Last week I had fabulous luck at the thrift store. I found a bunch of things, among them: a Tommy Hilfiger 2T denim shirt dress. Thankfully, Penelope was there with me, so I could confirm that the shirt dress did in fact fit her. It fit her more like a shirt/jacket than a dress. The only downside to the $2 score? The embroidery along the bottom of the dress. I subscribe to the philosophy that clothing shouldn’t have labels (like #1 slugger, princess, etc); in fact, I feel like many perfectly adorable clothes are ruined by kitschy embroidery and cartoons.
These stars aren’t Penelope’s style at all (I totally project all of my interests & snobbery onto her).
The linen table cloth that I bought recently from DownEast home had a brown P embroidered on it that I successfully unpicked without any damage to the linen. I figured since this embroidery was smaller and on a thicker material, removing the stitching wouldn’t be a problem at all. I was right.
Removing the cheesy stars makes all the difference in the world to me. I do this a lot to hand me downs & thrifted items. It’s the perfect way to give something new life & style. Doing this is practically brainless – I just grab my seam ripper, an embroidery hoop, my computer & cuddle on the bed with Felix while I catch up on shows.
The little stars were the most time consuming because the stitching was so tight, so I ended up getting my tweezers to help get those out of the way. No big deal, though. I love the final result & this outfit is just so adorable. She’s such a little hipster with her little man dress shoes, cut off jean shorts & jean jacket.
I didn’t think it was terribly necessary to remove the Tommy Hilfiger embroidery on the pocket – that’s pretty subtle. Click here for more adorable photos & the breakdown of her outfit.
