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28th Nov 13

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Well how hard can being sexy be you ask. Well personally, I don’t find it easy at all. The majority of the time, I find it extremely hard to pose so imagine trying to be sexy on top of that? Hard work but where there is a will there is a way (disregard my facial…

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Well how hard can being sexy be you ask. Well personally, I don’t find it easy at all. The majority of the time, I find it extremely hard to pose so imagine trying to be sexy on top of that? Hard work but where there is a will there is a way (disregard my facial expressions. it was cold as hell and its hard out here for a pimp).

Im going a ball on the weekend and was in desperate need of a dress. This is a dress that I DIYed simply because I couldn’t find one to my taste. It was super easy but bit fiddly and here’s how to do it! It all starts with a £19.99 midi dress from misguided
What you will need;

A dress. I used this one here but this and this are also great options.

5 meters of mesh material that is the same colour as your dress If you’re feeling funky, use a different colour.

Scissors

Thread that is the same colour as your dress a mesh

A needle

Common sense (Unfortunately, this cannot be bought and I usually never have enough)

STEP 1. Put the dress on then use the vertical end of the mesh material to measure the length between the end of the dress and the floor. Be sure to wear heels when you do this so it drapes the floor.

STEP 2. Safety pin the mesh to the end of the dress and cut the mesh at your desired length (I cut mine so it draped the floor)

NOTE – REMEMBER THAT THE DRESS SHOULD OVERLAP THE MESH SO IT LOOKS SEAMLESS

STEP 3. Take off the dress and measure the rest of the mesh to the length that you just cut and cut at least three pieces at that length.

NOTE – REMEMBER THAT THE DRESS SHOULD OVERLAP THE MESH SO IT LOOKS SEAMLESS

STEP 4. Cut shorter and random pieces of the mesh and safety pin all those pieces of mesh to each other and to the end of the dress (be careful because its heavy and may cause the dress to tug)

NOTE – REMEMBER THAT THE DRESS SHOULD OVERLAP THE MESH SO IT LOOKS SEAMLESS

Make sure you pin the mesh pieces so they are layered. Longest pieces at the back shortest pieces at the front. After you’ve securely safety pinned all the pieces of mesh to each other, detach them from the dress. If you’ve done this properly, the mesh pieces will stay together as one.

STEP 5. So now you should have about 3 meters of mesh left. Now you need to put the dress on again. (I know its fiddly but we’re nearly half way!) You need to hold the material in a landscape – horizontal way and then you need to safety pin one end of the mesh to the dress. You now need to GENEROUSLY wrap the mesh around the dress (this should be the length between your knees and the ground). Make sure you don’t wrap it like a tube think fishtail!!!
Be sure to safety pin as you go so its secure.

NOTE – REMEMBER THAT THE DRESS SHOULD OVERLAP THE MESH SO IT LOOKS SEAMLESS

STEP 6. You now need to safety pin the part you made in step 4 on top of step five and sew them onto the dress. Remember to make sure you’re sewing the dress on top of the added fabric!

I don’t know if this is the easiest way to explain it but I hope you understand!

Email your picture to melswardrobe@hotmail.co.uk as I would love to see!