It is a combination of a cap-sleeved polyester blouse I bought in the early 2000s and a long-sleeved cotton blouse which my mom no longer wears.
As with most of my fashion reconstruction projects, this one was also a work-in-progress type of project whereby I had to make a few adjustments and improvements, as I progressed.
Initially, I thought these 2 blouses would be enough for me to make a full length dress. However, after I have ripped the seams and detached the unwanted parts from my mom's blouse, I realised that I only could make a dress that would just reach my shins.
I still needed more material to make up for the shortfall!
Thankfully, I recalled keeping some remnants from my mom's previous baju kurung projects, and found the one that would match perfectly.
(This is just one of the benefits of sharing hobbies wih my family members because I could always "nick" stuff from them whenever the need arises. Just like I took some inches off my sister's elastic band for the sleeves of this new dress. hehehe)
Once I have acquired all the relevant material needed for the new dress, I turned into productive mode and it took me 3 days to complete the dress.
When it was time for a fitting, the dress looked good but I felt something was amiss with the sleeves. It was a little uncomfortable around the wrists because just then I realised that the sleeves were a bit short!
Because I still had excess material to play with, it didn't take long for me to make the necessary adjustment before the next reveal.
This time round, the sleeves felt comfortable around the wrist but they just didn't hang the way I expected them to be. So, instead of achieving the same look as my previous project, I decided to modify it.
After fidgetting with the sleeves, I finally achieved the new look I was after and looking at my reflection in the mirror, I could feel the satisfaction because it was even better than I expected.
I was tempted already to wear this new dress for an outing with my family that weekend but because Animama's Fashion Reconstruction is never really complete without the proper embellishments, I had to put it off.
So, after a couple of days of embellishment work, the dress is finally ready. Yes!
Hmmm. I can't wait to wear this dress for my next outing.
Who could tell that this was a cut-and-paste project, if I had not disclosed the facts?
I can proudly say that you cannot find this item anywhere. 💃🐒👌🙋
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