This time, I have picked a sleeveless khaki green lbd (bought sometime in the early 1990s) and paired it with a long-sleeved brocade-like green (with floral motifs) modern Malay dress (top only) which I recently bought from my regular flea market for only 50 cents!
Actually, I have already ripped off the seams of this lbd months ago because I had intended to pair it with a spaghetti strap dress, but it never materialised since I was a bit hesitant (not sure why).
But now I know the reason... Because, when I brought the Malay dress home, something just clicked! I saw that this dress would look better if paired with the lbd.
It took me quite a while to disassemble the Malay dress because it was also embroidered and embellished with beads and sequins.
Fortunately, the workmanship was good for this piece that even after I had removed the embroidery and embellishments, the fabric was still in tact - there was no hole or fabric run.
After much deliberation and conceptualisation, I finally decided on the design - it would be a formal dress with frills, of course!
To complete the look, I still had to go through my stockpile for more fabric to match and found exactly what I needed.
I did not need to discard much from the existing fabric either. However, I still needed to reserger the ends so that they would look uniform throughout the whole project.
All in all, I managed to complete the new dress within a week.
So, without further ado, I present my new Lbd...
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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