Eileen brought in her dress that she wore for her rehearsal dinner at her wedding. Obviously she wanted to hang on to it since it had some sentimental value :-), but between the ruffle on the bottom and the oversized fit at the waist and armholes this dress wasn’t doing anything for her.

We chatted to see she would like to keep it as a dress and she decided she would get more wears out of it as a top that she could wear casually and to work. So we shortened the hem to tunic length and shortened the straps and there you go! Now she can wear this top and those memories from her wedding :-).

Do you have an item in your closet with some sentimental value, but you don’t know how to change it so you can keep wearing it? Worry not! We can brainstorm how to redesign it into something you will wear over and over again. Give us a call at 202-567-7668 or email us at info@gingerrootdesign.com to schedule an appointment.

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