They say the most stressful things in life are getting married, moving house and starting a new job. Well in the past 4 months I've done two, and as I'm already married, I suspect Hubby would be rather alarmed if I'd made the hat-trick! Running around putting offers on houses, and learning new routes to work are firmly my excuses for not keeping up the blogging schedule. But this weekend Hubby and I agreed to take sometime for ourselves...
I love fancy dress, but I do find that pulling off the perfect costume can end up really rather pricey, and as first time buyers with an offer accepted on a property, money is a real issue. The theme is 'America' (a friend is emigrating) so I decided to raid my nearest charity shop for inspiration...
Hunting for anything that could be adapted into cheerleader/cowgirl/American football outfit I came upon a really lovely vintage blouse... and all modern interpretations of America were cast aside. With the help of a little customisation I'm going to channel one of the cult images of 50s America.
The Pink Ladies were a group of Girl-Friends. Street-wise, confident, sassy, hopelessly flawed - and likely burst into a spontaneous song and dance routine.
Take one vintage blouse:
Add some sequins, a bit of fabric glue and some more sequins:
Team with a trusty Little Black Dress, big hair, vintage sunglasses (again charity shop find, £1.99) and some bright red lips - Et voilà! Grease is the word!
Total spend:
- Blouse: £8
- Fabric glue: £3
- Sequins: 70p
- Fabric glue: £3
- Sequins: 70p
I'll make sure to tweet the full ensemble once the glue has dried!
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