Concrete Catwalk // Sparkle

twirling!

i went to an event on saturday night where the dress was "creative cocktail"

(fun!!!)

and it gave me an excuse to sift through some of my fancy vintage dresses.

i LOVE getting dressed up!

this one that i chose is actually a size 16, but i couldn't get over the sparkly woven look

and the fringey hem, natch, so i made do - and here's how:

• i cut two small slits in the front on either side of my waist
• then i threaded a thick silk ribbon through (in navy for a bit of a contrast) so that it wraps around me on the inside of the dress to eliminate bunching of the fabric.
• this allowed my shape to show a bit, while still keeping the flowy, oversized look of the dress that i love!

 i think this method would work on other types of fabric, 

but you might want to make sure you can finish off the slits 

(kind of like a button hole) so that the fabric doesn't fray/tear.

might be a fun project to try over the holiday weekend!?

speaking of holidays... i wanted to let you know that i added a discount code

for the spice rack to celebrate the long weekend

shop today through monday for vintage goodies

with 25% off sale and full-priced items
by entering the coupon code "SUMMERSHOP"!

stay safe and have fun, my sweet friends... see you next week!

dress - vintage, thrifted

necklace - j. crew

ribbon - hobby lobby

clutch - vintage, thrifted

heels - j .crew