red velvet re-fashion

The original garments:
an old red velvet outfit of my mom's, circa 2000. The dress was sleeveless with a knee length slit in the skirt, and had a jacket of the same material to go over it with 3/4 length sleeves and a clasp in the front. And yes, there were originally two sleeves.... I was so excited about this project that I seam ripped one whole sleeve off before I realized I needed to take a "before" pic. *grin*

The inspiration:
 First and foremost, Maid Marian's Wardobe from the BBC Robin Hood, season 1. Particularly these outfits:

....and Eowyn's green dress from Lord of the Rings:

The finished project:

I took the sleeves off of the jacket and put them on the dress. Then I seam ripped the skirt at the side seam up to the hips (the slit was at the side too) finished off the edges, and added the belt and a petticoat underneath. Voila!

back veiw. I love that this dress is so easy to move in. The petticoat is pretty gathered, and with the slits at the side I could do the splits if I wanted!

p.s. the petti has stripes on it... they're very subtle, but they match a lot better than a plain white petti.

side view.

you can see the belt in this pic. Love it!