bootleg dress draping!

Right after our Systems block, me and J decided to make a trip down to Happy Valley for the AACF end of the semester banquet. The banquet was semi-formal, so I decided to assemble a dress for it since 1. med school = negative income :( 2. I didn't want to rewear a banquet dress and 3. I wanted to see what would happen. This is fabric I found on clearance in LA--only ~$2 in total!! :D

before

from L to R: main/base piece, one shoulder piece, middle piece

Btw, LA's fashion district is AWESOME for finding unique and gorgeous fabrics! no wonder hollywood gets so many amazing costumes!

just one of the MANY shops FULL of fabric in the district

oversized men's shirt

Happy New Years everyone! To celebrate 2011 (and the end of winter break T__T), I decided to fit in one more refashion

before--

I chose this shirt because the material was thick and warm--perfect for winter!

mom: is this dad's shirt?! he doesn't even wear things this big!!

singaporean mob boss

This shirt I found on one of my thrift-store hunts. It was only 1 dollar! I was really drawn to the paisley print--it looked so cultural :P

before

mom: are you serious? that looks like a shirt that belongs to a singaporean mob boss

I guess I could see the rational behind my mom's comment--the shirt DID have a tinge of asian flavor to it. I decided to go with the asian theme and make the shirt even more asian, just for a girl :P

grey flower dress

before

I got this dress a while ago while thrifting. There were so many things not wearable about this dress:

1. SUPER long, but short sleeves?!
2. grey boring color + boring pattern
3. it looks like a pillowcase
4. i look like a grandma >__>

valu-plus XXL shirt

Valu-plus is a store just across the street from our apartment that happened to be going out of business this past week. As a result, they are liquidating pretty much all their goods, including plain cotton t-shirts. Normally, I never buy just plain cotton T's, but ever since I started following sewing blogs, I've had an urge to grab every cheap fabric source I can get at to practice sewing xD Here's a shirt I found for <$1!

before:

jared's subway commercial take 2 xD

Haha I really have a soft spot for these XXL shirts--mostly because they can easily become tunics ;)

old navy 'tank'

So, Old Navy had this 50% off clearance sale and I found this tank with super cute ruffles--final cost only $3 (5.99/2)!! Only caveat, as you can see by the size on the tag... (click on the photos for larger views)

size XXL o_O

 ...it was definitely way too big ^__^''

Here's the catch: I had actually chosen it to be XXL on purpose, so I would get all that fabric and length to turn the tank into a...dress! xD