Refash: a maxi dress into a jumpsuit!!

Yep a different type of FAB post. this is a FAB REFASH I completed tonight.
It all started when Salma Hayak appeared on Live with Kelly and Michael this week. Lauren and I just LOOOVED the jumpsuit she was wearing:

This is by Bottega Veneta, costs $1,880, and will not be joining my wardrobe anytime soon. So Lauren and I started researching a more affordable one that would fit in our budget and possibly be something we might be able to "share"

This one is on sale at Macy's for just under 50 and comes with the super cute belt. This one is still in consideration. But first we needed to make sure the "style" would do both of our body types. She is taller and thinner and I'm shorter and pudgier. AND there is a good 35ish pounds between us!!

So Macy's also offers this one:

Again its roughly $50 so very reasonable.

Lauren and I are thrifters and found this dress by Old Navy for $4 at a garage sale:

 

Super cute but it has an umpire waste and a tie. Can I make a jump suit out of this?

Step one was to pick out the seam where the tie was sewn in. That was probably the quickest part.

Next I removed the tie and stitched up the hole

Then I tried on the dress and lined it up to determine where a good pin spot would be.

I pinned it and took it off. Then I measured up to the pin and marked with an erasable fabric pencil

Then I cut it up to the mark on both sides. I then turned it inside out, ran it through the sewing machine and double stitched the ends of the legs and an extra stitch in the crotch seam to keep it from popping loose.

Time to try it on:

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I'm not big on it due to the umpire waist. It's definitely not a botched job though.

Look at it on Lauren (please disregard her dirty bedroom. You know kids)

It hangs nicely even from a side view

And the seams seem to have plenty of give.

 

So in the end Lauren got a jumper. We've both agreed that a t-shirt underneath it is a definite need and that we want to go to macy's and try the one on sale on. I'm pretty sure that with the right waist line, this would be a hit for both our body types!!

Happy FAB REFASH everybody!!

 

P.S. I'm getting nervous, my 5k is in 7 days!!!!