#2: Rompin'

I found this romper....at a thrift store (you knew I was going to say that, didn't you?). It was at the GoodWill outlet! Where they sell clothing BY THE POUND. FOR VERY CHEAP. So it was something like 30 cents or whatnot. And it's from Target. And looks brand new. Score!

The thing is though, I hate rompers. Not always, really. Some people look nice in them, but I've yet to find one that doesn't pull or sag or make my top half look 4 times larger than my bottom half. They're just bad news on me. Moving on.

I really like the pattern of this romper. It's black with little blue and yellow flowers & some suggestions of foliage. Pretty classic. And I thought it would make a nice dress or skirt and tank top when I bought it.

I've decided to go the skirt and tank top route. No real reason why. I guess I already did a dress, and skirts are more versatile. And if it's two items of clothing I can get more use out of it.

So here is the romper in its full romp-ness:


This isn't horribly horribly bad, but the back is.





I cut it in half & hemmed the top of the skirt (which already had elastic in it) and the bottom of the tank.

The tank turned out really short. I will not be wearing that. Maybe however a small child somewhere will appreciate it if I return it to GoodWill...
But the skirt's pretty fun! I actually left them as shorts, but they're so loose they could easily be mistaken for a skirt. PLUS if it's windy I won't have to worry about holding it down whenever I'm walking outside. Great!

This one from TopShop is $56 & in my opinion the pattern is a bit kiddish: