How to make a spaghetti strap dress modest

Alright everyone, I would like you to meet my cousin. She had found this dress at the thrift store, but, as you can see, it was not exactly modest :) Anyways, here is what we did to fix it. First we cut off the straps. Then stitched down the back where the zipper was (which means this works a whole lot better if your dress is a bit big on you) and cut that off. Our next step was to take a regular t-shirt (no point in getting an elaborate one really as you're only going to see a little bit of…

There's always a time and a place for that little black dress. Today I'm sharing some tips on how to make a revealing dress a little more modest. Sometimes we b…

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This is probably the fastest, easiest alteration so far. The dress had pretty, sparkly spaghetti straps. It seemed a shame to cover them up, so I added wide straps to the outside of the original spaghetti straps, keeping the spaghetti straps on top. Here is how I did it. 1. Cut a 4" strip off the underlayer of the dress's skirt and finished the raw (cut) edge. 2. Laid the strip over the shoulder right at the outside of the strap, putting the commercially-finished edge to the outside (exact…

Hello dear readers! Are you ready for another tutorial? I am. It's been far to long. =) Unfortunately this tutorial is not quite complete. I was altering this dress just a few hours before a wedding I planned to wear it to. Thus, the final step was rather hurried and I forgot to take any pictures of it. =( I will do my best to explain it thoroughly and feel free to email me with any questions you might have! I cut my fabric from some leftover scraps I had. They matched perfectly! For those…

Those satin slip dresses are so beautiful and trending right now. I have seen so many women pull off this look and I love it! But I have seen some dresses that…