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Painted Maxi Skirt Photo: JASON FRANK ROTHENBERG
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Painted Maxi Skirt

Take that slightly stuffy sleeveless top and full-length skirt minus the top, and add fabric paint and assorted sponge paintbrushes to create a mod, maxi skirt.

Skirt How-To
Ribbon Bib Cocktail Dress
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Ribbon Bib Cocktail Dress

This simple satin sheath was given added charm with a hand-stitched ruffled ribbon in (impermanent) half-circles. You could also sew the ruffle straight down, in rows, like a tuxedo front.

Cocktail Dress How-To
Flapper Fringe Swing Dress
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Flapper Fringe Swing Dress

If only Maria had come from a cathouse, and not a convent, the Von Trapps' dresses she fashioned from curtains might have looked like this. We cut the fringe curtain to approximately knee length, then again to fine-tune the hemline. Since the fringe is never attached directly to the dress, this can be a temporary change

Swing Dress How-To
Strapless Bubble Dress
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Strapless Bubble Dress

This classic and conservative cotton dress can become really edgy -- for just a night, or the rest of its life -- with little more than a yard of chiffon. This wrap treatment works best with a sleeveless dress with a straight skirt, or a slight A-line, as shown.

Bubble Dress How-To
Sophisticated Pleated Skirt
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Sophisticated Pleated Skirt

Subdued and straitlaced before, this icy-blue dress warms up a little bit with a pleated skirt. This salmon-colored silk satin isn't lined, which gives it a slightly crinkled, casual look.

Skirt How-To
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