Tag Archives: Before & After

You guys remember these three items, right? My floral sundress, blue skirt and, of course, my Melissa shoes! Well, ever since I got my little denim skirt back from my Grandmother—shortened and, in my opinion, much more flattering—I decided to have some fun with layering different pieces under it. In this case, I wanted to  Continue Reading »

The other night I went and had the most yummy meal at Bastille and then went out for drinks in Ballard. I decided I wanted to dress up for fun so I chose my newly hemmed dress that I found at B.E. Remember how it originally looked? Thanks to my lovely Grandmother, it is now  Continue Reading »

I love this whole outfit, but am going to love it even more after the skirt is hemmed up a bit. I feel very 1950s in this get-up and am really enjoying it. This morning I am off to coffee with my Mom and a close family friend, and then afterward I plan on swinging  Continue Reading »

Isn’t this the sweetest little sundress you’ve ever seen? I am in love. I almost walked right past it in Buffalo Exchange but was so taken by the pattern and the crisscross straps in the back (photos to come) that I thought I’d just try it on for fun. Yay for me it actually fit  Continue Reading »

I used to wear this dress a lot, but recently I saw a photo of me wearing it and was not impressed. Again, because of my height, I feel it really does comes down to length of a dress or skirt and whether it’s flattering. I have come to terms with the fact that I  Continue Reading »

I am LOVING the shorter length of my new dress! Don’t get me wrong, I like to switch it up and wear longer skirts from time to time—kudos to those ladies that have lovely long legs who always look so demure in their below the knee skirts (jealous!)—but, I do know what works on my  Continue Reading »

Voila! Here is the purple dress, appropriately shortened and much more flattering, I must say, than the original length, at least on someone my height. It’s amazing what a little nip and tuck can do! My Outfit: Hat: Urban Outfitters Sunglasses: Vintage store in Ballard Dress: Thrifted (Can’t remember where!) Necklace: Grandmother’s vintage watch on  Continue Reading »

And, I give you, dress #2 from the alterations pile. I actually just picked this little number up in an awesome vintage/thrift store in Ballard the other day. What a great dress for fall! I am planning on taking the hem up a few inches and then either adding a blazer or tights with my  Continue Reading »