Prom Dress to Skirt

I loved Nicole Kidman's wardrobe in Bewitched. Although I'm not normally that romantic of a dresser, I was especially taken by the full skirts she wore in the movie. (Not my image--owned by the studios and all that.)

I decided to embrace the full skirt by making a special occasion skirt out of an old prom dress. I picked the prom dress up at a thrift store for $8.

It's a bad picture, but the dress was burgundy and had a stretch-velore top with a satin skirt. This transformation took more sewing skill than I possess, so I enlisted my mom. She helped me remove the top, create a waistband and shorten the skirt by approximately 10 inches. I LOVE the end result. Now I have a grownup special occasion skirt.