Tuesday, May 1, 2012

A Blue Dress: Take 2

It's kind of bad weather outside, so I wanted to bring some pleasant spring into my life this morning!

My second showcased blue dress is from American Vintage in PA.  This thrift store is a little wild, and they had way too many piles of unmarked clothing.  I spent a total of 15 minutes in the place with Amy and Laura before we got a communal headache and decided to leave.  But I did not leave empty handed.  I had found this one dress in a pile on the floor.  I fell in love, despite the age stains.  I ended up with it for $5 and knew that if cleaning didn't work out, at least it'd be a learning experience!

During my spring break I decided to take out the dress and give it a go.  The stains were quite dark, so I had decided that if I couldn't get them out, I could shorten the dress.



At first, I tried soaking the dress in a solution of vinegar and water.  It helped lighten the stains a slight bit, but not enough to make a difference.  Afterwards, my mom and I used oxy-clean stick.  It took a lot of the stains out, and made them so faint, that I didn't have to shorten the dress at all!




We washed the dress on a delicate cycle (we still aren't sure what type of fabric it is - possibly chiffon) and then I spent an hour ironing it!







The dress came out so well, I was jumping around because I was so excited!  My sister took some modeling shots of me the next day :)



We thought that I looked quite like Alice in Wonderland, so obviously I had to do a pose as if I were falling down the rabbit hole!


I hope this weather clears up!  Happy May 1st, everyone!

M. Margaret