Reconstructed black, white, gray vintage stripe dress

Added Aug 17, 2010

by aur0ra

Lexington Park, ...

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I made this dress from a vintage piece I found at an antique store. Unfortunately, I don’t have a before picture of this dress. It had really ugly, long batwing sleeves, a really high neckline, and it was floor length. However, I loved the stripes and the pockets. So, I went to work to make it wearable. I cut of the sleeves and the top of the dress, and created new shoulder seams and armholes. There were also a few seams coming apart that I fixed, and I added the burgundy accents.

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For
Women
Garment Type
Dress
Style
Casual, Mod, Vintage

7 Comments

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    Aug 27, 2010, 05.49 PMby aur0ra

    Thanks so very much everyone! :)

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    Aug 21, 2010, 10.22 AMby nookie

    love it – the stripes, the big buttons, the colours the high waist. very nice, i am very jealous

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    Aug 20, 2010, 02.34 AMby cantare

    I love the change of pattern, it makes it so unique! What a great change.

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    Aug 18, 2010, 01.54 AMby lizajane09

    Very, very cool! I love the vertical and horizontal stripe and the unusual color combination

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    Aug 18, 2010, 01.10 AMby ashchaser

    Oh this is fantastic! I really do love the panel of stripes going horizontally , as well as those HUGE buttons (which are just too awesome to get in to). Well done!

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    Aug 17, 2010, 07.21 PMby debrarae

    I love it! You did a great job! With that width of a stripe, it could have over powered you. It could have easily made it look as though it were wearing you. Instead, you managed to balance out the stripe with the composition! Well done!

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    Aug 17, 2010, 07.07 PMby kristensaurus

    very cute- I like this a lot, with the stripes and the color scheme.

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