Warning: These are all iPhone shots. The mirror has not been cleaned since who-knows-when. My skin is blindingly white in the "after" shots.
Proceed at your own risk.
I almost always check out the clearance racks whenever I am in Target. I've seen the Missoni stuff from their fairly recent and much talked about release slowly popping up on the 30% and sometimes 50% off racks, but with the original prices being what they were, I still wasn't willing to pay the clearance prices.
A couple of days ago, while perusing the Target clearance section, a beautiful knit print caught my attention and there it was, this lonely, sad looking droopy thing on a hanger. I brought it into the fitting room to give it a closer look and see if there was any potential.
Here is what I saw. (The t-shirt is there for modesty purposes.) It turned out to be an XL knit romper with adjustable shoulder straps.
I took a $10 gamble, hoping I could take it from saggy baggy elephant to something cute and wearable.
I cut the adjustable part off the straps completely since they were still way too long even at their shortest adjustment. I sewed the straps permanently at a good length for me and took in the side seams by a good 5 inches on both sides. I shirred the back at the waist since I really wasn't diggin' it with a belt, but it still needed some help in the shape department.
Much better! I don't know about wearing it out as is, but I think it would be cute for pj's or beachwear.
:)
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