I was thrilled I discovered this beauty in one of my fave online vintage shops: Sure, this vintage dress is an awkward length and has an annoying elastic waist BUT it’s a nearly perfect match …
My Double Refashioned Vintage Bowling Shirt
Do you ever create something that just isn’t for you, still want to keep but will never wear? Such was the case with this brilliant but frumpy 1960’s bowling shirt I inherited from Tante Uschi: …
My Baby Weight Dress Refashion
I thrifted that lovely vintage dress a few months after my darling daughter popped into the world and it fit my mammoth nursing chest and baby weight carrying body splendidly well – fast forward a few years and my …
A Glamazonian Vintage Dress Refashion
I discovered that phenomenal vintage dress and jacket set in Tante Uschi’s treasure chest! The only problem? Measuring 150cm from shoulder seam to hem, it appears to have been originally created for a gorgeous glamazon – …
How to downsize a dress
Thrifting online is awesome and I love thrill of opening a fabulous frugal delivery…the only drawback is when what awaits you in your package isn’t quite as advertised (but even then it’s still pretty awesome!): This …
Shrink That Dress: a DIY Tailoring Tutorial
Make that fab vintage find fit perfectly with my quick how-to: For loads of sustainable style goodness check out my Confessions of a Refashionista e-book series! Simply download & get started creating your own, unique, ethical, …
A Most Excellent DIY Shirt Dress
I’ve been hankering to create a lurvly loose shirt dress for a while but could never find the right refashioning victim – until I inherited a bunch of stuff from my Great Uncle’s wardrobe: Silky, …
A Grungy #ThriftyThursday
And the memories continue with yet another thrifty style theme plucked directly from my fashion past: In the early 90’s (& beyond) I was heavily into the whole grunge style scene, along with that oh-so-cool Seattle Sound & …
a cowled lumberjack – a fab flannel refashion
Remember that cozy flannel cowl shirt I re-created for my first Thrifty Copycat Post? Well my lovelies here’s the promised tutorial:
Easy button down shirt refashion
This off-beat blouse began life as a shirt thrifted from the dude section of the charity shop. Check out how I (quickly) transformed it into something fit for yours truly with my Easy button down shirt …