Pinterest is great don't get me wrong. I love it....but sometimes I think that the Pinterest gods like to taunt us pinners. Pins with no links. Pins that go to websites in another language. Pins that are blocked due to spam. Pins that go to the website but not to the specific page regarding the pin. Or Pins that go to Tumblr. In this case, the pin of this outfit was on Tumblr which basically means that you will never find the original source ever. 

I really liked this outfit. I love leather...real leather products. They are timeless. Take good care of them, shine them up when needed, and they will last forever. I was in love with the bag and sandals and loved how the simple, light, and loose LBD paired up with it. I figured I could attempt to make a dress with some chiffon similar to the one posted and added the pin to my inspiration board. 

Then while out thrifting I came across something pretty darn spectacular. Luck was on my side. For $3.00 I got this....

It's loose but the inspired dress also looked like it would be a looser fit.

Yep, it's sheer chiffon so I had to get a black slip

Now in a perfect world this would have came hand in hand with the sandals and bag...or at least the right length but where would the fun in that be? 

I made a slight high to low cut.

What I am wearing: 

Dress: $3 @ Goodwill Cincinnati

Belt: Vintage, found in my mom's closet

Necklace: $1 @ Franciscan Thrift Shop Fort Wayne

(Not seen, Calvin Klein linen and leather heels- $35)

Honestly, I am really glad that I only had to shorten my dress up because in my head I know if I had sewn my own it would have been a catastrophe. 

So what I did was cut off the lower part.
Marked my hem, folded and pinned and then sewed it up.
That's it!

I know tons of people that shop at Old Navy and look great in their clothes but I am just not a fan. I love GAP and Banana Republic and I feel like I look nice in their clothes but there is just something about Old Navy which is the lowest branch of the trio of companies (not to say Old Navy is poor quality,) that just doesn't look right on me. Mix that with some really poor customer service over the years and it's easy for me to stray away from their stores.

Right before the last poor customer service, I was over shopping and doing errands near an Old Navy and decided to stop in and see what was for sale just for kicks and giggles. They had some really low summer sale items and I got some shorts for $4 and I got this top for $3.50.

Even ironing didn't fix this!

Sometimes if you go on the right days  you can get sale items from stores as low as if not cheaper than thrift store prices! Those are good days.

Sadly the pocket flaps were really wonky and never laid right even after washing and ironing. So for a year and a half, it hung in my closet unworn. A few weeks ago when doing a major clean out, I was about to toss it but then thought I could fix it. So I did.

All you need:
 a button for each pocket
a needle
some thread
scissors

Iron your top
Pick out some buttons
Thread your needle
Center the button and sew (repeat for other side)
Done!

So a five minute DIY fix that made an awkward top wearable. Seriously the longest part of the project was deciding what buttons to use (my mom made the decision...go mom!)