Look of the day- Cute and preppy dress

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Outfit of the day- Retro Look

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Look of the day- for a lunch out with my girls

Today I am going out for lunch with my girls...also it is raining so I am wearing a casual yet chic dress and a cardigan with low wedges and I kept the accessories to minimum.

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Sexy Sheath Dress- ways to wear (part1)

Ways to wear  a sheath dress......

A sheath dress can be worn layered with a coat, cardigan or polo. It can be worn as a shirt tucked in a skirt, pants or shorts. Or it can be a skirt, an outer shirt or an inner shirt. Accessories like belts and scarves can also offer variations.. really, the possibilities are almost endless.

Here I shall show my take on wearing my hand sewn sheath dress with different kinds of belts...(I shall show the other options in my next blogs).

A belt usually makes an outfit look more polished while accentuating the curves and there are so many types of material, style and sizes of belts that suits to different body types.

This is my sheath dress as it is (no belt)

Which one do you like?.......See you in my next blog..

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Sexy Hand Sewn Cocktail Dress

Ever been in a situation when you thought you have the tools to create something, only to find out that the  tool has already gone bust beyond repair after buying tons of materials to work on? Well I had that experience with my sewing machine....buying a new machine is not in my immediate priority list but this is not something that will prevent me from  creating- this only means a change in plan, design, and tools...

So instead of machine sewing, I did hand sewing...the design is modified to simple sheath dress instead of one with cinching and draping but still creates  a beautiful silhouette.

 

Presenting my hand sewn cocktail dress ......

 
The fabric is Jersey.... the good thing about this fabric is that it doesn't fray, thus there is no need to fold or edge stitch the hem, neckline and armhole....just measure, cut and stitch the shoulder and side.

 
Measure the widest part of the body and use this as the width of the dress. Some have the breast area as the wider part but as for me it is my hips. Oh don't forget to add half an inch extra for the seam.

Measure the length from the shoulder to mid thigh or an inch or two  above the knee. It can be floor length if a gown is desired.

In addition, I made a bracelet cum headband cum necklace out of the excess fabric.

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Re-purposing an old Men's denim

I find it most exciting and interesting to re-purpose Men's Denim because it has more fabric than Ladies denim, thus more potential.

Here's my take on re-purposing Men's denim.

First is the direct and most common...turning it into a pair of shorts...you can distress it if you like but as for me, I like it more feminine and refine.

The rest of the fabric can be turned into a dress just like I did here....with some fabric from other re-purposed pants, I made a color blocking slip dress.

 Not to waste the rest of the fabric, I turned the cut-off seams into a head band. Like so here.

Hope you like it and I would like to know your comments.

Outfit of the day random collection

Here's my second outfit of the day random collection...I hope you enjoy.

Alter Fashion 1

When you've got so much style yet limited resources, creativity kicks in. That's when you make changes, alterations, recycling, and re-purposing of what is available at hand.....and I call this Alter Fashion.


The first Alter Fashion I will show is just a simple T-shirt alteration...from a short sleeved to halter shirt. You can cut off the sleeves according to the amount of shoulder exposure you'd like. To ensure you do not over cut, wear the T-shirt first and mark the location of the cutting...use a washable marker.

Another one is reviving an old sandal ...most of the time wedges gets either soiled or scraped over time so to make it look brand new, just cover it with something like a yarn or cloth...here I use the yarn.
The yarn is crocheted to make it wider and more textured. Then with some water-proof multi purpose glue, attach the yarn layer by layer.

These will be for now, I will post more later...I hope you like it.

I would like to hear your comments...and thank you for reading..