Comments on: DIY: Refashioning a Maxi Dress

By: » Resource File: Our Favorite DIYs and Weekend Workshops academichic

» Resource File: Our Favorite DIYs and Weekend Workshops academichic — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:20:07 +0000

[...] E. shows you how she made a tank dress — with pockets! and turns a maxi halter dress into a knee-length dress with draped kimono sleeves [...]

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:09:57 +0000

Hi, I love this dress and I just wanted to let you know I used your picture (with credit) in a blog post I did about maternity fashion. If you want, though, I can take it down. Just let me know in a comment on my blog or email me. I also used a picture of you from this post:
http://www.academichic.com/2009/06/19/19-june-2009-below-the-bump/
Here’s a link to the blog post: http://allthisknavery.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/my-personal-guide-to-maternity-style/

By: » The Chics at A’s Wedding Celebration academichic

» The Chics at A’s Wedding Celebration academichic — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:24:06 +0000

[...] I think that is exactly how I described her the first time she wore this dress, which she has now refashioned twice. I enlisted E.s refashioning skills for my own custom party [...]

By: » Introducing: Weekend Workshops! academichic

» Introducing: Weekend Workshops! academichic — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:54:02 +0000

[...] Tutorials such as these in the [...]

By: 6 January 2010 – Buttons : academichic

6 January 2010 – Buttons : academichic — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:10:44 +0000

[...] inspired by a plethora or sources lately to flex my DIY muscles a bit more. I will long not be the DIY queen that our E. is but I’m hoping to get better at handling a needle and thread (I don’t [...]

By: 3 January 2010 – Happy Birthday, E! : academichic

3 January 2010 – Happy Birthday, E! : academichic — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:49:04 +0000

[...] and imaginative like that. E. never ceases to inspire me with her flair for making things special, making them her own, and having fun with whatever tasks she’s set out to do. E, I hope you have a wonderful and [...]

By: 3 September 2009 - Independent Study : academichic

3 September 2009 - Independent Study : academichic — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:51:08 +0000

[...] As Sal wrote a few weeks ago, taking a scissors, needle, and thread to your existing wardrobe is a great way to revamp your wardrobe for practically free. I’m far from a skilled seamstress, but I know my way around a sewing machine well enough to hack at existing pieces in an attempt to tailor them more to my needs or taste. I’ve chopped and hemmed pants to make bermudas, shortened dresses, and even done a few more complicated reworkings, like the orange maxi-dress-turned-drapey-knee-length-number. [...]

By: E.’s Maternity Style Recap: Highlight Reel : academichic

E.’s Maternity Style Recap: Highlight Reel : academichic — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:46:55 +0000

[...] also meant taking up a scissors and seeing the transformable potential of store-bought garments. Unable to find a bright, sexy dress for my first baby shower, I fashioned one from a halter maxi dre…. Less elaborately, I made myself the perfect maternity bermuda shorts by shortening a thrifted pair [...]

By: charlotte

charlotte — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:37:03 +0000

Love the drape, love the look, well done!

By: admin

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:21:58 +0000

Thank you, all! I was so pleased with how this turned out!

@AJ – Yes, a serger would have made things a lot easier, but using the correct needle size and tension setting made things doable. I also pressed all my hems before sewing them. It’s annoying, but it helped me a lot.

@Kerri – I’m seven months along, due in the middle of July!