Dress of the day 217 a b c White double lace collar with shortened full length white lace fringed outfit (skirt and jacket) from affordable Tempt
The white lace skirt and jacket are a matching set. The brand name is Temt. They are an 'affordable' shop, just what I like. I must have seen this at a bargain price. I would have thought, that looks great for a bride, but not for me. Besides the white will easily get stained if I drink coffee or eat a curry. How to Shorten A Skirt When I put the outfit on it consisted of a long skirt and jacket. The skirt was too long. I considered cutting off a wide piece from the hem. I could use the strip as a headscarf, bandanna, or neck scarf. More usefully, I could use it to extend the skirt upwards and make a top. How to Make A Top Piece 1 I could have attached the cut-off piece to the skirt. 2 Or kept the top as a separate bandeau like a bra, 3 Or short, shoulder covering, short sleeve bolero. The simplest way would have been to make a bandeau. If that was too short to cover my bust, I had two further choices. 4 I could use a second strip above the first, ma...