Refashioning My LBD

Almost everyone I know has an LBD in their wardrobe. Mine had been refashioned once with colour ribbon to give it an edgy look (see here) but I soon realised the black fabric was fading into a blueish gray tinge. It definitely needed a fix to extend its life in my wardrobe. Its salvation came in the form of this lace dress that my friend had given to me as it was too short for her. 

The Original

It definitely was too lovely to cut up or even donate. I had to double check with my friend whether she really wanted to part with it.

First of all, I literally cut up the original LBD into front and back panels, removing the teal ribbon. Then I realised that to make it very different, I would wear it back to front!

Next, I cut out the lace, removed the sleeves and sewed it onto the front and back panels of the old dress. 

As there wasn't enough lace, I cut it into two halves - one for the bodice and the bottom half for the skirt.  The lace for the bodice was sewn to fit exactly to the old LBD.  

The bottom half was not fitted but became a loose skirt over the original LBD.  

The gap that was created on the original was filled in using the lining from the lace dress - I created a sash.

The final part was taking the trimming from the original lace dress and sewing it onto my LBD.

What is left of the lace dress!

My hubby says this is one of my better refashions, and said that I should wear it to the dinner at the Science Centre last Friday - and so I did!