Marilyn Monroe- The Seven Year Itch- Piano Dress

 Styled after the dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in 'The Seven Year Itch' I call it the ''Piano Dress'' because of the scene where she wears it. For my version of the dress i used a white cotton blend eyelet fabric over a blue cotton twill, fitted wiggle dress style with scoop neckline and crossing halter strap front, back skirt has flounce instead of back slit, i sewed the straps in the back since there is no real need for them to un-hook like in the film. This sample dress is available for sale here on Etsy

https://www.etsy.com/listing/158151556/marilyn-monroe-piano-dress-pinup-blue?ref=shop_home_active 

Restyled 90s White Linen Garden Party Dress

 Above is the dress before and below the dress after. I loved the embroidery detail on the dress but the style was very outdated and frumpy. So i shortened the sleeves, raised the waistline, took in the sides of the bodice and shortened the skirt from the top. I used the detail from one of the sleeves to add to the midriff front cutting away behind the embroidery after using a very small tight zigzag stitch around the edges. The dress is now a very cute 50s style sundress. It took only a couple hours to remodel and after a good steam it looks like a brand new dress.  It is available for sale over at my other etsy shop. https://www.etsy.com/listing/155770208/pinup-garden-party-sundress-restyled?ref=shop_home_active