Bridesmaid dress recycling

[rockzilla]

So, I was in a wedding last may that required a celedon green bridesmaids dress with lettuce trim.

While the dress was lovely, I didn''t think I''d ever wear it again.

However, a colleague of mine helped me ''reimagine'' the dress for a charity ball I attended last night.

I switched out the lettuce sash for a black one...and added black lacey trim at the bottom to make it more evening...

Here are my results...

 

[rockzilla]

Here''s the stock photo of the dress (not me) the sash is a bit different but you get the idea...

 

[rockzilla]

Here is me, in the actual dress, at the actual wedding

 

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And here is the recycled version...photo has been cropped to protect the innocent

 

[ChargerGrrl]

Great BM dress makeover! what was your inspiration?

Hope I can pull off something like that for the ORANGE creation hanging on the back of my office door. was supposed to wear it to an august wedding, but it was cancelled and have no idea what to do with the dress. never even brought it home after it was delivered to my office.

 

[shigidigi]

Wow that turned out gorgeous!! You and your friend must have good fashion sense- although I thought the dress was beautiful to begin with, adding the black sash and lace definitely makes that dress a great evening dress!!

I love the cardigan too!! And by the way you are SOO pretty!!

 

[somethingshiny]

Super cute! Great recycle!!

BTW- is your avatar your house? I ask because every time I glance at it, it looks like mine. The only difference is I have two picture windows on the lower level. And, one picture window in the middle of the upper level. My sunporch looks the same as the room on the left of your pic, and i have VERY similar landscaping!

 

[surfgirl]

Love it Rocky! You know, you could also do a vintage brooch on the black sash to sass it up even more.

 

[Independent Gal]

Fabulous! Well done.

 

[FireGoddess]

I LOVE the recycle! It looks gorgeous!

 

[rockzilla]

ChargerGrrl - I was originally going to dye the dress black or navy blue - but my coworker (who went to school for fashion) said that since it was a synthetic fabric it would probably get blotchy - she helped me come up with the idea of the black lace and sash

shigidigi - THank you!

somethingshiny - Unfortunately it is not my house =( If it didn''t have the difference you described, it could have potentially been your house - I call it my ''dream house'' - I saw it on Cape Cod one day and took a photo. I actually live in LA but I''m from MA so I miss the east coast style colonials...the photo reminds me of home now - you''re so lucky that you have a gorgeous home!

 

[iheartscience]

Great recycle! It''s so pretty and the color is great on you!

 

[anchor31]

Great makeover! I like it!