Vintage Gold Sequins

  Hello Readers. It is Dressember 2024. I am wearing and refashioning dresses all month to participate in this fund raiser. This organization works to help the victims of human trafficking. Trafficking and forced labor is a $236 billion business worldwide. Advocates wear dresses or ties all month to raise awareness about this issue.  I will be wearing and refashioning dresses all month. Visit their website to learn more about the work they do.

 Let's talk about vintage clothes. They're fabulous. The end. See you next time. Just kidding. But I really do like vintage clothes. This beautiful dress was waiting for me at a Goodwill store in Pennsylvania. 

 Before and after. 

This little tag is how I knew it was vintage. This little beauty was from Pittsburgh. 

Here is a good example of what can happen with vintage clothes. They can get damaged. They have lived a whole life before they found there way to me. Think of the parties this dress went to. I originally wanted to remove thye skirt and make pants. Then I was going to reattach the pants to the top and I would have a fabulous jumpsuit. That wasn't going to work because there were a few more damaged spots. 

I had to cut off about a foot of fabric. It was time for Plan B. That made the fabric too short for pants but it would be great for a shorter cocktail dress. 

I turned the edge under and made a new hem. 

I used my iron very carefully to press the new hem. Vintage fabrics can be fragile. 

 I shortened and hemmed the lining too. 

 

Look at this fun dress!

 

I liked this beaded jacket with it. I would love to wear it to a fancy holiday party. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.  

***Year End Update***- I will be going to Studio 54 ASAP!