Fantastically Fab Thrift Scores Part 1

I’ve been meaning to share my fave preloved finds for a while but life, work, getting settled in a new country and never enough hours in the day have kept me from sorting through my folder …

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 Vintage Dress to Blouse Refashion Tutorial

Don’t pass up that dress in the thrift shop just because it has a busy pattern – too much for a dress can be just right for a blouse! Discover how to transform that frumpy frock …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Help me refashion this thrifted vintage dress

You guys came up with soooo many fantastic project ideas for my vintage hankie stash I thought I’d pick your brains once again and have you help me refashion this thrifted vintage dress: It’s a bit …

How to Refashion a Vintage Dress

Remember that fabulous but not great fitting thrifted vintage dressthat I needed your refashionista advice for? I’m pleased to present the groovy results: I mixed and matched bits from your fab ideas and created a fitted yet …

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 – …