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Earth Day Project: Men's Shirts to Strapless Dress
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How Joyful is this project? In honor of Earth Day, we asked BurdaStyle member Howjoyful to create a recycled project— and we’re in love with this summer dress! Made from our Strapless Tea Length Gown pattern, howjoyful transformed this would-be wedding gown into a sassy day dress.
Joy has been known to create many savvy recycled projects.
She even created her own gorgeous wedding gown! How lovely!
A detail shot of Joy’s “Mail Order Bride” Halloween costume.
What are you making for Earth Day?
Material Notes
Joy used a 6-XL men’s plaid shirt for the skirt and a medium-sized denim shirt for the bustier.
Difficulty
Intermediate
Categories
- Season
- Spring, Summer
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Dress
- Style
- Bohemian, Evening Wear, Grunge, Mod, Preppy, Punk
- Material
- Cotton, Blends, Shirting, Silk
Credits
- Project Creator
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May 12, 2011, 11.38 AMby apierle
Very pretty! Love it.
May 11, 2011, 04.54 PMby ladyoracle78
that is a gorgeous gown :)
Apr 23, 2011, 07.26 AMby shelley .
Wonderful:)
Apr 20, 2011, 10.28 AMby Morolake Dairo
wow!!!!!!this is beautiful!
Apr 20, 2011, 04.10 AMby frudal2
I LOVE the “mail order bride” dress!!!
Apr 19, 2011, 07.46 PMby blueberrytwin
Love it! You did a great job on the dress.
Apr 19, 2011, 07.15 AMby tilshmil
Great job on such a cute summer dress and keeping earth friendly! I also love your wedding dress, so beautiful!!!
Apr 18, 2011, 04.25 PMby wonderlandalys
Too too cute! I love the layered plaid. The shirt has really great shape and the whole dress has a great fit. Really cute.