FROM OVERSIZED DRESS TO A SUMMER MAXI DRESS
I know many of you ladies are getting ready for your summer vacations, but let's be honest, what excites us the most is prepping our OOTDs for the much-awaited vacation. One of the staple summer outfits is a maxi dress, so be sure to pack at least one in your travel bag.Â
If you're on a budget, you could always hunt for any long dresses in your closet that you're not using anymore. As for me, I didn't have any old long dresses, so I went to my favourite thrift shop to buy a cheap dress. I found an oversized dress for only 70 pesos! However, it was too large for me and too simple for my Boracay trip. So, I decided to cut it off and re-invent it.
MATERIALS USED
Maxi Dress, Scissors, Tailor's Chalk, Pins, Thread, Needle, Seam Ripper, Thread Cutter, Measuring Tape, Ruler
STEP 1: Detach the upper, belt on the waist, and lower part of the dress. You should use a seam ripper, NOT SCISSORS!
STEP 2: Detach the upper and lower parts of the dress.
STEP 3: Detach the front and back parts of the dress. You don't need the back part anymore since it's a backless dress but keep it to make a tie later.
STEP 4: Make a straight line for the front part of the top in the armhole area.
STEP 5: Cut it. Make sure you leave at least half inch allowance.
STEP 6: Cut the belt on the waist based on your waistline. You should measure it in half since the belt is folded into two for front and back. My waistline is 24" so I marked it 12". Again, leave half an inch allowance when cutting.
STEP 7: Cut 2 straight lines and 4 triangles using the dress remnant. This is for the tie since I'm making a backless dress.
STEP 8: Sew the parts and attach again the lower part of the dress. No need to modify the lower part. Just stretch the upper part to fit the width of the lower part of the dress.
