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Alterations, Before & After, Dresses, Fashion, Fashion Blogs, Nine West, Nine West Oliva Heels, North Carolina, Old Navy, Outfits, Petite Fashion, Shrugs, The Limited, Weddings
Dress: Old Navy Strapless Flower-Print Dress; Sweater: The Limited Banded Bolero Sweater; Shoes: Nine West Oliva Heels (Old) (Similar Here)
Last weekend, Jason and I headed South to North Carolina to go to a wedding for some friends. To channel the southern spirit, I decided to wear this Old Navy sundress, with some alterations.
This dress was an amazing deal that I was able to pick up for just $4 online! Unfortunately, they were sold out of petite sizing. I ordered the dress anyway and decided that I would try my hand at some at home alterations.
I hemmed the dress by 5-6 inches and I also closed the pleats at the waist a bit because they were gaping a bit more than I liked. I was a little nervous about the strapless style, but the dress has a band around the top that helps it stick and stay up. Plus the back is stretchy and gathered, making it tighter more form-fitting than it appears.
Even though it was much warmer than Chicago, the weather predicted rain on and off for the whole day, so I paired it with this black shrug. Wearing a short sweater like this also helps keep the emphasis on my natural waist, and helps prevent me from looking boxy.
In the end, I like how the alterations turned out on this. I’m really looking forward to wearing this dress again once the weather warms up.
~Nyk
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Merrie K. said:
Such an excellent deal with the dress and nice job on the alteration.
– Merrie K. @ http://www.PetiteCareerGirl.com
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Nyk said:
Thank you. Yeah I couldn’t believe that it was just $4! I was really excited that it turned out so well.
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