Men’s Shirt to Little Black Dress
I found this short sleeve button-down shirt in a bunch of Brad’s old things. The material is very soft and I liked the way it felt so much that I wanted to wear it!
It took awhile to figure out what to make out of it, but I landed on a little black dress. First the pocket, sleeves and collar came off.
Then I turned the shirt inside-out and put it on Sally backwards (after removing her classy accessories) so that the buttons go down the back. Then I pinned her sides.
I pinned the neckline and left the original shirt hem alone.
I sewed everything down and trimmed off the extra side materials. When I put on my new pinstriped dress, it was missing something. Brad even agreed! I decided it needed better definition at the waist so I dug out the collar and made it into a fuaux peplum.
I’m not entirely sure I like this dress the way I made it, but not too bad for my first attempt at making a shirt into a dress. It might look best paired with a jacket…
Here’s the back, it’s tough to see but I kept the original shirt buttons.
Awesome job on this refashion, it looks amazing on!
Miche from Buttons and Birdcages
You are so creative. That’s such a great LBD, especially with what you did turning the collar of the men’s shirt into the peplum design. Love it!
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Thanks for adding me to your mood board! Glad you liked the refashion!
Oh wow, incredible job! Great fit…and wonderful finish too…it’s also lovely to get acquainted with Sally 🙂
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Nice Job! I like it a lot, its simple and sleek. 🙂
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Wow, this is just gorgeous! I usually don’t love men’s shirt refashions, but this one is really cool! 🙂 Lisa
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