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Refashioned: Halter Dress to Skirt

August 16, 2012
Way back when, I participated in a fashion swap and scored this awesome plaid halter wrap dress. I don't wear halters by themselves, so I didn't seem to wear it often or even more than the one time here. The bust was too big and the skirt seemed to be a reverse high-low (high in back, low in front - which totally drives me crazy). I'm so picky with how clothes fit! After sitting in my closet for over a year, it was time to get refashioned. Since reworking this skirt late last week, I've worn it several times! Here's what I did:
  • I chopped off the halter part as evenly as possible
  • hemmed the top with biased tape
  • rounded the ends of each side of the wrap so the skirt goes a bit higher in front than in the back.
The refashion was super speedy with the biased tape and my rolled hem foot. I believe I got it done in under 30 minutes, which is incredibly fast! Chris couldn't even tell where I reworked the skirt, so that was also a major bonus. The plaid has tons of fun colors in it, so it works perfectly with my summer and fall pieces. Here are the outfit's details:
  • top: Target + refashioned
  • skirt: swapped + refashioned
  • shoes: thrifted
I've been itching for a clothing swap lately! Have you done one before?