wardrobe refashion

I took the Wardrobe Refashion 4-month pledge.

The Pledge

I, April,  pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 2 / 4 / 6 months. I pledge that I shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovoted, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftiness brings! Signed April.

You can read my first post here!

And check out the Wardrobe Refashion blog.

This is perfect for me. Remember that list of goals?

By April 4th, 2010:
ONE save up for and purchase a Canon Rebel
TWO sell an item on Etsy
THREE turn all my fabric/stash into gold
FOUR get in shape and get healthy

pointFIVE experiment with fashion!

Well. Taking the Wardrobe Refashion pledge will help me with goal ONE (because I won't be able to shop as much), THREE (because I can turn all my stash into new things!), and pointFIVE (because I can make crazy new things to wear!) .

And onward.

My first outfit of 2010:

I made this dress yesterday for a NYE party.

It's made from a 2XL black teeshirt and a black velvet sequin-y teeshirt that used to be my mom's.

The crazy edits are there so you can see the dress better. Plus, it just looks rad.

And the shoes:

[dress: made by me] [shoes: Patricia Field for Payless]

love and right triangles,

april