How to easily shorten a vintage dress

Thrift stores, charity shops and clothing swaps are chock full of groovy vintage dresses unfortunately loads of them have that frumpy mid-calf length that somehow manages to make my less than tall body look even …

No Waste Vintage Dress Refashion + DIY Fabric Belt Tute

Even though my to-be-refashioned vintage dress collection is already (more than) a bit too full I couldn’t resist getting this super soft 1970’s beauty: I loved the fabric, colour and details of this faux denim …

Refashioned Vintage on #ThriftyThursday

My love of vintage is well-known and most of my projects involve recreating those amazing (yet dowdy)  preloved discoveries and tacky treasures from the past! Grab my quick and easy frump to fab frock transforming …

A Very Easy Hawaiian MuuMuu Refashion

Muumuu (noun) 1. a long, loose fitting dress, usually brightly coloured and patterned, traditionally worn by Hawaiian women. 2. an oversized housedress. First recorded in 1920-25, the term muumuu is derived from the Hawaiian word …

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 …

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 …