It must have been just over a year ago when Mom and I stumbled across this interesting find at a P.U.P.P charity store. It was hanging right in the window and while browsing through all the other musty old clothing, my eye couldn't help but wander back to it, and my mind couldn't help but wander too, to all the beautiful things it could be. Mom and I had commented on it when walking in and discussed whether it would be a good buy. Was R250 too much for something with a little rip below the centre back zip, some interesting stains and some kitsch plastic beads and flowers adorning it in some rather odd places? On one special day, it must have made some girl very very happy, and that to me was worth something. We left without it, but I kept thinking about it for days afterward, and so did Mom. So you can imagine my excitement when she came to me a few days later and said she had been thinking about it and decided she would go back and get it for me.
That said, it had been hanging up in my room ever since Mom brought it back from the shop over a year ago. In my slightly vintage, eclectic bedroom, it made a lovely statement. It became like part of the furniture, but I still passed it on my way to my bathroom every day and knew that one day I would make something a bit more useful and pretty out of it. Yesterday was that day!
I unpicked the plastic flowers from the centre-front seam of the skirt, removed the beaded anglaise inset from the neckline, chopped it to knee length and used the excess fabric to patch up the little hole in the back. After that I created a nice open, rounded neckline and created some sheer geometric shapes by cutting through the satin lining to expose areas through the lace. I'm excited to wear my new-old white party frock - now all I need is some sort of invitation...
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