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Thank you all for the great responses on my Amadeus coat! Well, after that, I am posting a refashion that was actually super quick and did – for a change – NOT take just as long as starting from scratch would have taken…
It was an oversized vest that looked silly on me – only super tall, slender models could wear it, with really tight clothing underneath, maybe… and I combined it with an old sweater from my husband. The pattern was copied down roughly from a knit dress I own and love. And voil, out I come with a knit dress I own and love ;-)
More making-of pictures as always can be found at my blog Of Dreams and Seams
Material Notes
Old sweaters
Difficulty
Novice
Categories
- Season
- Spring, Fall
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Dress
- Material
- Knits/Jersey
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Feb 5, 2013, 05.09 PMby lelie
what a great idea!!! So pretty!
Feb 1, 2013, 02.55 AMby lmb
Nice work remaking your sweaters. I like how you decided to continue working the stripe pattern with the color block from the red sweater. Works well.
Jan 28, 2013, 09.32 AMby fashionfreek
I love your creative ideas in regards to upcycling. Great work!! Just love your knit dress:-D
Jan 26, 2013, 04.12 AMby lovefromsf
Really fun dress.
Jan 25, 2013, 09.51 PMby barmaglot
Very successful refashion, you wouldn’t think that it’s made from different sweaters!
Jan 25, 2013, 01.18 PMby diallo
Love the work!
Jan 25, 2013, 05.58 AMby misumihaela
super great ideea!
Jan 25, 2013, 12.48 AMby nouvellegamine
that is so awesome. I love it!
Jan 25, 2013, 12.25 AMby daicrinne
Wow, this is really neat! This is a great combination of fabric. The sweater is really fun and the dress you made with it is great!
Jan 24, 2013, 10.26 PMby Pharmasewing
A very clever redesign, something I would never have come up with! You are so creative. And this just goes to show exactly how much fabric men’s clothing consist of ;) off to harvest b’friend’s closet ;)
Jan 24, 2013, 10.00 PMby bjr99
Fabulous dress! I love re using clothing
Jan 24, 2013, 08.40 PMby sadienorway
Wonderful redo! :)
Jan 24, 2013, 08.16 PMby stefilu
love it!
Jan 24, 2013, 05.41 PMby missjackieo
you really pull it off , looks quite surreal , but in a cool kind of way !
Jan 24, 2013, 05.41 PMby missjackieo
you really pull it off , looks quite surreal , but in a cool kind of way !
Jan 24, 2013, 05.26 PMby martinK
great idea and well done !!
Jan 24, 2013, 04.40 PMby Mary Athey
Oh.i.love what.you.ve done. The knit dress.is lovely on clever you x
Jan 24, 2013, 04.30 PMby Delphine C.
Very cool!