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I didn't want to get rid of my perfect fit tee from the GAP so I decided to up-cycle three extra large men's polo shirts from Goodwill to create a dress inspired by this colorblock dress. Chic Girl's Tip: Anytime you plan to up-cycle jersey knit pieces, wash and dry the clothes before cutting them for your projects. For this project, I used the largest shirt as the bottom layer and smallest for the top to make sure the shape of the skirt portion was a-line. More color block maxi dresses: DIY-pleated dress.

From Scratch

Curtains Sewn into Flapper Style Dress. Supplies: Slip Liner (thrift store find $1 to $3) sheer organza curtains (recycled find new) I love this dress!

Curtains Sewn into Flapper Style Dress

You can easily wear sandals for a low key look or dress it up with heels and leather jacket for evening...Go for a darling flapper look by adding flats, pearls, and a beaded cardigan. Video Tape Dress. Gold Plated Sweater Dress. Like this: Like Loading...

Gold Plated Sweater Dress

Filed under Dresses, Sweaters, Tops Tagged as Arts and Crafts, DIY, Fashion, Fashion DIY, FW 2011, Gold, Runway, Runway DIY, Stella, Stella McCartney, Sweater Dress. Cut-Out Back Minidress. Cut-Out Dress. Serpent Lace Dress. Printed Cut-Out Dress. V-neck T-shirt Dress. DIY Twisted Tee. Supplies: Large Tshirt Cool twisted tee I designed with cutouts in all the right places and all you need is a tshirt.

DIY Twisted Tee

You can even make it a dress with a longer shirt. Cut the side seams on the bottom half...I cut the sleeves off and left about 4 inches on the upper parts of the seams. Depending on the length of your shirt you will need to cut accordingly.