Did you catch a glimpse of the lavender dress I found in my Savers Halloween video? Well, that wasn’t the dress I ended up using for Pumpkin’s Rapunzel dress. Of course, after the cameras were turned off, I found an even more perfect dress to refashion.
With it’s chiffon overlay, I knew this old, thrifted prom dress was going to work perfectly, especially when embellished with a couple spools of ribbon and paired with the Rapunzel Yarn wig.
Steps:
-Cut dress apart (cut off sleeves, bodice and skirt).
-Dye underlayer of dress a deeper lavender.
-Recut bodice to fit. Decorate with ribbons.
-Sew ribbon onto sleeves and replace elastic at elbow.
-Cut skirt to fit shortening at waist (I wanted to use the existing hems on both layers). Sew ribbon to chiffon layer. Gather at waist.
-Attach skirt to bodice
-Sew on Velcro closures at center back (it is a costume after all).
Find Tutorial for yarn wig HERE.
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Just like all your re fashions, it is perfect!!! She looks like better than Rapunzel!
this turned out so nicely. These are my favorite posts. I love seeing how you get from A to Better!
Carrie,
I read about you wearing a Team Sparkle skirt in Runner’s World magazine and I googled you and found your site. I am a runner, triathlete, and thrift store shopper so, of course, I loved your site. But, what changed my world view was when I saw one of your refashions. I had never heard of the word! All of the sudden, my local Goodwill store became a whole new world of possibilities. No longer will I look for just my size and favorite shapes. Thanks to your blog and others that I have found using my new favorite word, REFASHION, I am committed to buying no new clothing. That’s pretty green and also very smart with a husband in nursing school! Thanks for your work putting your ideas on the web.
Stacy
That wig….to die!
Absolutely amazing, as usual!
that looks great!!!!
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October 26, 2011 at 12:25 am
So fab!!!! You have such talent and creative flair… I am always so impressed by your projects.
I absolutely love it! You did a great job and it didn’t seem too labor intensive. next year I think I’ll be looking at revamping a prom dress for my daughter’s costume!
Please explain how you made that amazing wig!
Opps, nevermind! I see the wig tutorial thanks!
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