Wednesday, September 14th, 2011...10:33 am
Before | The Checkered Dress
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Say you’re vintage shopping and you see this shoulder-padded, fuchsia-checked, long-sleeved, high-necked dress.
Some of you might recoil in disgust and throw it right back on the rack.
I did a little happy dance. Because I love nothing more than to reinvent a vintage secretary dress.
This one looks like a 1980′s take on an 1880′s school teacher’s ensemble. And for that, I love it.
I’m taking it to the tailor today and you’ll be the first to see the “after” shots once she’s worked her magic.
P.S. Let’s take a journey through some of The Anthology’s best before/afters, shall we? Like this printed jacket “before” and “after“. Oh, and these ridiculous pants look so much better after they became shorts.
9 Comments
September 14th, 2011 at 10:50 am
You have the best tailor in the entire world haha. Can’t wait to see it after!
September 14th, 2011 at 11:10 am
Kewl pattern!
September 14th, 2011 at 11:57 am
I can’t wait to see final product… It’s a bit frumpy.
September 14th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
I can’t wait to see the after! You have a great eye!!! And your tailor must be the absolute best! I’m still on the hunt for a good one.
September 14th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
oh i look forward to seeing this after!
It’s a great find – there’s so many ways to change it…
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September 15th, 2011 at 10:15 am
now I know that’s going to be short but how short? And what are you going to do to the top?
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