DIY a new fresh look for an old LBD

 

As usual, my DIY hero, Erica Domesek from PS I Made This, has come up with a VERY cute way to reuse and refresh an old dress.

Always a bridesmaid doesn’t mean your stuck with a acre of bridesmaid dresses. Erica Domesek comes through with a cute idea to repurpose any dress for a new flirty look.

To create, chop your maxi to the desired length.  If fabric frays- add a hem, ours was polyester so no hem needed.  Grab a lace tee or tank and secure with pins along the neckline of the dress.  Double your thread and stitch the lace shirt to the dress, removing pins as you go.

See this diy magic and more at PS I Made This.

The Holiday LBD

 
White House Black Market             SELINA

ALLEN SCHWARTZ ABS

Jean Paul GAULITER                            TWENTY ONE

 

RALPH LAUREN

 

$5 off $30 or more thru Dec. 2nd.

Stimulation Saturday

The little black dress.

The LBD is the one essential every woman should own.


Ever since Coco Chanel first introduced this iconic timeless fashion 75 years ago fashion designers everywhere agree that all women need a little black dress. 
Simple to complex; the LBD can take you from morning to night with a slight of hand.


When I slip into one of my LBD's I change. I become more confident and self assured.
My legs get longer, my bosom gets bigger, and my butt gets smaller. lol
I can discuss anything with anyone.
Add my vintage pearls and some sexy heels and I am a force to be recognized.


The history of the LBD is interesting in it's timeless appeal and staying power.
In the beginning black was considered acceptable for mourning and was not even allowed outside the home. 
Coco Chanel made the LBD famous in 1926. Called "Chanel's Ford" by Vogue magazine, it was a basic slash-necked, short silk dress with only diagonal pin-tucks as decoration. 

Audrey Hepburn's legendary role as Holly Golightly in Breakfast At Tiffany's brought us  dressed in Givenchy. Voted as the all time best female screen outfit-the original sold for $800,000.00 at auction.

Hepburn's classic black sheath dress, accented by pearls and black kitten heels was as Coco Chanel envisioned.


The LBD then evolved into sexy eye candy when draped over such figures as Marilyn Monroe and Jane Mansfield. Women all over the world fell in love with this simple but elegant dress.

In the 1960's a revolution was taking place over love, war, and the LBD. Women wanted shorter hemlines and sleeker styles. Dresses were featuring cut outs, designs and the material was getting sheerer. 






The LBD has survived the the passage of time and has emerged as an ever changing but constant theme. The wildly popular cast of SATC-Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte even posed in LBDs on the cover of season one's DVD proving just that.











I think Wallis Warfield Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, summed it up best when she said.. "When a little black dress is right, there is nothing else to wear in its place."