Brilliance :: New Dress A Day

I recently came across the New Dress A Day blog and had to share.  This brilliant idea came to Marisa, a young woman entering her 30's, who found herself wading in what she called "a personal creative-funk-crisis".  To get herself out of the rut, she decided to stop shopping for an entire year!  I know what you're thinking ladies, "yea, that would make a girl feel better alright...in OPPOSITE WORLD!"  But that's just what she has been doing for the past several months--forgoing the traditional clothing shopping.  Instead, Marisa is only buying vintage/pre-worn clothing and only allotting herself a budget of $1 per outfit, per day, which she then transforms (with the help of her trusty sewing machine and some sharp shears) into chic, current, fashionable garments, giving each old outfit a new life.  That's it.. 365 days, 365 "new" outfits, for 365 dollars.  That's definite brilliance if you ask me!

Here are just a few of my favorite transformations.

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So clever, right??  Makes me wish I could sew!  Now go visit her blog for some inspiration!  :)