3 Fugly Vintage Dress Refashion Tutorials

Revisit my 3 Fugly Vintage Dress Refashion Tutorials and discover how easy it is to transform frumpy frocks into fab maxiskirts, blouses and swinging 60s mod minis!

Easy Dowdy Vintage Dress Refashion

Discover just how quick and easy it is to transform that dowdy vintage dress into a frock fit for Spring with my simple DIY: Enjoy the Easy Dowdy Vintage Dress Refashion video tute and get making!

My easy vintage velvet dress refashion

That vintage velvet dress was one of the fab frocks left in the basement closet for me by my groovy landlady. The sleeves and golden embroidered shoulder details are fantastic however the fit and length are less …

How to shorten a dress without sewing

Grab my easy no sew trick for shortening those thrifted dresses in a flash + be sure to stick around until the end & have a giggle at my blooper reel from the behind the …

Easy Refashions: How to shorten a dress

By far the most popular refashionista requests I receive are for back to basics tutorials to help sustainable stylistas get started recreating their secondhand and vintage finds into unique (eco)fashions so I thought I’d start …

How to shorten a dress at the waist

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 cozy DIY flannel shirt dress refashion

When I’m feeling under the weather there’s nothing that I like better than snuggling up in my cozy DIY flannel shirt dress refashion and lounging in bed with a cup of tea and a good book …

The Vintage Evening Gown Refashion Tutorial

I spied this vintage evening gown in the charity shop window and was ecstatic when they sold it to me for only €1! This gorgeously coloured piece of historic glam was gathered and draped at every …

The easy DIY dress refashion + quick mistake fix

I’ve had these two less than stellar dresses hiding in my stash for ages: Ugh, the grey one is shapelessly stretched out and the other, although adorable, shrank in the wash and is now too …