What kind of refashionista would I be if I didn’t thrift and alter one of my Comic-Con costumes?
This DIY is split into three parts: The Dress, The Details, and The Hat.
First part: The Dress
I scoured the local Goodwills for a light pink button up dress (you know, nothing too specific) in order to make a Doctor Girlfriend costume. I shortened the dress, took in the side seams, and made sleeves from the excess fabric.
Second part: The Details
Reshaped the collar and lapels into a Mandarin collar and replaced the buttons (a few new buttonholes had to be created in the process).
Third part: The Hat
Can’t be Dr. Girlfriend without her trademark pillbox hat! I used the excess fabric from the pockets I took off the dress. Cardboard helped give the hat some structure. I added small loops to slip bobby pins through to keep it on my head.
you make me so proud :*}
Thanks, B. Making you proud is a perpetual life goal :]
This is so awesome.
Lola O would have been so proud of you! Now when can I bring over my out dated clothes and have you refashion them all?
… Tita Rosen
Haha thanks tita! Bring them whenever you want!