. I might try it out one day.

  • Thank you, that is a great idea. I might try it out one day.

  • As another option for your backless dress:
    A: remove the back neckline section.
    B: take the shoulder materrial and use it to cover the lower area where your bra strap would land.

    The backstrap you created serves your purpose, but asthectically creates an unesssary break in the back area.

    Otherwise, the sleeveless dress looks much improved and no longer dumpy.

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