I bought this wonderful 1970s albert nipon sheer print dress at the brooklyn flea this past weekend for a song and had great plans to take the hem up and make this my (other) perfect summer dress. excitement got in the way of size consideration and, well, I can't zip it up.
short of breaking a few ribs, what to do?
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Black and red is one my all time favourite colour combinations! It's horrible to discover lovelies like this to only later find out they don't fit. I will more often than not, hold on to them in the *hope* they will one day.
Shoot! This seems rather labor intensive, but any chance you could take out the zipper and put in a black smocked panel? You could even use the fabric remnants from the hem, to make it match--although, with the smocking, it won't matter of things aren't exactly aligned.
the blasted zipper-that-won't-zip is up the side, sadly. the smocking idea would've been great had it been in the back...
guess it's a $$$ reconstruction because I can't bare to let this one go:(
Let me look at it next time I come over before you have it altered. I might be able to do a little witchcraft on it.
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