Shopping in My Closet

I've never really done this before. I've weeded through my closet and gotten rid of all the things I don't absolutely love. I'm not even sure I've used the old trick of creating new outfits from combining clothing in new ways. Instead, I skipped that step and went straight to re-purposing old clothing.

I was trying (and failing) to put together a cute, dressy (but not too dressy) outfit for going out to dinner with my husband, his friend, and his friend's new girlfriend tonight. I wanted to wear a dress, but most of my dresses are pretty summery and didn't look right with my tights. It's finally getting a bit warmer, but there was no way I was going to go out there with bare legs! Then I came across an old skirt that I don't really wear anymore because it hits right around the mid-calf area, which is kind of an awkward length for me, and, I imagine, for most people. I bought it mostly because I thought the pattern was gorgeous.

Tonight, inspiration struck and my awkward old skirt was reborn as an adorable new dress!