Do you ever buy a dress for a vacation and then fail to wear it ever again? I drooled over the dress I am wearing above for months before our honeymoon two years ago. I was truly convinced the trip would not be complete without this dress. Well, of course I purchased it without trying it on and it just wasn’t quite right. The smocked bodice didn’t fit properly and the length was a tad too short. Sigh. Non-returnable. Waste of money. Taking up room in my closet.
Determined to reinvent my closet without purchasing new items I turned the dress into a skirt, added a tucked-in bright button-up top and a belt. Hello {free} new outfit! {Husband is so proud.}
{Top: J.Crew, similar to this one. Dress: Joie Elephant Print Joelle Dress. Belt: Anthropologie (old). Sunglasses: Chanel.}
{Hair look familiar? I used this style.}
{Adorable puppy completes any look. Right?}
What old items have you turned new?
I try to reinvent items too. My husband says “can’t you Marge Bovier something?” (episode of the Simpsons).
I bought a pair of Seven jeans that had these bright pink paint marks on the back pockets. After a while I got sick of the pink but liked the jeans so I sandpapered the paint off… Marge Bovier was proud 😉