More an alteration.
I found this dress during our Saturday charity shop excursion. I posted a while ago about wanting some kind of vaguely Proenza Schouler style corset dress, so when I saw this one I was quite excited about it as I knew it's potential with some reasonably simple altering. I was not so excited about it's £9 price tag however! But Queen Marie convinced me to get it anyway.
I hacked off the length (it was a very unflattering length to begin with) and set about turning the bottom into a cocoon shape. Originally I took the easy option and chopped off a few inches and shoved in some elastic, but it niggled away at me for about 4 hours because I knew that's not the way I really wanted it finished, but I had been very lazy. So I unpicked it all and began again. This time I made a series of darts along the bottom to create the desired shape.
I'm really pleased with the way it turned out. I tried a few things on with it and realised it must be worn with a belt, as my small boobs don't really fill out the top, so the belt keeps it from slipping down.
1: Nude Helmut Lang t-shirt, grey tights, blue fishnet socks, white belt and my favourite Topshop off-white shoes.
2: Plain white vest, shiny grey leggings, belt I made from luggage straps, pompom scarf and vintage grey suede bow shoes.
3: black top with bow, turquoise tights, bow shoes and luggage belt
I think it works best of all with my luggage belt. The belt is stiff enough to hold up the dress. In the end I think it was worth the £9.
Queen Michelle
