I found this Land’s End junior’s shirt on my last thrifting trip for $2. I loved the Peter Pan collar (I am kind of a sucker for anything with a peter pan collar) and decided it would be a good school dress for the newest First Grader around this house.
I thought when I first bought it that I would have to take in the sides…but it worked perfectly as a bigger shirt dress. All I really did to it was add some belt loops for a ribbon belt, and chop off the sleeves and put in an elastic casing.
We did find out it is a bit short, so we added her eyelet slip underneath, but I think it will also be cute with some striped leggings in the Fall.
And now we’re ready for First Grade. (Well I shouldn’t say we’re….she’s ready. But mom. Not so much.)
that is adorable! she is a cutie:)
OMG I love the collar on this shirt- I wish I had a girl to dress! Thanks for sharing this with WorkShop Wednesday!
Oh, yes. Leggings in the Fall with that will be toooo cute!
Miranda
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What a great idea. I like that you made the sleeves short, and you can change the ribbon color for the belt!
Leslie
findyourcreativeside.blogspot.com
This is so adorable! I love how you took a dress shirt & totally transformed it! Very creative!
I have a link party going on now, called Show & Share. I’d love to have you link this up!
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Such a cute find, and yes, I could see it being great with some leggings for Autumn. Best of luck with first grade- I hope she has a wonderful time x