Never Gonna Give You Up

Go ahead...click this link. It's harmless and totally worth it...

LOLOLOL, 😂😹😭Did you click it?! Ha! It's 2018 and I used that old gag! The joke cycled back around and got funny again!
Sure I haven't posted all year (by that I mean school year, I always go by that calendar) but I'll never give you up, blog! 
Also, this old thing:

I picked up this beauty back in the early part of the decade and even then it didn't fit well. Here I am wearing it with some control top tights and a wide belt:

Look at the print. Cats. Kitschy looking cats with tiny pink polka dots. I love the print and I love cats! It's a sheer, woven acrylic. This dress was not comfortable and (when not posed and with a filter added) not flattering. But still; I held onto it. What can I do with a too small dress? Make an infinity scarf? Give it to a kid? No.

 Cut that shit in half.

By the way, I do most of my sewing at night that's why the pictures come out terrible.You can see, right? I cut the dress right down the middle. This is not a new trick for me. Browse the archives, you'll find a few button-up dresses being worn unbuttoned and layered over other clothes. Another thing I do a lot?

I take collars off. They bug me.

Yeah, so I removed the button placket (placket? wtf is that?) and sewed up the raw hem on each side. Now I have this!

 

It's like a sheer vest thing! Isn't it kinda cute? When I'm not wearing a dress I'm wearing tight, stretchy pants. The tights black pants and top combo becomes a blank canvas for something like a kimono or long cardigan. Long is the key word here. 

These pics were taken at the end of a day with some shit lighting. Didn't much feel like attempting to smile for the camera. I did my usual "look down at the floor" thing, it's just easier for me.

Here's a close-up selfie:

And here's the side by side: