Gimme Gimme More! Gimme More! Gimme Gimme More!

Sound familiar? It’s Britney Spears. And it’s also many of you.

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Because after I posted a few teaser shots of the vintage wedding dress transformation, y’all were hollering for more. And who am I to deny you?

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Here’s a refresher: I found this late 50s/early 60s dress at a thrift store and I had to have it. (I didn’t even know at the time that it has my initials sewn inside. Creepy, but true.)

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So I had it hemmed.

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And I specifically left the two layers of tulle longer than the under layer.

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It’s more dreamy, more floaty, more ballet-y that way.

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And it was perfect for the opera (Marriage of Figaro? Wedding dress? I mean, come on.)

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12 Comments

  • Reply Rachael May 5, 2010 at 11:12 pm

    Love it! It is so ballet-ish that it reminds me of a performance tutu I had.

  • Reply MizzJ May 5, 2010 at 11:28 pm

    Gorgeous dress!! However do you find these hidden treasures??

  • Reply la flore et la faune May 6, 2010 at 1:58 am

    hourra, the Return of the twirling dress !!!

  • Reply janettaylor May 6, 2010 at 3:29 am

    U look so wonderful!

  • Reply Fee-AMore May 6, 2010 at 6:49 am

    Goodness, what gorgeousness and detailing! Love the twirling photos!

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  • Reply Larissa May 6, 2010 at 2:24 pm

    that is really creepy, but awesome, fits you to a TEE

  • Reply liv May 10, 2010 at 8:27 pm

    Droool!! even better the second time around.

  • Reply Annching May 10, 2010 at 10:12 pm

    Wow, that is a gorgeous dress!

  • Reply Kelsey May 11, 2010 at 10:11 am

    Rachael — It is very ballet-like, isn’t it?

    MizzJ — What can I say? I’ve had a lot of practice. My tailor thinks I’m insane from all the things I bring to them, actually.

    La flore et la faune — I make myself dizzy from all this twirling. What I won’t do in the name of blogging.

    Janet Taylor — Thank you!

    Fee-Amore — The detailing is so pretty, isn’t it? That’s what I love most about vintage dresses.

    Larissa — I know! I think that must be why my initials are sewn inside.

    Liv — I wish I could wear this thing every day.

    Annching — It is, isn’t it? So much fun to wear, too.

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