liz's laundry [and an instant refashion]

what i wore to my interview [i am now a data-entry temp]

• blazer: thrifted
• striped top: macys
• skirt: gap
• tights: target

what i considered wearing but decided it was ::gasp:: too green

• blazer and skirt: thrifted
• top: esprit
• tights: target

linking up to everybody, everywear
 


and now for your entertainment, a [mostly] instant no-commitment maxi-dress refashion.  aka what i'm gonna wear to a st pat's potluck and possible bar crawl.  in march.  in maine.  [its muddy]  click to enlarge any pic and see what ridiculous face im making

step 1: determine maxi-dress is absurdly long for wearing outside of the house/beach/perfectly pristine bucolic meadow.
step 2: grab a chunk out of the side
step 3: pull the rest of the dress semi-tight to form a tail

step 4: wrap with a rubber/plastic hair tie [fabric wrapped might work but these are less bulky]

step 5: dadaaa...oh wait.  i have a tail.  and its highly visible from the side

step 6: repeat steps 2-4 from the inside of the dress

voila.  a mid-length dress with a surprisingly flattering temporary tuck.  go eat and dance and carouse without having to worry about tripping on the hem of the dress [done that], holding the hem up while navigating stairs with a beer and/or food in one hand [done that], or fighting with static and gale force winds all night [done that too].

in short [bad pun wah waaah],  maxi dresses are a really nice idea.  in practice they are crap.  but i'm not quite ready to hack the bottom 15" of my dresses.

*edit* it does work with other less-busy polyester prints and chiffony-type layered dresses, worn before here and here

but very full maxi dresses leave a bit too much ruffle.  and a leg slit.  and i just cant compete with angelina jolie on the leg exposure.