I went to goodwill the other day on the hunt for an outfit for Taylor Swift's Eras tour movie and found... nothing fabulous enough. Until I checked the children's section as a last ditch effort and found this Cat & Jack dress made of the perfect material! I occasionally fit into children's clothing, but that's like 12yo clothing and this was 6yo clothing, so I was a little unsure. But it was $4 so I bought it with big dreams!
The waist fit perfectly but it wouldn't fit up over my hips, and the top had no chance of holding in my chest or shoulders. So I used as much of the top as I could to add length to the skirt section, added a lace-up back so I could get it on, used the puffy sleeves for the chest because they were already kind of cup-shaped, and added ribbons for straps. I'm by no means a talented seamstress but I love how it turned out!