Lately, I’ve been looking for long, loose dresses at the thrift store to turn into jumpsuits. I snip the skirt down the middle, halfway up the length of the skirt, then I sew up each pant leg. Though it may not be as figure flattering, I love loose silhouettes because they’re so comfy, and I feel good in them. This one reminds me of the Rachel Comey Costello jumpsuit, but much more friendly to my wallet.
what i’m wearing: dress, thrifted and altered (similar here). clogs, maguba. basket, vintage (similar here).
genius!
I know. I think about all the long dresses I’ve passed on and I could have been turning them into jumpsuits long ago.
haha yeah! finally got around to this, so simple and a major improvement on something i had, thanks for the inspiration! i can’t wait till it’s warm enough to wear it here in nyc, here’s a pic https://www.pinterest.com/pin/495888608956763706/
I can imagine you’re itching for the warm weather with the snow fall you just got. I love the pattern on the dress! Isn’t great how a little change can infuse new life into something?
I totally love this!
Thanks!
I love this, but wondering how do you get into the jumpsuit?
I’ve thought about doing this and have been perplexed about getting in and out of it…
Good question! This dress happen to have buttons on both shoulders, so it was overall-ish, so I just unbutton that way. I have turned other ones into a jumpsuits by cutting into the back to turn it into a back loop and key hole opening. That way with this, I can unbutton when I need to take it on and off and it fits over my bottom when bottom when putting it on. I’ll share another one I turned into a jumpsuit and take a picture of the back.
Ahhh…. Yes! That makes sense. Too bad my sewing skills are not quite that advanced… I would love a picture of the back of the jumpsuit with the key hole opening! Thanks for sharing!!!
I will be sure to share it!