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I would do a "Trash the dress" session and then get it changed into a cute cocktail dress, but that's probably b/c I'm planning on doing that with mine :)
Pictures!
For an accurate opinion, I'll need to see pics please. :)
I definitely say no to cleaning it and sticking it in the closet though!
i would love pix. but my first thought is to donate it as well.
Donating it to something like Brides for Breast Cancer is always nice... or if you were super sentimental, just keep it. Nothing wrong with that. Trash the dress always sounded like so much fun, though!
if you want to dye it, make sure the fabric is dyeable before you get your heart set on that. A lot of chemically treated fabrics don't accept dye well later. :)
I heard this somewhere else on the hive... Are you planning on having a family one day? I love the idea of saving my dress so I can cut it up & create baptismal outfits or baby bonnets for my babies... I think it would make a nice keepsake/ family heirloom. It's gotta start somewhere-- why not with you? :)
This would also still work if you choose to shorten it!!
alright.. lots of requests for pictures.. so here's a pic of me in the dress.. so.. what do you think?
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oo I love the neckline! I am picturing this as a cute short summer dress, maybe attaching a thin strap around your neck. I'm not sure about dying it.... maybe? But I think it'd be great in white too!
Add a halter-like strap (like what CorgiTales suggested), and shorten it. I'd dye it too, if it can be dyed. Then it's rewearable. :) But to clean it only to stick it in a closet and forget about it seems like a waste!
I would keep it long and dip dye it. I *just* saw a nearly identical dress yesterday on the bcbg website (sigh - it's gone already) and they dip dyed the bottom in mediterannean blue and the top in navy. It also had a sunshine yellow belt. It was stunningly beautiful! I wish I could find a photo.
i tried that one on! i liked it. It is very gown-y though, and I think it looks best white, the way it is. I still say donate it, but if you want to make $, ebay.
I would either try to resell it or shorten & dye it and wear it again. :) Let us know what you decide.
If you love it and want to wear it again then I'd shorten and dye it since that would probably make it the most rewearable. If it's all silk chiffon then you should be able to use acid dyes without a problem(acid dyes produce really lovely colors on silk). If you want to shorten it either way(it is pretty gowny so would probably be most rewearable shorter), I would definitely recommend cutting a sample off and testing the dye before tossing the whole gown in the dye.
shorten it and wear it as a nice summery cocktail dress!
I think it would def. be a cute summer dress if you shortened it. Not too bridal at all!
I'd say sell it or donate it-getting too creative with it seems a little iffy...especially when you consider the cost of alterations and the problems that we all have had just trying to get the dress to fit correctly for the first occasion! :)
You can totally die it or shorten it. It's beautiful and simple. If you had a big ballgown, not so much with the re-wear. Good luck!!!
I think you could easily shorten this and it would still look great. I wasn't sure by your description, but after seeing a picture, I change my mind. Shorten it!
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looking for suggestions as to what to do with my gown:
i love it and would love to wear it again (it's a nicole miller, offwhite silk chiffon, strapless with some draping, but no embroidery etc). but am worried it'll look too bridey.
should i dye it? shorten it? just clean it and pack it away? sell it?