Tuesday, March 13, 2012

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
 Green: 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. 

13 comments:

  1. Wow, you're a pro a refashioning those maxis! Oh, and I totally don't think that "almost wore" outfit was too green. It looks great and totally professional!

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  2. Congrats on the temp job!! And thank you for the BRILLIANT maxi dress modification! It's gorgeous and shapely. I have to try it!

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  3. Ok, I love maxis so I need to get to try this look. It is perfection on you. Hopefully I can pull it off with the same finesse. - Katie

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  4. thanks! i might revisit the green and white outfit, but i need to determine how far i can push the office dress code..

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  5. thanks! i'm excited about having somewhere to go everyday and the prospect of a paycheck again, and i'm trying to reconcile the fact that i will be typing 40 hours a week...

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  6. thank you! hahha its easier than it looks!

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  7. nice! mom told me about the data entry thing :)

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  8. yup better than nothing... and it gives me another month to look for engineering stuff without feeling guilty

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  9. Ok, first of all that last green dress looks fantastic on you! Second, I am OBSESSED with elephants and I really love that hair tie holder! Thanks for stopping by my blog love!

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  10. thank you! the dress is possibly the best thing i've thrifted..but its rather impractical! the elephants are actually measuring cups, but i use them to hold miscellaneous things

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  11. Wow, you're a pro a refashioning those maxis! Oh, and I totally don't think that "almost wore" outfit was too green. It looks great and totally professional!

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