"Refashion" might be the wrong word, since I didn't really make the dress look that different.

Don't have a "before" photo (stupid yes, I was in a hurry...), but I do have the same dress with a different print that I plan on refashioning too:

My problem was this: I loved the swallow print of the dress (yes, I know it's a Miu Miu knock off and it's been everywhere for 2 years but I don't care! :) I love it.), but the waist has shirring, and since I have a short torso, every store-bought garment with a defined waist doesn't fit me quite right. Especially when they have elastic in the waist, because then the garment's waist slips to my natural one, resulting in a not-very-flattering "pouf" above my waist that makes me look like a mushroom (see above image). Plus I just don't really like the idea of walking around in a garment that everyone else has. I wanted to really like this dress, and so decided to make it more me.

I...

• ... seperated the skirt from the top
• ... sewed darts into the top to make it fit nicer and make it a little more "50ies"
• ... re-attached the skirt higher up on the bodice so that the shirring is at my natural waist
• ... made a flat peter-pan collar and attached it

And this was the result:

Something a little more special, and it didn't take long at all :)