Hello Readers. It is time for the annual Dressember Fundraiser. What Is Dressember? They are an organization that works to fight human trafficking and forced labor in the U.S and all around the world. Since 2013, Dressember advocates have raised over $20 million to support International Justice Mission (IJM) and its partners. I will be wearing and refashioning dresses all month in honor of this mission. You can learn more at Dressember.org
Edited & Updated -I found this black maternity dress at a swap long ago and I didn't realize it was maternity. I thought it was a black knit dress. I don't need a maternity dress. (Like seriously, I am 48 (53). I do NOT need or want to try and break world records by having a baby at this age.)
This dress was really full and round but what I really needed was a black shirt. I know this is a month of dresses but I didn't have a long-sleeve black shirt and it would be really handy for layering in these cold months.
I decided to use a shirt I liked as a guide and cut out a black shirt that would fit under other shirts and sweaters.
It was easy to make the shirt. I used the bottom of the dress and made a skirt. I made a simple elastic waistband for it and I was done. I am counting this as a 2 piece dress for this month of dress refashions.
I can wear the shirt by itself later and for Christmas Day I thought this black combo was a little plain. I used some of my ribbon stash to jazz up this outfit.
The candy cane ribbon made this outfit a lot more fun. (I added it at the hemline and wore it as a belt.)
(I really love dressing up for the holidays.) Thanks for reading along, and Merry Christmas if you are celebrating today.
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