F for Fashion reconstruction #48

I kicked off 2019 with my first "lbd to Lbd" (little black dress to Long black dress) series, i.e. a sleeveless blue velvet lbd and so I shall close 2019 with yet another lbd.


This fashion reconstruction project would be the fifth and also the final item in my lbd collection to be included in the "lbd to Lbd" series, i.e. a sleeveless black lbd bought together with the other lbds in late 90s.

Because it is lightweight, I initially wanted to pair this lbd with a baby blue chiffon material which I acquired from my sister.


But after second thoughts, I realised that I could actually salvage one of my mom's old pants instead because the material is similar to the lbd but just a little heavier to give the new Lbd a better structure than the chiffon would.


She had two pairs of pants with the same make and model ~ one is navy blue and the other, yellow. Both would make a nice pairing but I picked the yellow one because it gave a better contrast.

After that was settled, I proceeded with the seam ripping. It took me at least three days because the pants had zippers and elastic waistband.


Also the thread used was the same colour as the pants which made it even harder to differentiate between the material and thread.


Thankfully, the lbd was already ripped apart and sergered, well in advance, during one of my idle periods.


Once all the material were laid down and ready, it was time for the mannequin to take over and perform its magic.


After a few rounds of deliberations, I finally decided on the design I was after. It would be a little bit of everything that I have done ~ there would be gathers, frills and pleats, of course.


For the lbd, I removed the back zipper, moved the bottom part of the front skirt to the back and removed the sides of the front bodice because they no longer fit into the new design.


All of the material from the pants would complete the new dress, except for the sleeves because there was little material left over.


Thankfully, I had just enough remnant material that fits well with the colour scheme, for the sleeves.


I even had time to embellish the new dress with beads.


I was distracted by all the excitement of the festive season that it took me almost a fortnight to complete this project (and just over three hours before the year ends).


So, without further ado, here's what the final dress for 2019 looks like...

I must say that 2019 has been a good and laborious year for me indeed; full of ups and downs, but most importantly, I had fun making new dresses and it was all worth it!


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. 💃🐒👌🙋